Between the 8th and the 12th of January, a training program was held at the University of Groningen aimed at the Directorate General of Youth of Turkey, whose objective was to provide them with tools and strategies to be able to introduce projects and activities linked to training in the bio-economic field in the educational and orientation proposals we carry out in the youth centers of this country.
The training, which has been developed as part of the “BioYouth – Enhanced Capacity of the Youth on Biobased Economy” project, has been implemented by faculty from the University of Groningen and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. On behalf of the CRiEDO, Aleix Barrera participated, presenting the results obtained within the framework of the BioYouth and UrBIOfuture projects. Of the latter, one of the sessions focused on analyzing and discussing the best practices identified to strengthen collaboration between industry and educational/training centers.
The project “BioYouth – Enhanced Capacity of the Youth on Biobased Economy (2021-1-TR01-KA22-YOU-00029205)”, is financed within the framework of the Erasmus+ program and is coordinated by the International Agricultural Training Center linked to the Ministry of Agriculture from Turkey. This project is based on the current world context where resources are finite, there are global environmental problems and there is a great growth of the population that forces us to look for new forms of production and consumption respecting the ecological limits of our planet. The need to achieve sustainability ends with a strong demand to modernize our industries and strengthen Europe’s position in a highly competitive global economy. To meet these challenges, countries need to improve and innovate approaches in the industry and service sectors by replacing synthetic material derived from fossil fuels with bio-based material.
BioYouth focuses mainly on the context of Turkey, and its main objectives are (1) designing occupational profiles in the field of Bioeconomy, (2) raising awareness among young people about possible professional itineraries, current networks and innovation in the sector and (3) develop training content and some useful tools for workers.
