Author: Stjepo Hladilo

12 Jul

Posted at 10:46h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]On 11 July, the AFISHE working group of the International Scientific and Educational Center of NAS RA, the Armenian National Agrarian University and the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA visited the fish farm "Sevani Ishkhan" CJSC in the village of Karchaghbyur, Gegharkunik region. The aim of the visit was to get acquainted with the possibilities for planning and conducting research and practical learning for students enrolled in the joint Master's programme "Fish Farming" from the academic year 2024-2025. It should be mentioned that "Sevani Ishkhan" CJSC is the only facility in the region that uses brand new processing technologies, produces a wide range of fish products and is engaged in the reproduction of the endemic fish species Sevan trout. The working group was very impressed by the current capacities of the fish farm "Sevani Ishkhan". There they learnt about the...

27 Jun

Posted at 14:31h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The event was attended by Viktor Soroka, Vice-Rector for Scientific, Pedagogical and Educational Work, Alla Pryshchepa, Director of the Institute of Agroecology and Land Management (ILAM), Andriy Safonyk, Director of the Institute of Energy, Automation and Water Engineering (IEAWE), teaching staff and other ILAM employees, students of the "Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture" programme and invited business people from Rivne and the Kyiv region. The laboratory will be a practical base for students starting their studies at NUWEE in 2024-2025 as part of the AFISHE project's updated Master's programme. The laboratory will also improve the level of practical training in the Bachelor's programme in the same subject area. In addition to the rearing tanks in various shapes and sizes, the project enabled the purchase of pumping and blower systems, mechanical and biological water treatment equipment, temperature control equipment, dissolved oxygen monitoring and automatic fish feeding. NUWEE...

30 May

Posted at 11:35h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]On 30 May 2024, the Aquaculture Research Laboratory, established as part of the AFISHE project, was opened at the Sumy National Agrarian University. The laboratory was established with financial support from the European Commission as part of the EU Erasmus+ programme. It is housed in the Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology and Technology. The laboratory is a state-of-the-art research facility designed to support the new "Aquaculture Technology" training programme and enable advanced research activities. It specialises in hydroecology, hydrobiology, hydrochemistry and the selection and breeding of various aquatic organisms. The event was moderated by Viktoriia Vechorka, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Technology. The laboratory was officially opened by Yuriy Danko, Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Affairs. He emphasised that the event was an important step towards increasing the quality of education and improving conditions for...

29 May

Posted at 13:43h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]On May 29, the official opening of the laboratory classroom was held at the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA, which was jointly built by International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Armenian National Agrarian University and the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology. This laboratory was established to create an academic environment and is equipped with modern equipment. It will serve as a teaching and research platform for the training of specialists and experienced managers in the field of aquaculture and fish management. The Director of the International Scientific-Educational Centre of NAS RA, Armen Sargsyan, congratulated the colleagues and participants of the event and emphasised that the establishment of the laboratory is one of the tangible results of the AFISHE project, which will enable us to have a lasting positive impact on the development of fish farming and aquaculture in...

16 May

Posted at 12:24h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]From 13 to 15 May 2024, the third project meeting took place at the University of Dubrovnik, Croatia. On the agenda of the meeting is the preparation and elaboration of the midterm report summarising the 1.5 years of project activities. According to the agenda, the leads of the project's work packages presented the work carried out by the universities during the 1.5 years of project activities, the problems related to their implementation, as well as completed and unfinished activities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_separator type="normal" up="30" transparency="1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][qode_advanced_image_gallery type="grid" enable_image_shadow="no" image_behavior="lightbox" number_of_columns="three" space_between_items="tiny" images="15508,15509,15510,15511"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

24 Apr

Posted at 13:03h in Results

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""][pdf-embedder url="https://www.afishe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Training-report-on-modules.pdf" title="Training report on modules"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_separator type="normal" up="30" transparency="1"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

12 Mar

Posted at 14:17h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The AFISHE project utilizes the concept from education to ecology in order to strengthen the existing research cooperation links between universities and businesses. The main outcomes of the project should be 3 new and updated Master's degree programmes in Armenia and Ukraine, teaching and learning materials, upgraded infrastructure and well-trained teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as a network created between universities and the labour market, which will contribute to the training and retraining of needed professionals in Armenia and Ukraine. For this reason, 11 teaching staff from Armenia (Armenian National Agricultural University and National Academy of Sciences of Armenia) and Ukraine (National University of Water and Environmental Engineering) participated in a two-week training course aimed at skills acquisition, development and improvement of educational programs based on current knowledge using modern teaching methods. They received training in areas such as Fishery, Aquaculture,...

10 Mar

Posted at 10:58h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The regular action phase planned within the AFISHE project is a two-week training programme for teachers from Ukraine and Armenia who need to prepare new or further developed modules on aquaculture and fisheries. The aim of the training programme is to support the lecturers in the development of modules and to prepare them to give lectures on these topics in the future. To this end, UNIDU has developed a two-week programme (26 February to 8 March) that includes general activities for all participants as well as face-to-face meetings and discussions. The face-to-face meeting will take place with a professor or researcher specialised in this field, who can support the Armenian and Ukrainian partners both in the preparation of the module and in its implementation. The training was organised in 15 different modules: Biology of Cultured Algae, Breeding Technologies in Mariculture, Diversification of Fish...

26 Feb

Posted at 11:51h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="150px"][vc_column_text css=""][pdf-embedder url="https://www.afishe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Newsletter-1-JANUARY-2024.pdf" title="Newsletter #1 - JANUARY 2024"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

19 Feb

Posted at 10:53h in Activities

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]February 19th and March 1st 2024 The 16 Armenian and Ukrainian teachers carried out two weeks of training in Portugal, in order to ensure, in the Master's Degrees to be developed in their countries, specialized teaching and the establishment of new study and research laboratories to support aquaculture and fisheries. The training was planned by the representatives of the U.Porto, Professors Augusto Faustino, Paulo Vaz-Pires and José Fernando Gonçalves, from ICBAS - Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, where the training sessions took place, and included technical visits to various entities related to aquaculture and fisheries: the Sealife Porto aquarium, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) of the U.Porto, the company Docapesca Portos e Lotas SA, canning factory Pinhais, the flatfish aquaculture facility Flatlantic in Mira and the Litoral Station of Aguda – ELA, in Gaia. The training was carried out in...

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