Activities

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...

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...

25 Sep

Posted at 18:41h 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]An online meeting was organised on 25 September 2023 to discuss upcoming trainings and meetings within the framework of the AFISHE project. Representatives from ANAU, ISEC NAS RA, University of Dubrovnik, University of Porto, Sumy National Agrarian University and the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering attended the meeting. Upcoming face-to-face meeting within the scope of the project, which was to take place in November, was postponed until March next year due to the war situation in both Armenia and Ukraine. The meeting will take place at the University of Dubrovnik. The next part of the meeting was devoted to the training topics and the selection of the university that would host the training participants. Training on the main modules of the project will be provided by three universities, including the University of Dubrovnik, the University of Porto and the Slovak University of Agriculture...

09 Jun

Posted at 09:04h 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]On May 30-31, the National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia (NEO-AM) and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia hosted National Kick-Off Days of the new Armenian higher and vocational education and training projects that successfully passed the competition under the Erasmus+ Call 2022. The aim of this event was to present the ongoing cooperation between Armenia and the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme and highlight its significant impact on the field of vocational (higher) education and skills development in the country. The Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia, Ms.Andrea Wiktorin, and the Deputy Minister of MESCS, Mr.Arthur Martirosyan, Lana Karlova - the Coordinator of NEO-AM, representatives of many HEIs, NGOs, VET organisations, employers and other stakeholders attended this event. Remote greetings were extended by representatives from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the...

08 Jun

Posted at 09:05h 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]On June 6 and 7, the third project meeting  was held at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. During the two days, discussions and consultations took place on the implementation of the tasks in the respective working groups, project management issues and planning of further actions. The partners from Armenia and Ukraine presented a proposal for training modules in aquaculture and fisheries, including syllabuses. The next step will be the selection of responsible teachers from Ukraine and Armenia to undergo practical training in Nitra, Porto and Dubrovnik to acquire the necessary skills for teaching the proposed modules. In this context, a technical excursion was organised in the framework of the project to the company's farm Slovryb s.r.o. in Biely Potok to present the possibilities of practical training in the field of fish farming in intensive production. The two-day programme was concluded with a...

08 May

Posted at 09:49h 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]On May 8, the International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA hosted a working group meeting of the program "Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries Education for Green Deal in Armenia and Ukraine: FROM EDUCATION TO ECOLOGY" (AFISHE) Erasmus+ CBHE, jointly implemented by International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Armenian National Agrarian University and Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA. The aim of the meeting was to discuss and outline the curriculum of the joint Master's degree program in "Fishery," considering benchmarking studies and recommendations from interviews with employers, as well as to compile a list of suitable subjects, a brief description of the program modules, and their desired outcomes. As a result of the meeting, the working group developed the general structure of the training process, which includes the performance results of the joint Master's program in "Fishery", the arrangement of research...

16 Mar

Posted at 09:30h 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]On March 16, a meeting of employers was held at ISEC at the invitation of the SCZH NAS RA within the framework of "Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries Education for Green Deal in Armenia and Ukraine: FROM EDUCATION TO ECOLOGY" (AFISHE) Erasmus+ CBHE jointly implemented by International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Armenian National Agrarian University and Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA, aimed at identifying the needs and requirements of employers after international benchmarking experience in order to adapt the “Fish Farming” Master’s educational program in line with modern requirements. The meeting was attended by the representatives of sectoral employers: the RA Ministry of Environment, "Arpi Lake", "Sevan" and "Dilijan" National Parks, fish farming, as well as the International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Armenian National Agrarian University and the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA representatives,...

09 Mar

Posted at 12:36h 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 SNAU  team successfully conducted a benchmarking study of master's degree programs in aquaculture and fisheries as part of the Afishe project in fulfillment of the WP2 task with active support from all project participants. As part of the benchmarking, about 28 globally recognized Master's programs of European universities were carefully studied in order to obtain a complete picture of modern best practices in the implementation of Master's programs in the field of aquaculture and fisheries. After thorough analysis of the obtained data, as well as comparison of modern best practices, curricula and programs in the field of aquaculture and fisheries will be developed, based on which unified curricula for Armenian and Ukrainian universities will be created.[/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="15269,15268,15267"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

14 Feb

Posted at 09:46h 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]An online meeting between the Project Coordination Team of "Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries Education for Green Deal in Armenia and Ukraine: FROM EDUCATION TO ECOLOGY" (AFISHE) Erasmus+ CBHE Program and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) Project Officer Emanuel Gerth was held on 13 February 2023. The meeting was attended by the national coordinators of the project from partner universities in Armenia, Ukraine and Europe, as well as  Program Coordinators of Erasmus + National Offices in Armenia and Ukraine, Lana Karlova and Svitlana Shytikova. The aim of the meeting was to present the current status of the project and to discuss in detail the upcoming actions envisaged in the program.[/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="15336,15337"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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