The NEMOS partners consolidated goals and tools at their 4th Transnational Meeting
The NEMOS partners moved forward in their endeavour to integrate sustainability into food-related degrees at the 4th transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, hosted by ISARA school in Lyon (France), on 2-3 October 2023. The aim of the meeting was to track […]
Implementing food sustainability through service learning
Developing sustainability related skills has become key for higher-education students to successfully address pressing global challenges such as food waste or climate change in their professional future. But how can universities support them in this crucial learning process? The Erasmus+ co-funded project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, is […]
Remote work as an opportunity for professional development
Remote work has undoubtedly gained critical prominence in recent years. As we know very well and since the pandemic, online and hybrid ways of working have come significantly to the fore and there is no looking back. The increasing digital transformation of the labour market, brings about considerable opportunities for higher education graduates. However, this […]
Planning ahead at the 3rd NEMOS Transnational Meeting
The NEMOS project’s state of play and steps forward were discussed at the 3rd transnational meeting of NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, that took place on 28-29 March 2023 at the Technische Universität Graz (Austria). The meeting gathered representatives from all the partners in the NEMOS consortium, who […]
ON-IT 2022 year-in-review: looking back, moving forward
A successful second year is about to conclude for the ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism project that has taken important further steps in the definition of a guidance framework for quality virtual work-based learning experiences. 2022 marked a lot of achievements for the ON-IT consortium. In April its 3rd coordination meeting was held, hosted by the University of Macerata. […]
Activating young talent to build a better future
IGCAT experts and stakeholders in food, education, culture, agriculture, arts, hospitality, tourism and many other sectors from the World and European Regions of Gastronomy took part in the Engaging Young Minds webinar, held on 20 October 2022 and attended by over 150 participants from 35 countries across the globe. Organised by IGCAT, the event highlighted good […]
Engaging young minds for a sustainable future
IGCAT believes that enabling young people to contribute to different policy areas is an asset for sustainability and inclusive growth. In order to explore this topic, Engaging Young Minds will be the theme of the 9th Annual IGCAT Experts Meeting and first multiplier event of the NEMOS project that will be held online on 20 […]
The challenge of remote working in tourism webinar
The Erasmus+ project ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism in which IGCAT is a consortium partner, will organise a free webinar on The challenge of remote working in tourism: reflections for virtual internships in Higher Education in the framework of the Erasmus Days 2022 celebrations. The webinar will be held on 13 October 2022 (10:00am-11:30am […]
Exploring Online Internship in Europe
The Erasmus+ project ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism in which IGCAT is a consortium partner, will organise a webinar on Online Internship in Europe: How can virtual internships ensure meaningful work-based learning experiences? in the framework of the Erasmus Days 2021. The webinar will be celebrated on 15 October 2021 (11:00am-12:30pm CEST). Besides giving […]
The ON-IT project looks for virtual internship stories
Are you a university student who undertook a virtual internship in tourism? Or did you support one or more as an academic tutor, in-company tutor, or internship office employee? We would love to know your story! The COVID pandemic has made evident that, while other types of online learning were already established and effective, remote […]
Developing local food networks: FOODBIZ state of play
Engaging local stakeholders to build local networks is one of the main goals of FOODBIZ – University and business learning for new employability paths in food and gastronomy, an Erasmus+ funded project involving four European universities committed to strengthen key employability skills of higher education students in the field of food and gastronomy. The project’s […]
Learning by doing: FOODBIZ experiential learning workshops
University partners in the FOODBIZ project completed the first round of planned multiplier events by organising experiential learning workshops aimed to involve students, business players and researchers operating in their local food sectors. The workshops were organised by the University of Macerata (Italy) – leading partner of FOODBIZ; the University of Gothenburg (Sweden); the Faculty […]
