‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity

By Angela Symons – Euro News The EU’s Nature Restoration Law, a landmark regulation, has been approved after extensive deliberations. This first-of-its-kind law aims to restore Europe’s damaged ecosystems and enhance biodiversity. Alain Maron, Brussels’ environment minister, emphasized the urgency of environmental protection. Environmental groups, including The Nature Conservancy, have hailed it as a «momentous […]

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 […]

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 […]

Macron to push for pesticide phase-out during EU presidency stint

France will push for “an accelerated phase-out of pesticides” at the EU level when it takes on the rotating EU Council Presidency in January 2022, President Emmanuel Macron told the World Conservation Congress which opened in Marseille this week. During the opening ceremony of the World Conservation Congress, Macron made strong statements on biodiversity protection, […]

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 […]

European Tourism Manifesto statement on harmonised travel restrictions

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, the voice of the European travel and tourism sector, calls on Member States to urgently agree on harmonised travel restrictions and ensure swift implementation to help the sector survive this unprecedented crisis. The European Tourism Manifesto alliance applauds renewed efforts of the European Commission as well as the initiative from the German […]