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During the international SEAD-West project, HAS green academy worked on the development of horticultural education in the western province of Rwanda. How can we give this a boost and what guidance is needed? The project was completed for HAS green academy.
We report the successful completion on the 24th of March 2023 of the first Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) course that combined both physical and virtual learning. The BIP course was organized by four different higher education institutions from 4 different Erasmus+ programme countries, Finland (SeAMK - Proponent), Netherlands (HAS green academy), Portugal (IPC-ESAC) and Spain (UVA-ETSIIAA) and was funded by the Erasmus+ mobility programme. The course “Future proof animal production system” began with a physical learning session in the organising country, Finland (SeAMK) from the 6th to the 10th of March. The virtual learning sessions were held from the 13th to the 24th of March 2023. A total of 20 students attended the course and successfully completed all the objectives defined in the course.
On 1 January 2023, Dr Ingeborg Haagsma-Boels was appointed as professor of Protein Transition in Food. She takes over from Fred van de Velde. Her arrival broadens the scope of the research group to include the development of products with alternative proteins for human consumption. This means that the research group will focus on cellular agriculture and insects, as well as plant based proteins.
HAS green academy and Avans University of Applied Sciences are implementing a research infrastructure within the Healthy Living Environments programme, together with a large group of consortium partners. This will see the development of new knowledge, methods and best practices in the area of healthy living environments. These are environments that contribute to longer and healthier lives for the people in these environments. The educational institutions were recently awarded a SPRONG grant for phase 1 of the programme.
HAS green academy is working until May 2024 on the FORQLAB project, food loss/waste and food quality in the Kenyan avocado value chain. In a series of graduation assignments, students, lecturers and education and industry partners will take a close look at avocado cultivation in central and western Kenya.
HAS green academy has made the headlines quite a few times, with its many research partnerships with different horti suppliers. At the same time, the University of Applied Sciences also allows its students to get their hands dirty without the constant supervision of a more expert person.
After more than eight years of intensive involvement in the launch and further development of the Protein Transition in Food research group at HAS green academy, Fred van de Velde (NIZO) is stepping down as lector. The importance, scope and depth of the protein transition has grown enormously. Due to the increasing number of tasks in this field, NIZO can no longer combine this with the role of lector. NIZO and HAS green academy are going to work together in a different way.
HAS University of Applied Sciences is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Since 1947, the educational institution has grown from an agricultural college into a versatile higher professional education institution where students and professionals can go for education, research, expertise and advice.
HAS green academy is holding the first national ZERO Food Waste Challenge, in collaboration with Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Food Valley Circular, the Jong Leren Eten Foundation, the Food Waste Free United Foundation and the Rabobank. The challenge starts on 13 September.
On Thursday 16 June, the HAS Expo is traditionally on the agenda. After a successful edition in 2021 where the posters were viewed more than 7,000 times and thoroughly read 750 times, we are again choosing to organize it digitally this year.
On 1 January 2022, Dr Ellen Weerman started heading the new research group 'Climate-robust Landscapes: connecting agriculture and nature' at HAS University of Applied Sciences and research institute NIOO-KNAW. The research group is examining how alternative forms of agriculture can help improve water quality and biodiversity by using the landscape intelligently.
HAS University of Applied Sciences has developed six new English-taught minors for higher professional education (HBO)students. The minors respond to current social issues requiring an integrated approach in the agri, food and living environment sector. Future-proofing the agri-food sector is a central theme in various minors, each emphasising a different aspect.
