Climate Change is a worldwide phenomenon and has transnational dimensions. Although the effects are different from region to region, common measures are possible and the experience is useful. Therefore, the project’s aim is the international cooperation, and the sharing of experiences and knowledge, which will result in more effective and cost-efficient actions and programs towards the training of young scientists in ensuring the sustainability of agriculture. Education is a significant ally in the struggle against Climate Change and the latter should be integrated into the curricula of agricultural HEIs as a matter of urgency. In a highly globalized world, sustainable results can be produced through national cooperation, since one country’s policy for agriculture directly affects its neighbouring countries, and Europe as a whole.
The wider objective of this project is to create qualified scientists who will contribute to the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture and will be readily absorbed by the labour market. These scientists could become the transformation factor for the whole society towards a more sustainable way of farming, production, consuming and living.
The specific objectives of this project are:
- The creation of a concrete educational material on the Climate Change and its effects on agriculture and animal production in particular, as well as the measures that could be adapted in local perspective. The water and soil conservation practices, and water harvesting techniques, might be considered as good practices for rainfed farming to improve agriculture resilience for climate change. This opportunity can improve young qualified scientists’ capacities to cope with climate change.
- The modernisation of university courses, based on that educational material through assessment of the existing educational programmes for engineer, master, and doctoral levels prior to developing the appropriate lectures.
- The adaptation of these courses to the specific conditions of the Southern side of Mediterranean area in general and to those of Tunisia, specifically. In particular, the adopted lectures can improve courses in the CCGE Master’s degree accredited at ESIER, by integrating good agricultural practices into the competencies targeted of educational program.
- The use of ICT technologies for the delivery of the courses by creating specific tools (presentations, videos, website, e-learning platform, social media).
- The strengthening of the internationalization of HEIs and the capacity to network effectively in research, scientific and technological innovation.