With the global focus on Circular Bioeconomy, the key players are the new generation of experts and managers who possess a broad educational background and can cover the entire spectrum of this multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral field. Within this framework, we would like to invite students and young scientists to participate in the 4th Summer School to be organized Live at Perrotis College (American Farm School), Thessaloniki, from 5 to 9 September 2022.

Full program here.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Familiarization of students with current trends in Bioeconomy
• Increased interest in the particular Balkan region
• Introduction of new aspects and perspectives in sustainability and development
• Hands-on Student involvement

REGISTRATION FEE

Early Bird – until May 15th: 250 euros
Later than May 15th: 300 euros
The fee includes expenses for SummerSchool participation, coffee breaks, light lunch, dinner in Thessaloniki Center (Monday 5th), and the grill party (Friday 9th).
Maximum number of participants: 60 persons.

On Thursday 15 September 2022 from 9.00 to 17:00 CET, Deloitte, empirica and Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB) are organising a Conference, together with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD), as part of the project on “Promoting education, training and skills across the bioeconomy”.

The conference aims to gather a wide-range of stakeholders in the field of bioeconomy education, training and skills (i.e. education institutions, private and public sector, academics and scientists), to present and discuss the results of the project and the recommendations for the development of education at higher education, VET and entrepreneurship levels, in order to empower the future workforce with the skills required in an evolving, circular and sustainable bioeconomy.

Moderated by Joanna Inglis-Dupont, this highly interactive one-day conference will welcome renowned speakers in the field of bioeconomy education and skills.

Participants will also have multiple opportunities to exchange with the speakers and project team and to meet with peers.

When and where is the conference taking place?
Thursday 15 September 2022 from 9.00 to 17:00 CET at the premises of the European Commission in Brussels:
European Commission (Rue la Loi, Brussels) | Room LC2 – LAUDI (auditorium)

A web streaming link will also be communicated in the coming weeks, to the participants who choose to participate online.

How to register?
To register, please fill in the form here by 6 September at 23:59 CET.

The bioeconomy is regarded as one of the major drivers of future innovation. It contributes to the transformation of the current economic system as it involves resource efficient strategies to produce, use and recycle biobased goods at the end of their lifecycle. The bioeconomy also creates new approaches for supplying food and provisioning materials, products and energy. Thus, the bioeconomy is important for climate and environmental protection and also has great potential to create sustainable jobs.

Baden-Württemberg is one of the leading regions for bioeconomic innovations in Europe. The fourth Baden-Württemberg Bioeconomy Congress will present four sessions and a final discussion under the title “Contributions of the Bioeconomy to the European Green Deal”. The target groups of the congress are experts and interested persons from science, industry, practice and politics.

To complement the congress, several side events will take place on the 26th, 27th and 28th of September 2022, such as seminars, workshops or excursion to lighthouse projects and research institutions.

Full program and registration at the following link.

Are you a creative person between the ages of 14 and 35, legally residing in EU-27 or Ukraine and having an interest in bioeconomy and/or bioeconomy related fields (food systems, forestry, climate change, rural development, blue bioeconomy…)? Use art to contribute to the sustainable and circular transition of Europe!

Join before 15 August 2022 11.59 pm CET to:

• Raise awareness about the bioeconomy
• Engage youth and expand horizons on different forms of bioeconomy across Europe
• Demonstrate the variety of bioeconomy, its opportunities and meaning of it
• Bring different visions and realities to policy makers and to all of us

Applications and inputs can be sent in any official EU language or Ukrainian.

Translations of the registration form in EU survey from English to the official EU languages and Ukrainian can be found at the bottom of the EU survey page.

Find out how to participate at the following link.

Requested by the Council of the European Union in 2019, this report assesses the progress made in the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy from 2018 and its action plan, and identifies gaps for possible future EU bioeconomy action and initiatives.

The report reflects on the increased importance of the bioeconomy in the new political environment, framed by the European Green Deal. With our current fossil-based economy having reached its limits, the transition towards a new societal and economic model, based on the sustainable and circular use of biological resources, has become one of the Union’s core tasks. The bioeconomy, with its potential to improve policy coherence, and identify and resolve trade-offs, for example on land and biomass demands, enables countries and regions to design transition pathways according to their specific challenges and opportunities. Hence, the bioeconomy plays a crucial role in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal, and help us to find solutions for the current food security and energy independence crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The report further shows that the actions set out in the Bioeconomy Strategy of 2018 are on track in achieving the strategy’s main objectives:

• An increasing number of national and regional bioeconomy strategies promote cross-sectoral cooperation and sustainability principles, and invest in bioeconomy innovation.
• Progress on bioeconomy deployment has been achieved in Central and Eastern European countries, aided by significant EU funding contributions and the establishment of new fora and networks.
• Mobilisation of private investments, start-ups and research and innovation in food and other bio-based industries are increasing and show promising developments. Europe has a strong position in the global market for bio-based chemicals and materials.

Yet, the report also identified gaps in the implementation of the action plan that require further action. First, increased focus on how to better manage land and biomass demands to meet environment and economic requirements in a climate neutral Europe. Second, work on more sustainable consumption patterns to enhance environmental integrity.

Following the relevant links to the report and the related documents:

• The Announcement page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/adoption-bioeconomy-strategy-progress-report-2022-jun-09-0_en
• The Report and Staff Working Document: https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/eu-bioeconomy-strategy-progress-report_en
• The Report in all EU languages: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2022%3A283%3AFIN&qid=1654765500860
• And an infographic on the bioeconomy and the findings of this Report: https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/eu-bioeconomy-strategy-progress-report-infographic_en