The II° Summer School is organized as part of the activities of the International Project “Participatory AgroEcology School System – PASS”. PASS has been financed on a competitive basis by the University of Bologna to support international cooperation activities of its Departments and involves Universities from Northern and Southern America and Europe.
• Describe the ecological role of biodiversity in the functioning of agroecosystems and their management in agro landscapes.
• Learn how to design and manage agroecological systems to produce crops.
• Learn how to assess sustainability and resilience at the farm and landscape level.
• Prevent soil, genetic, knowledge erosion and land abandonment.
• Promote One Health and active citizenship.
• Understanding the process and factors that affect the conservation and management of agricultural biodiversity.
• Becoming familiar with the principles of AgroEcology and their application in the design of resilient, biodiverse, efficient, and productive agroecosystems.
• Know how to use agroecological methodologies for sustainability and resilience assessment.
• Familiarity with agroecological practices and vision and alternative food systems.
• Development of soft skills and systemic thinking.
The Faculty is composed of the Academic staff of the University of Bologna, staff of Universities that participate in the PASS Project (University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Serbia; University of California Berkeley, USA; Universidad de Chile, Chile; Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil; University of Minho, Department of Biology, Portugal) and staff from other Partners (Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; University of Comahue, Argentina; University of Cordoba, Spain; ELTE University, Hungary; University of Maribor, Slovenia).
The School will take place September 13-17, 2021.
Aula Magna (13-14 of September)
Aula 12 (15 of September)
Aula Guarnieri (16 of September)
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (Viale G. Fanin, 44, Bologna, Italy).
You can reach the faculty by car, were parking is provided, or by public transportation taking buses 20, 35 or 55.
