Bridging Academia and Industry for Sustainable Agri-Food Solutions

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Naslov
Title
SLO: Bridging Academia and Industry for Sustainable Agri-Food Solutions
EN: Bridging Academia and Industry for Sustainable Agri-Food Solutions
Akronim
Acronym
LETSGROW
Vodilna institucija
Leading institution
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Partnerske institucije
Partner institutions
Associacao de Municipios para a Gestao Sustentavel de Residuos do Grande Porto (LIPOR), Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski (SU), Vytauto Didziojo Universitetas (VMU), UAB Nando (NANDO), Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach (USiL), Universitat des Saarlandes (USAAR), Universidad de Alicante (UA), Centro Tecnológico Nacional de la Conserva (CTNC), Fundación Parque Científico de Alicante de la Comunitat Valenciana (PCA)
Vodja projekta
Project leader
João Cortez
Financer projekta
Funding Organization
Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Vrsta projekta
Project Type
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Trajanje
Duration
01.06.2025 – 31.05.2029
Spletna stran projekta
Project website
Oddelek
Department
UP

Opis / Description

SLO:
Agroživilska panoga se sooča z nujnimi globalnimi izzivi, kot so prehranska varnost, podnebne spremembe in trajnost. Za reševanje teh izzivov mora sprejeti strategijo, ki temelji na znanju, najsodobnejših raziskavah in inovacijah za trajnostni prehranski sistem. Spodbujanje združljivih karier na področju raziskav in inovacij, ki povezujejo akademski in neakademski (NA) sektor, je ključnega pomena za razvoj novih rešitev. 
LETSGROW temelji na treh stebrih: usposabljanje, mobilnost talentov in razvoj politik za podporo tem prizadevanjem. Cilji vključujejo spodbujanje sodelovanja med sektorji ter zagotavljanje izmenjave znanja in virov, kar prinaša obojestranske koristi. Ta vzajemni pristop lahko ustvari rodovitno okolje za talente na področju raziskav in inovacij. Usposabljanje je osredotočeno na opremljanje talentov z razvijajočimi se kompetencami obeh sektorjev. LETSGROW se loteva trenutnih vrzeli z izgradnjo veščin talentov in institucionalnih zmogljivosti za podporo njihovih karier ter ponuja sklop 37 dejavnosti usposabljanja. Mobilnost ima ključno vlogo pri pripravi talentov za delo v različnih sektorjih. LETSGROW ponuja: kakovostno izbiro talentov, mentorski sistem, načrt vračanja za največji vpliv ter mobilnosti, združene z usposabljanjem. Medsektorske izmenjave bodo omogočile, da talenti NA pridobijo praktične izkušnje, povezane z industrijo, medtem ko bodo pridobili vpoglede v akademske raziskave. Mobilnosti so zasnovane tako, da talenti pridobijo ključne kompetence, medtem ko že vključeni subjekti vzpostavljajo in spodbujajo prihodnja sodelovanja. Na dokazih in potrebah temelječa politika je bistvena za omogočanje pozitivnih sprememb. Izkušnje iz dejavnosti usposabljanja in mobilnosti bodo prispevale k sooblikovanju priporočil za politike, ki bodo izboljšala interoperabilnost karier talentov ter njihovo zaposljivost.
Kombiniran vpliv ciljnega usposabljanja, medsektorske mobilnosti in razvoja podpornih politik v okviru projekta LETSGROW bo spodbujal konkurenčnost talentov in konzorcija, ki združuje 11 partnerjev (7 iz 5 držav širitve), vključno s 4 neakademskimi subjekti.
EN:
The European agri-food sector faces pressing global challenges, including food security, climate change, and sustainability. To address these, it must adopt a knowledge-driven strategy rooted in cutting-edge research and innovations towards a sustainable food system. Promoting interoperable R&I careers that bridge academic and non-academic (NA) sectors is essential for fostering new solutions.
LETSGROW is based on three pillars: training, mobility of talents and policy development to support this effort. These aim to foster collaboration between sectors, ensuring knowledge and resource exchange that mutual benefits. This mutualistic approach can nurture a fertile environment for R&I talents.
Training focuses on equipping R&I talents with the evolving competencies of both sectors. LETSGROW addresses current gaps by building up talents’ skills as well as the institutional competence to support talents and their careers, offering a set of 37 training activities.
Mobilities play a critical role in preparing R&I talents to work across sectors. LETSGROW offers: quality-based talent selection, a mentoring system, a return plan to maximise impact, and mobilities coupled with training. The cross-sectoral exchanges will allow NA talents to gain practical, industry-related experience, while gaining insights from academic research. Mobilities are designed so R&I talents gain critical competencies while involved entities establish and promote future collaborations.
Evidence-based and needs-based policy is essential to enable positive change, and lessons learned from both training and mobility activities will feed co-creation of policy recommendations to enhance R&I talents career interoperability and employability.
LETSGROW’s combined impact of targeted training, cross-sector mobilities, and supportive policy development will promote competitiveness of the R&I talents and the consortium, which gathers 11 Partners (7 from 5 Widening countries), including 4 NA entities.

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