Invitation - First Announcement - The Third Global Conference of GCHERA
 
  Under support of the President and Government of Ukraine


Kyiv, Ukraine
Global Reforms in Higher
Agricultural Education and Research -
Responding to Challenges to
Quality and Safety of Food
and Agricultural Products


INVITATION  
The Executive Committee of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture (GCHERA) invites you to attend the Third International Conference focused on improvement of agricultural education and science as a key pathway to strengthen food security and sustainable development.
   THEMATICAL LINKS   
Theme:
Global Reforms in Higher Agricultural Education and Research: Responding to Challenges to Quality and Safety of Food and Agricultural Products
Sub-themes:
  1. GCHERA recommendations to improve curricula and syllabi for bachelors and masters in agricultural sciences, forestry, fisheries, and veterinary medicine with strengthen on quality and safety of food and agricultural products, their international certification and standardization. The main disciplines:
    • Agronomy;
    • Animal Sciences;
    • Fisheries;
    • Agricultural Products Processing and Storage;
    • Forestry, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture;
    • Agrobiotechnologies, Quality and Safety of GMO Products;
    • Mechanization, Electrification and Automation for Agriculture and Forestry;
    • Agricultural Machines and Equipment;
    • Agricultural Economics;
    • Agricultural Marketing and Management;
    • Veterinary Medicine;
    • Quality, Standardization and Certification of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products;
    • Agricultural Ecology and Environmental Protection;
    • Land Management and Natural Resources;
    • Fundamental Natural and Social Sciences in Agricultural Education;
    • Postgraduate Education and Extension.
  2. Experience in implementation of up-to-date information technologies in education (studying and teaching materials, software, distance learning, etc.).
  3. Academic leadership, institutional reform and university management issues.
  4. Student leadership, international student organizations and network.
  5. International programmes and projects for education and research in agriculture, forestry, fishery and veterinary medicine.


Our sponsors:
Facility for Agricultural Reform and Modernization Program

Our information sponsor:
AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN UKRAINE
Our partner:
business-award FOUNDATION
Other sponsors:
President and Parliament of Ukraine
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Agency of International Development
National JSC „Ukragroleasing”
Corporation „Clearing House”
JSC “Cargill”
Mr. Stefan and Mrs. Kateryna Dwojak, Ukrainian Diaspora in the USA
State JSC “Bread of Ukraine”
PrivatBank
JSC Obolon

Other Links:
GCHERA homepage
AgroWeb Network
FAO
NAUU