Contributed Papers
Theme A : Education for Sustainable Rural Development
“Education for Sustainable Rural Development: What competencies do graduates need at the start of their careers to support the development of a sustainable rural environment?”
Ekaterina Buglak
Researcher, Science and Methodology Centre for Agricultural Education of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, Ukraine
“Strengthening the links between Education, Training and objectives related to Food Security: How a Capacity Development Perspective will help”
Ingemar Gustafsson
Guest Researcher, Institute of International Education. Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden
“Education for sustainable development of rural area of Kyrgyzstan”
Tursumbai Kubatbekov
Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Kyrgystan
“Agricultural Higher Education in Turkey for Sustainable Rural Development”
Ayzin B. Küden
University of Cukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Turkey
“Evaluation of Sugarcane Based Farming School”
Samajit Kumar-Pal
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Bangladesh
“The analysis of development local economy based on organic vegetables business in supporting sustainable rural environment in Sukagalih Village, Megamendung, Bogor Regency, Indonesia”
Abdul Majid
Student of Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
“Formal higher agricultural education: working towards a new generation of Young Professionals in ARD”
Courtney Paisley
Coordinator , YPARD – Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research for Development, Italy
“Animal Science Health student perceptions of large animal dissection in a industrial corpse destruction plant”
Pere-Miquel Parés i Casanova
Associate Professor, Dep. Producción Animal, ETSEA, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
“The educational strategies in Cuban agricultural careers as a contribution to the sustainable rural development. “
Redimio Pedraza Olivera
Nutrición y Alimentación Animal Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo de la Producción Animal (CEDEPA), Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias Universidad de Camagüey, Cuba
“Education for Sustainable Rural Development”
Philippe Prevost
Directeur de l’Enseignement et de la Vie Etudiante, Montpellier Supagro, France
“Agro forestry Activity and Forestry Education in Gunung Walat Educational Forest Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia”
B. Prihanto
Professor, Bogor Agricultural University , Indonesia
“Farmers’ education to meet the goals of sustainable agriculture in Punjab, India”
Sukhwinder Singh
University of Reading, U.K.
“Changing scenario of higher agricultural education for sustainable rural development in India”
Mahendra Singh Pal
Professor of Agronomy, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India
“The role of Agricultural Education and Training Institutions (AET’s) to develop entrepreneurs for sustainable rural development: a South African experience of integrating entrepreneurship in agricultural higher education”
Glen Taylor
Department of Agricultural Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of the Free State, South Africa
“Skills, Qualities and Experiences Needed for Future Leaders in Food and Agribusiness Industries of Armenia”
Vardan Urutyan
Director, International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) Foundation, Armenia
Theme B : Research and Innovation Strategies
“Promoting a spirit of entrepreneurship and a sense of responsibility towards sustainable development with a new Erasmus Network In Europe : ISLE, “Innovation In The Teaching Of Sustainable Development In Life Sciences In Europe” “
Catherine Constant
Director of European and International Relations, Agrosup Dijon, France
“Innovation at the local level: experiences of a South African university in the transfer of knowledge and technology to rural and peri-urban agricultural enterprises through business incubation. “
Johan Jordaan
Senior Lecturer, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School for Natural Resource Management, South Africa
“UWA Future Farm 2050 – Training and Research with a Long-Term Vision”
Graeme Martin
UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Australia
“Need for sustainable agriculture and livelihood development for the suburban areas in developing countries “
Prakash Nelliyat
Research Coordinator, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, India
“Environmental issues in the Katangan copper belt (Katanga, DR Congo) : contribution of the agronomy faculty of the University of Lubumbashi in the solution researches ”
Mylor Ngoy Shutcha
Professor and Vice-Dean of Research, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
“Necessity of a theoretical body for improving the agrarian research under a sustainable development vision in developing countries: the case of the National Agrarian University – La Molina in Peru”
Eric Rendon
Associate Professor, Economics and Planning, Faculty at the National Agrarian University – La Molina, Peru
Theme C : Partnership with Local Stakeholders
“The New Food Cluster at the Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution of Puerto Rico”
Wilfredo Colon
Dean, School of Science and Technology, Universidad del Este, Puerto Rico
“Research for sustainable rural development: an Australian perspective”
Les Copeland
Professor of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Sydney, Australia
“Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Opportunity: An Interactional Approach to University Engagement in Entrepreneurship Development “
Michael Fortunato
Research Associate Community Economic Development/Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
“Development cooperation in agricultural higher education in Afghanistan ”
Laura Imburgia
Inter|Pares Rural Development Consulting Group, Rural Development Adviser, Horticulture Specialist, Germany
“Extension in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan: Contrasting Implementation Strategies”
Stanley Jonhson
Professor, Nevada State University, United States
“University engagement in rural Victoria, Australia: a small campus and its community”
Sue Kilpatrick
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Rural and Regional), Deakin University, Australia
“Impact of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Camagüey on the Cattle production of the province. The role of integration on education trough instruction.”
Silvio Martinez-Saez
Vice Dean in charge of research, postgraduate studies and capacity building. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Camagüey, Cuba
“Partnering to redefine Agriculture Education and making it Responsive to its Developmental Role”
Purvi Mehta-Bhatt
Head -Capacity Strengthening , International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
“Innovative partnership for the development of a new process of anaerobic digestion dedicated to farms”
Thierry Ribeiro
Agro-Industrial Sciences and Technologies, Associate Professor, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, France
“Ensuring our Future: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology”
Wendy Wintersteen
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University, United States
“Research Network for Territorial Management”
Rafael Zavala Gomez del Campo
Especialista en Desarrollo Rural y Gestión Territorial, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura IICA, México
Theme D : Strategic position of Universities of Agriculture and Life Sciences
“Agricultural education in Australian Universities”
Roger Leigh
Head, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Director, Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Australia
“An exploration on the Training and Employing Status of China’s higher Professionals in Agricultural Discipline”
Zhimin Liu
Professor and Director, Higher Education Institute Nanjing Agricultural University, China
“Sustainably-Competitive Agricultural Systems : the Crucial Role of Education”
Gordon Purvis
Senior Lecturer “College of Life Sciences School of Biology & Environmental Science Agriculture & Food Science Centre”, Ireland
“Education for sustainable rural development Rural Development under the changing climatic confidtions particularly in developing world”
Ijaz Rasool Noorka
President, World Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (WFCCAFS) - Founder & Secretary General, Pakistan Agricultural Scientist Society(PASS), Assistant Professor/ Director Students Affairs/Librarian, University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodh”, Pakistan