The result of a two-year collaborative process within the Erasmus+ co-funded project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, the Methodological Handbook in Food Sustainability through Service-learning aims to take a step forward in the transition towards education for sustainability, through practical and innovative
After two years, the Erasmus+ funded project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, of which IGCAT is a consortium partner, has come to an end, treasuring many enriching experiences and lessons learned. The project’s final event on Education for Sustainability and the European
Education for Sustainability and EU GreenComp Framework – Respond to the growing need for educating to develop the knowledge, skills & attitudes to live, work & act in a sustainable manner is the topic of the upcoming NEMOS event, to be hosted by TU Dublin on 14 March 2024. Organised in
An educational innovation project, NEMOS encourages the adoption of service-learning as a green pedagogy to integrate sustainability in the higher education curricula. With the aim to include a social element in the students’ learning path, NEMOS introduces service-learning as an experiential methodology by which students get in direct contact with
The NEMOS partners moved forward in their endeavour to integrate sustainability into food-related degrees at the 4th transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, hosted by ISARA school in Lyon (France), on 2-3 October 2023. The aim of
Developing sustainability related skills has become key for higher-education students to successfully address pressing global challenges such as food waste or climate change in their professional future. But how can universities support them in this crucial learning process? The Erasmus+ co-funded project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of
The NEMOS project’s state of play and steps forward were discussed at the 3rd transnational meeting of NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, that took place on 28-29 March 2023 at the Technische Universität Graz (Austria). The meeting gathered representatives from all the partners
IGCAT experts and stakeholders in food, education, culture, agriculture, arts, hospitality, tourism and many other sectors from the World and European Regions of Gastronomy took part in the Engaging Young Minds webinar, held on 20 October 2022 and attended by over 150 participants from 35 countries across the globe. Organised
IGCAT believes that enabling young people to contribute to different policy areas is an asset for sustainability and inclusive growth. In order to explore this topic, Engaging Young Minds will be the theme of the 9th Annual IGCAT Experts Meeting and first multiplier event of the NEMOS project that will
IGCAT is a consortium partner in the Erasmus+ project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service learning. Launched in February 2022, the NEMOS project acknowledges sustainability as an increasingly crucial skill for graduate and post-graduate students to tackle important global challenges such as climate
