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An Intensive Programme (IP) is a short programme of study which brings together students and teaching staff from higher education institutions of at least three participating countries. It can last from 10 continuous full days to 6 weeks of subject related work.

An IP aims at:

  • Encouraging efficient and multinational teaching of specialist topics which might otherwise not be taught at all, or only in a very restricted number of higher education institutions;
  • Enabling students and teachers to work together in multinational groups and so benefit from special learning and teaching conditions not available in a single institution, and to gain new perspectives on the topic being studied;
  • Allowing members of the teaching staff to exchange views on teaching content and new curricula approaches and to test teaching methods in an international classroom environment.

IP2009. Sustainable pig production in the European Union
IP2010. Sustainable pig production in the European Union

The Training

Since 2008, 11 European universities have been associated to set up a multidisciplinary training in food safety. This training, which has developed into an intensive programme, aims at broadening the future professionals’ skills in the current issues and main topics in food sanitary safety.

  • The training lasts 2 weeks
  • 6 ECTS credits could be granted to the participating students
  • Working language is English

In 2010, the programme is organized by the University of Pisa in Italy from 2 until 15 May 2010.

Content of Training

Experts from associated universities back students along the training. This enables future professionals to enlarge their knowledge and learn the different aspects of food safety - hazards all along the production chain and for the different products’ types. Moreover students share their experience and get a comparative vision at the European level.

A European and Multidisciplinary Training

The European dimension as well as the different backgrounds of the participants is the highlight of the training.

This programme is funded with support from the European Commission

IP2011. Sustainable pig production in the European Union

Nine European Universities are offering a multidisciplinary training on Agents-based modelling for spatial processes in landscape geography. This training programme is taking place from 20 February until 2 March 2012 in Angers.

April 13th - 26th, 2014
Rennes and Hydroelectric dam of Vezins

 

5 European universities of the Atlantic Arc (Bournemouth, Cork, Oviedo, Porto and Agrocampus Ouest) combine their expertise to offer to students a two-week training on riverscape restoration.

Through comparison of river landscapes in the Atlantic Arc and multidisciplinary education, the main objective of this programme is to introduce students to river and salmonid ecology and restoration in the broadest sense, considering not only scientific issues but also the human dimension of river use in rural areas.

This project will:

  • Immerse students in local (rural) cultures and traditions, including river uses
  • Promote active and research-based learning
  • Promote team-working
  • Establish a network of teachers and students with an interest in river ecology, its resources, ecological restoration and management
  • Make students realize the gap between the past civil engineering works on the rivers to the future ecological river engineering projects