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Organic vines and wines: innovation, production and management

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-1-FR01-KA203-047839
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for higher education Funder Contribution: 253,392 EUR

Organic vines and wines: innovation, production and management

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The Strategic Partnership OENOBIO gathers 5 European Universities: University of Bordeaux (France - coordinator), University Rovira i Virgili (Spain), Hochschule Geisenheim University (Germany), University of Torino (Italy), University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest (Romania) and two professional associations, ECOVIN (Germany) and Vignerons Bios Nouvelle Aquitaine (France). These partners, who met through the OENOVITI International Network, had already collaborated on a first Erasmus + Intensive Programme in 2014, when a first summer school on the theme of organic vine and wine was organized. After this first summer school, the partners came to the conclusion that there was a real need for training on organic viticulture and oenology at the European level, that the sector was seeking qualified professionnals and that to this day, there was no training programme on this theme at European level. Together, they decided to create the Strategic Partnership OENOBIO, with the following objectives:1) The organisation of 3 international summer schools (one per year) on organic vine and wine, by developing pedagogical contant and an innovative concept, targeted to both professionals and students from the institutions of the Consortium.2) The development of an e-Learning platform on this theme, with new pedagogical content.3) The creation of a Master pathway programme on organic vine and wine, dedicated to future professionals from the sector who wish to move towards organic conversion.These objectives respond to an existing need of transformation of the conventional cultivation of vines to a cultivation that is more respectful of the environment - and this transformation is led by organic viticulture. To carry out this process, one must acquire certain skills, that are prepared in the teaching units of the OENOBIO Master programme, but also during the summer schools.To this need of training was also added the need of a transnational collaboration on this thematic. A European programme on organic vine and wine really brings added value: on the cultural level, for intercultural enrichment and exchange of good practices, but also on the scientific and fondamental level - viticulture in each country has its own specificities, its own varieties. Needs can differ from one country or one terroir to another: having this overall view and this diversity of cases is a real input for participants and it allows them to better anticipate the needs of their own field and its evolutions. Through this transnational collaboration, students have access to product samples (wine, grapes) and to practices that they would not be able to access otherwise. This collaboration has expanded the horizon of case studies and allowed to better promote what can be expected at the European level in terms of organic production. It allowed participants to propose new products, and reach new markets. Thanks to the pedagogical content developped throughout the project, new professionals from the sector will be able to manage a production tailored to the consumer's demand.People wishing to acquire these skills can acquire them all, by following the full OENOBIO Master programme, or partially according to their needs and previous achievements, through shorter training modules in Lifelong learning.The 3 summer schools developed throughout the project have demonstrated proof-of-concept thanks to which the participants have begun to acquire skills in this field, that they can re-use in their professional life. They have also permitted to identify new needs that will be addressed in the OENOBIO Master programme.The 3 conferences organised during the project have presented recent scientific data prepared by the Consortium members, knowledge about reglementations, and their evolution for participants to anticipate the future updates and obligations.In total, a hundred students combined have participated to the 3 summer schools of the project, around 30 professors and professionals have been involved in the preparation of these summer schools and of the pedagogical ressources. The 3 conferences total 700 participants, both from inside and outside Europe. The OENOBIO Master Programme should open in 2022/2023, gathering the pedagogical content created by the Consortium during the 3 years of the project, with the objective of training many future professionals of the sector.

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