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LLL Strategies for New Educational Approaches in Smart Agriculture from an Agricultural Engineering Perspective in Italy

  • Andreas Mandler*
  • , Giovanni Carabin
  • , Lorenzo Becce
  • , Sandro Liberatori
  • , Heinz Bernhardt
  • , Maximilian Treiber
  • , Christina Paulus
  • , Andreas Gronauer
  • , Anders Herlin
  • , Fabrizio Mazzetto
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lifelong learning (LLL) is increasingly important due to current technological and social changes. Against the background of constantly advancing agricultural production and processing, the continuous training and qualification of people working for the agricultural sector is becoming increasingly relevant. This applies in particular to the opportunities offered by smart agriculture. The project USAGE set out to develop LLL initiatives in the realm of agricultural engineering and smart agriculture throughout Europe. The project examines the opportunities for universities and the requirements of particular parts of the agricultural sector. Based on a survey with 70 participants in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, the demand for LLL courses in the field of smart farming was analyzed. It shows a corresponding interest in offers at universities. The paper refers to the potentials of new educational approaches. It elaborates the role of universities in LLL education and concludes with an overview of preliminary experiences of LLL offers on smart agriculture in South Tyrol.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIIA 2022
Subtitle of host publicationBiosystems Engineering Towards the Green Deal - Improving the Resilience of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Systems in the Post-Covid Era
EditorsVito Ferro, Giuseppe Giordano, Santo Orlando, Mariangela Vallone, Giovanni Cascone, Simona M. C. Porto
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages697-704
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-30329-6
ISBN (Print)9783031303289
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event12th International Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering, AIIA 2022 - Palermo, Italy
Duration: 19 Sept 202222 Sept 2022

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume337 LNCE
ISSN2366-2557

Conference

Conference12th International Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering, AIIA 2022
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPalermo
Period2022-09-192022-09-22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Agricultural engineering
  • Hybrid learning
  • Industry 4.0
  • Lifelong learning
  • Smart farming

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