Western Balkans Urban Agriculture Initiative/ BUGI · planet’s projected 9.2 billion people will be living in cities –Between now and 2050 at least 1.3 billion people will migrate

HOW TO PREPARE WINNING PROPOSAL

Western Balkans Urban Agriculture Initiative/ BUGI

Pakeza Drkenda, Petar Glamočlija

Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences

University Sarajevo

BUGI

START WITH PROJECT IDEA

• Industrial Revolution: – People leave the farm for

industry – Dawn of industrial agriculture

• Urbanizing Population – World population urbanizing: – In the year 2007 we reached

over 50% of the world’s population living in urban areas.

– By 2050, two-thirds of the planet’s projected 9.2 billion people will be living in cities

– Between now and 2050 at least 1.3 billion people will migrate from country to city


START WITH PROJECT IDEA

• Schools are educational “museums”, student can see what plants are, but don’t grow enough to take more than a taste and definitely not enough to effect their food supply or feel the efficacy to change their community

• Urban Agriculture is increasingly seen as a promising area for new business development

• There is need to strengthen capacities of university lecturers to deal with entrepreneurship topics

• Urban Farming requires a variety of knowledge and skills:

– how to cultivate plants or rear animals in urban conditions;

– to be able to analyse markets and social networks, plan and respond strategically to new trends,

– to be able to manage and monitor results once your businesses is up and running,

– it is also crucial to be innovative, sustainable and make optimal use of multifunctional resources


• Capacity building in Higher Education it is important to

have in mind … national and regional ERASMUS+ PRIORITIES for projects

• Regional –BA, KO, MNE and

• BA National/ WB Regional priorities • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/search/site/national%2520priorities%2520bosni

a%2520and%2520herzegovina_en •

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/search/site/national%20priorities%20bosnia%20and%20herzegovina_en

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/search/site/national%20priorities%20bosnia%20and%20herzegovina_en

• Examples of past implemented Tempus/Erasmus + projects

Western Balkans Urban Agriculture

Initiative/ BUGI

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

• Carefully read guidelines and reuqirements

Important documents for project

planning

http://erasmusplus.rs/important-for-project-contents/nationaldocuments/

•  Strategy on Education Development

•  Action plan

•  Law on Higher Education and other education laws









•  List of important institutions and organisations

• Familiarize with the Application form

• Invite partners to consortium – have in mind

eligibility and needed consortium structure

• Partners – known and new (networking)

• Count at least a month to spend!

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT


APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

• Collect information and documents from partners (Mandates) • Cooperate and consult the partners on all • Be clear, concise, simple, to the point • Develop all WPs, delegate tasks and responsibilities • Develop budget • Develop management structure and communication modalities • Develop quality plan • Define measures for smooth project implementation • Revise the proposal to align to requirements • Consult National Erasmus+ Officers and University Erasmus Office


APPLICATION QUALITY CHECK

• Aligned with Erasmus + objectives and priorities ✓

• Need for a project well-reasoned ✓

• Well-defined project aim and objectives ✓

• Innovative character of the project recognizable ✓

• Main project activities defined and well structured ✓

• Main target groups of the action identified ✓

• Consortium and individual responsibilities well defined ✓

• EU added value recognized ✓

• Project sustainability and impact secured ✓


• Coordinator of the Project: P1: University of Sarajevo (UNSA), Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina Project partners:

• P2: UNSA, Faculty of Civil Engineering; Bosna i Hercegovina

• P3: University of „Džemal Bijedić“ u Mostaru (UNMO), Faculty of Agromediterrania; Bosnia and Herzegovina

• P4: UNMO, Faculty of Information Technologies, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• P5: University of Donja Gorica (UDG), Faculty of Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology, Montenegro

• P6: University of Pristina (UP), Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Kosovo

• P7: University „Haxhi Zeka” Peć (UHZ) Faculty of Agribuisiness, Kosovo

• P8: University Bologne, Department of Agricultural Sciences (DipSA), Italy

• P9: South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences South-Westphalia, Germany

• P10: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty (Department of Agriculture), Slovenia


The project is consisting of 6 work packages

• WP1 Preparation: Needs analysis (Preparation)

• WP2 Development: Curriculum draft, competence based learning

methodology and tools of implementation, curriculum and LLL

program elaborate (for UNSA), student placement, diploma

supplement and multilateral inter institutional agreement

• WP3 Development: Study visits, trainings and workshops, purchase

and installation of equipment and teaching tools, and work on

accreditation and implementation of curriculum and LLL program

pilot phase (at UNSA).


Work packages

• WP4 Quality Plan: UNSA will assist to Lead coordinator for QA, and work on Quality performance framework, reports, evaluations, peer reviews, surveys especially evaluation of curriculum and teaching tools, as well as other QA related work.

• WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation: UNSA will actively participate in implementation of all dissemination and exploitation tools, maintain project products, organize events, and help promote project outcomes to relevant stakeholders.

• WP6 Management


BUDGET

• BUDGET 838.397,90 Euros

• UNSA budget: 163.681,90 Euro


Thank you very much for

your attention

I just want my food to come from the ground, preferably near to me


Documents

Western Balkans Urban Agriculture Initiative/ BUGI · planet’s projected 9.2 billion people will be living in cities –Between now and 2050 at least 1.3 billion people will migrate