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Alleanza UNIgreen: il lancio a Modena

Unimore hosted the launch event of UNIgreen alliance

Students from all over Europe interested in studying sustainable agriculture, green biotechnology and life
and environmental sciences will soon be able to do so thanks to the UNIgreen project, the first European
University in Agro, Green, Biotech and Life Science, which involves Unimore and seven other European
universities: the University of Almería (Spain) - coordinator of the network, the Haute Ecole de la Province de
Liege (Belgium), the Warsaw University of Life Science (Poland), the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Portu-
gal), the University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), the Agricultural University of Iceland (Iceland) and the Sup’Bioptech
Engineering School of Biotechnology (France). The operational launch event of the UNIgreen alliance - The
Green European University - was hosted by Unimore from 6 to 8 March, when the bodies of the alliance’s
organisational structure met for the first time with the aim of establishing its rules and future actions. The
project partnership aims to merge the individual experiences of all the consortium members in the areas of
teaching, research, innovation and best practices, for the creation of a European university in the agricultural
and life sciences sectors, The Green European University, with the establishment of innovative, multidisci-
plinary, flexible and joint educational pathways, both at Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree and PhD level. The
vision of the UNIgreen Alliance is based on conceiving of universities as drivers of ecological transformation
in order to promote strategies in the fields of sustainable agriculture, green biotechnology and life sciences.
UNIgreen will work with local communities and local public and private stakeholders to support regional de-
velopment and to stimulate the development of knowledge and solutions to meet their needs. The UNIgreen
Project -The Green European University will have a 48-month implementation phase, starting on 1 January
2023, following the approval of the alliance proposal by EACEA (European Education and Culture Execu-
tive Agency), which has awarded the consortium a total contribution of EUR 7 million, of which around EUR
950,000 to Unimore.

n un futuro oramai vicino le studentesse versity of Life Science (Polonia), il Polytechnic Uni-
e gli studenti di tutta Europa interessa- versity of Coimbra (Portogallo), l’University of Plo-
ti a studiare l’agricoltura sostenibile, le vdiv (Bulgaria), l’Agricultural University of Iceland
biotecnologie verdi e le scienze della (Islanda) e la Sup’Bioptech Engineering School of

Ivita e ambientali potranno farlo grazie Biotecnology (Francia).
al progetto UNIgreen, la prima Università eu- L’evento di lancio operativo dell’alleanza
ropea in ambito Agro, Green, Biotech e Life UNIgreen - The Green European University, è
Science, che vede coinvolte sette università eu- stato ospitato proprio dal nostro Ateneo dal
ropee insieme a Unimore: l’Università di Almería 6 e all’8 marzo. Una tre giorni con un program-
(Spagna) - coordinatore della rete, l’Haute Ecole ma serrato, che si è tenuta a Modena presso il Pa-
de la Province de Liege (Belgio), la Warsaw Uni- lazzo del Rettorato e il Complesso San Geminiano,

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