CUPAGIS is aimed to modernize curricula in precision agriculture using new technologies in physical sciences - Geographic Information System/GIS, big data, remote sensing- through analyzing and updating existing curricula according to educational needs; developing new certified curricula according to the new achievements in the area, the labor market demands and the Bologna Process; to test innovated curricula and to disseminate the results. The CUPAGIS consortium consists of 11 partners plus 1 associated partner with the required expertise, educational skills and business connections. The outputs/results and products are: • Review of the current curricula in precision agriculture through analysis, •Agreement on instructional strategy and guidelines for BA/MSc curricula design including the use of new Educational Technologies • A set of new core curricula and transferable modules including innovative teaching facilities •Updated current two cycle curricula and programs in precision agriculture according to the Bologna requirements and the new developments • Developed, implemented and accredited new practice oriented, student- focused core, and transferable curricula including ECTS • Bringing the Higher Education Institutions of DZ closer to labor market. Besides that innovative teaching facilities: a new equipped laboratory PAGIS, a class VCR, a Precision agriculture using sensing data Service Office PASENSO. Focus on the content, agreed structure, new instructional strategy and the use of new educational technologies with regard to the European modernization agenda for higher education will as a whole function as the envisaged impact.
The aim was to:* review the current BA/MSc curricula in agriculture in Algeria;* develop basics of instructional strategies for new BA/MSc curricula and program design;* develop, accredit and implement new modules;* update the BA/MSc curricula/programs in 5 PC universities;* develop/establish innovative teaching/learning environments;* evaluate and peer-review the new curricula and teaching/learning environment through pilot implementation;* bring the HEIs in the PC closer to labor market
Rapid advancement of agriculture is one of the core pillars of development of PC Algeria that imports about 30% of its food. The ongoing climate change creates gradually increasing pressure on food resources. Implementation of precision agriculture is one of the few feasible options to ensure security of food supply under severe environmental conditions. Developing the relevant teaching is thus one of the strategic needs of the PC, and all players, including HEIs, should contribute to this need.
<< Background >> Rapid advancement of agriculture is one of the core pillars of development of PC Algeria that imports about 30% of its food. The ongoing climate change creates gradually increasing pressure on food resources. Implementation of precision agriculture is one of the few feasible options to ensure security of food supply under severe environmental conditions. Developing the relevant teaching is thus one of the strategic needs of the PC, and all players, including HEIs, should contribute to this need. << Objectives >> The aim was to:* review the current BA/MSc curricula in agriculture in Algeria;* develop basics of instructional strategies for new BA/MSc curricula and program design;* develop, accredit and implement new modules;* update the BA/MSc curricula/programs in 5 PC universities;* develop/establish innovative teaching/learning environments;* evaluate and peer-review the new curricula and teaching/learning environment through pilot implementation;* bring the HEIs in the PC closer to labor market << Implementation >> The objectives were realised via tight cooperation of 5 PC universities towards analysing the situation, training and re-training of their staff at EU partners, providing numerous web-based lectures/master classes, developing, upgrading, peer-reviewing and accrediting a number of new teaching modules while carefully monitoring quality of the entire process and building channels of feedback from staff and students, enrolling >100 students into new curricula, training their communication skills. << Results >> New curricula in precision agriculture following the Bologna principles created, accredited and launched in all involved PC universities, the relevant teaching material created, academic staff and students re/trained in several crucial topics, a network of dedicated PASENSO competence and marketing centres created, 18 agreements established with peers and stakeholders, the importance of precision agriculture brought to the attention of regional political leaders via several high-level events.