BECY - DAAD

Strategic Network
Bio-based Economy (BECY)
Prof. Andreas Pyka
Prof. Marisa Regitano d`Arce
Dr. Gabriele Erhardt
The BECY Network
The Strategic Network Biobased Economy (BECY),
co-ordinated by the University
of Hohenheim,
is an international network of
six leading universities in
the emerging research field of
bio-based economy and
related disciplines.
Bio-based Economy: Definition
Bioeconomy […] covers all manufacturing sectors
and associated service areas
that develop, produce, process, handle, or utilise
any form of biological resources,
such as plants, animals,
and microorganisms.
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BMBF National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030
Bio-based Economy: Definition
Bioeconomy contains numerous sectors:
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agriculture
forestry
horticulture
fisheries
aquaculture
• plant and animal
breeding
• food and beverage
industries
• wood, paper, leather,
textile, chemicals and
pharmaceutical
industries
• Energy sector
• Nutrition
BECY Facts
 Strategic Partnership –
Thematic Network
 Duration 2013 – 2016
+ 2017-2018
 800.000€ funding
 Funded by DAAD in the
Programme: „Strategic
Partnerships and
Thematic Networks“
The BECY Network
Aims:
 Establish a long-lasting network with renowned
universities
 Set up a sustainable cooperation
in mutual and complementing
areas of bio-based economy
 Strengthen excellence in the
quality of research and teaching.
The BECY Partners
BECY Network Governance
network and partner level:
 Annual meetings BECY Steering
committee
 Regular project visits at the
partner universities
 Regular contact with Steering
Committee members
BECY Network Governance
at the UHOH:
 Monthly meetings of Project group
 Project speaker: Prof. Pyka,
Vice-President International Affairs,
Innovation Economics
 Project head: Franziska Schenk,
Director Office of International
Affairs
 Project coordination: Dr. Erhardt,
Office of International Affairs
BECY Activities
 Scientific network conferences
 mutual short-term visits of
researchers, guest lecturers
and administrators
 mutual study and research
visits for students, graduates
and young researchers
 summer schools in
Hohenheim
BECY
University of Hohenheim
KU
Guelph
Global Food
Security
Environment
and
Governance
systems
BECY
Food and
nutrition
UNESP
USP
Renewable
raw materials
& bio-energy
Competition
& communication
processes
UAM
University of São Paulo (USP)
 Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
 SP, Brazil
 ESALQ – College of Agriculture
„Luis de Queiroz“, Campus
Piracicaba
 # 26 QS Ranking
Luiz de Queiroz College of
Agriculture
www.esalq.usp.br
Marisa Regitano d’Arce
Universidade de São Paulo
 28% of Brazilian
scientific production
 89,000 students /
5,800 faculty members /
16,000 technical and
administrative
National and international rankings:
employees
First place among Latin American public universities (Times Higher
Education)
Among the top 200 universities in the world and 5th position in Life Science
(QS World University Rankings)
USP offers 259 undergraduate
programs and 239 graduate
programs within seven campuses in
the State of São Paulo. One of them
is ESALQ, located in Piracicaba.
Luiz de Queiroz College of
Agriculture
Main Building
Introduction
USP
College
dedicated
to
Agricultural,
Environmental, Biological and Social sciences
Teaching
Research
Extension
VISION
Innovate and integrate areas of strategic knowledge for
sustainable solutions for local and global demands.
Departments
Agri-food
Industry, Food
and Nutrition
Biosystems
Engineering
Animal Science
Crop Science
Biological
Sciences
Economics,
Administration
and Sociology
Departments
Entomology and
Acarology
Forestry Sciences
Math, Chemistry
and Statistics
Plant Pathology
and Nematology
Genetics
Soil Science
Undergraduate Programs
• AGRONOMY
• BIOLOGY
• ECONOMICS
• ENVIROMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
• FOOD SCIENCE
• FORESTRY
• ADMINISTRATION
20
Research
Applied economics, logistics and
agribusiness: trade and social
aspects
The research topics include social welfare, social
programs, international trade, prices, econometrics,
transportation and storage of perishable goods
Animal production systems
Ruminant production
Non-ruminant and aquaculture production
Breeding, biostatistics and molecular genetics
Physiology and reproduction
Research
Biotechnology and Bioenergy
Molecular markers
Functional genomics
Genetically modified foods
Plant-pathogen interaction
Biotechnology applied to bioenergy
Crop science
Cropping systems
Seed and weed sciences
Irrigated agriculture and crop modeling
Integrated pest and disease management
Research
Environmental management
and forest resources
Ecology, hydrology and forest biodiversity
Forestry, forest harvesting and operations
Management and restoration of natural
ecosystems
Forest biometrics, forest economics and
management
Forest soils, tree nutrition and physiology
Wood technology and forest products
Food science and food safety
Food processing and quality
Food and beverage biotechnology
Food microbiology and good manufacturing
practices
Food safety and applied nutrition
International Affairs
over 70
International Agreements
Double degree programs
(Brazil/France)
• Agriculture
• Food Science
BECY Summer School 2015
 16 participants from 8 countries (Brazil, Canada,
Denmark France, Germany, Mexico, Peru)
 Lecturers from USP, UNESP, UAM and KU
Research projects with BECY
within the last 12 months:
 Forest Sciences Department, Fall 2016
 Crop Science department, Spring 2016
 Biology Department, Economy Department, Soil
Science Department, Fall 2015
Challenge: Internationalization
The partnership with BECY is a great opportunity
to potentialize our internationalization
actions
University of Hohenheim
Profile
University of
Hohenheim
Faculty of Natural
Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences
14 Departments
~1,700 Students
15 Departments
~2,750 Students
Hohenheim Research
Center for
Bioeconomy
Hohenheim Research
Center for Global Food
Security and Ecosystems
Food
Security
Center
Faculty of Business,
Economics and Social
Sciences
8 Departments
~5,400 Students
Hohenheim Research
Center for
Health Sciences
Bioeconomy at the UHOH
 Hohenheim Research Center for Bioeconomy
 Master of Science in Bioeconomy
 Coordination Office Bioeconomy Research Program BadenWürttemberg
 Doctorate with Bioeconomy focus: BBW forwerts
 Strategic Network Bio-based Economy BECY (DAAD)
Lessons learned
BECY mid-term review:
 Annual steering committee meetings and regular
project visits at the partner universities essential
for project governance on network level
 Defining „Bioeconomy“ across national borders
and across disciplines
 Handling the dynamics of a network comprising
new and known partners
Sustainability of BECY
Intergration of activities into existing structures:
 Research Center for Bioeconomy: joint research
projects and proposals with partners
 Office of International Affairs: bilateral student mobility,
services for international studens and researchers
 Summer School as part of the Master program
New strategic inputs and synergies:
 Researcher Alumni Strategy (AvH)
 Hohenheim Graduate Academy
 Definition of strategic partners on university-level
Sustainability of BECY
Project governance
 Part of the University‘s strategy
 Co-operation of Rectorate, Faculties and Administration
 Bottom-up and top-down
Perspectives?
Thank you for your attention!
Any questions?