On June 17-18, 2024, the third transnational partner meeting within the ETICOF project took place in České Budějovice, the Czech Republic. The meeting was hosted by the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The meeting was attended by representatives from partner institutions – Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, Thüringer Ökoherz e.V., Germany and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary. The working sessions of the partners took place in the premises of the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology.

The two-day program of the meeting focused primarily on work package No. 3 that aims to support creation of innovative teaching materials, especially in relation to conversion to organic farming topic. Partners discussed the draft of the Pedagogical guide – a methodological material for trainers and educators, which allows the trainers and educators to effectively describe and explain relevant topics to the target audience.

In addition to the Pedagogical guide, the partners also discussed issues related to the organisation of roundtable debates for pedagogical and training experts as well as the project management and coordination issues. Specific steps were planned towards the implementation of the work package No. 4, too. At the end of the meeting, the partners visited the organic orchard in order to exchange practical experience.

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