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In the Network Focus on Animal Welfare, specialized knowledge is bundled nationwide for the first time. Exchange of experience between practitioners, scientists, consultants, and other groups is organized, and networking promoted. The aim of the project is to support farms regarding animal welfare, environmentally responsible, sustainable, and future-oriented livestock farming. To provide the exchange of…

EQAsce asked Mrs. Marlies Becker from Lloyd’s Register questions about the joint development of a new standard. Ms. Becker has been a lead auditor, lead trainer and project manager for Lloyd’s Register Deutschland GmbH since 2015. Her focus is on quality, environmental, occupational health and safety management and Safety Culture Ladder. After studying teaching and…

Dr. Brigitte Petersen Happy 20th birthday says EQAsce and looks back to many years of cooperation. Like GIQS e.V., many other enterprises of the agri and food sector celebrate their 20th anniversary this year – such as QS GmbH or Qualitype GmbH. Prof. Dr. Brigitte Petersen has been the chairwoman of the board since the…

EQAsce has spoken to Mrs. Stephanie Krieger-Güss who has experience in the field of management systems in the agri and food sector (quality, working security and environment) for over 20 years. She is working at SHEQON Managementsystems as a management consultant, coach, and lecturer. Here, she gives advise for undertakings for enforcing management systems and…

Mr. Hans-Dieter Philipowski, International Association ENFIT EQAsce has spoken to Hans-Dieter Philipowski. He is a master in process engineering and is active as an entrepreneur in engineering design and the construction of technologies for tank and container cleaning systems since 1990. In 2004 he founded the international association ENFIT of which he is the president…

Prof. Dr. Beate Conrady EQAsce has spoken to triple-award-winner Dr. Beate Conrady. She does research and teaching in the field of Animal Health Economics and Epidemiology as well as perform e.g. vulnerability analyses at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna and the University of Bonn.   EQAsce: Which projects of yours have been awarded with the…

Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Jaeger On national level, a federal livestock keeping-strategy is in development for many years. The Federal Ministry is being supported by the “Borchert-Commission” that has several working groups. These are based upon different livestock species and draw up recommendations. National and state ministers wish for a quick implementation of these recommendations in…

Dr. med. vet. Björn Petersen. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Germany). Photo © Christine Weidemann, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut To the start of the new year, EQAsce has spoken to Dr. med. vet. Björn Petersen: Since 2011 he is a lecturer at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Germany), has done many EU- and DFG-funded research projects among…

Mr. Max Thinius, futurologist. We got to know Max Thinius at the EIP-workshop in the beginning of August 2020. Is one of the leading futurologists and future shapers of Europe. A characteristic thing he wears for his performances is a round hat, where he conjures out new ideas and different views on things. EQAsce had…

Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Mesopartner PartG Mr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke is consultant for international development cooperation and founding member of Mesopartner PartG. He has been living in Argentina for the past 17 years – since June 2020 he is back in Germany. His thematic focuses are sustainable economic development and quality infrastructure. Regularly, he publishes articles for…

Prof. Dr. Emma Maldonado-Simán Prof. Dr. Ema Maldonado-Simán is a university professor at the Postgraduate Program in Animal Production, Department of Animal Husbandry, Chapingo Autonomous University, Mexico and EQAsce-member. Her academic and research interests focus on Safety and Quality of Livestock Products and Animal Welfare, leading and collaborating with national and international research projects on…

Dr. Oliver Breuer EQAsce has asked some questions about the current situation to Dr. Oliver Breuer. He is Chairman of the German-Dutch GIQS network. That is a non-profit organization that takes over a catalytic role in the cross-border work in research and development. From his studies of “Dutch Studies” he speaks both languages fluently and…

Dr. Lars Dittmann, EQAsce-member EQAsce has met Dr. Lars Dittmann who works and lives in Switzerland since his conferral of a doctorate in St. Gallen. He holds a professorship in Business Administration at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. For the first time, he offers his lectures online during the currently running summer semester. Dr.…

Mrs. Shu-Fen Tseng, the Agriculture and Food Agency, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan and Mr. Christian Kenntner, EQAsce Today we talk to Mrs. Shu-Fen Tseng who comes from the Agriculture and Food Agency, Council of Agriculture of Taiwan. During her stay in Germany she seeks to improve the competitiveness of Taiwanese agricultural products. EQAsce: EQAsce…

Through the activities of the thematic university network TUNEQA, students from Mexico have visited Spain and Germany and met members of EQA. Diana Stephany Garcia Garcia (24) and Pedro Arrianga Lorenzo (24) are studying engineering in agronomy at Universidad Autonoma Champingo Texcoco de Mora, Mexico. In this interview they talk about their motivation to learn…

Prof. Dr. Emma Maldonado Interview des Monats August Nach einer kleinen Sommerpause melden wir uns mit dem Interview des Monats wieder: Dieses Mal haben wir mit Prof. Dr. Emma Maldonado von der Universidad Autonoma Chapingo gesprochen. Sie gibt Einblicke in die EQAsce-Arbeit und die Situation in Mittel- und Südamerika. EQA: In der Nahrungsmittel-Produktionskette werden weltweit…

Von links: Dr. Juliane O’Hagan und Prof. Dr. Brigitte Petersen Sommer-Interview Juni/Juli Im Doppelinterview mit dem EQAsce-Vorstand beantworten Prof. Dr. Brigitte Petersen und Dr. Juliane O’Hagan, welche die nächsten Ziele von EQAsce sind und welche Themen aktuell ganz oben auf der Agenda stehen. Frau Dr. Petersen und Frau Dr. O’Hagan sind im Mai auf der…

Warum gehört Qualifizierung zum aktiven Umweltschutz? Am Rande der Abschlussveranstaltung zum BMBF-Verbund Projekt HyReKa stellt sich Herr Dr. Hanns-Christoph Eiden, Präsident der Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung und Vorstandsvorsitzender des Netzwerks Bonn.realis den Fragen von Christian Kenntner. Informieren Sie sich über die aktuellen Möglichkeiten der spezialisierten >Fortbildung über EQAsce. Klicken Sie sich dazu durch die…