Extensive change processes in value added chains for products of animal origin have been initiated by EIP.NRW-project GeTie – joint effort for animal welfare – since the consortium has started its work in the past year. Project partners are seven livestock farms and sector experts from four enterprises and science. Together they assume that in…
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…
With regard to current discussions about blockchain-based solutions for saving of sensitive personal data, EQAsce works together with ICT experts and start ups of the Bonn region for over a year now. Together with Quantum Quality GmbH, EQAsce succeeded in bundling branch-specific knowhow and bringing together three players in the region: These are the Fraunhofer…
Currently, we are in the middle of coping with the ongoing corona pandemic. Now and as well for the future, crisis management and crisis prevention play an important role. The main question is: “How will profession in system relevant fields be shaped after lockdown?” EQAsce and Quantum Quality are starting talks to answer this question…
During the spring seminars of the Mexican University of Chapingo, EQAsce has gotten the chance to present its strategy and current projects. The audiences – students from different Latin American countries, professors, representatives from politics and economy, EQAsce-member Christian Kenntner talked about the latest developments of the European Qualification Alliance. The seminar series is meant…
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…
For projects in the fields of food and feed safety, EQAsce cooperates now with the international association ENFIT. Both sides have signed a contract for that. We will work together for development of content for qualification programs in the field of food and feed safety as well as the implementation of latest technical and digital…
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…
Since today, about 1.400 exhibitors take part in the EuroTier – not at the usual meeting point at Hannover but digitally. 300 professional events will take place via video stream, there is chance for exchange of ideas and discussion via online channels for representers of organizations, associations and enterprises with the specialist audience. For taking…
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…
EQAsce recognized lecturer Dr. Beate Conrady has won three prices: The friedns of Vetmeduni Vienne association awarded her the Armin Tschermak von Seysenegg-price. This is an award given to young scientists by the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Additionally, Dr. Conrady was awarded the Karl-Innitzer-Preis 2020, which is given to her by the Archdiocese Vienna.…
In the first month of the new year, EQAsce as lead partner of the EIP.NRW-project GeTie has fostered the development of a data platform through several online workshops. The participants analyzed use, chances, costs, and risks of this undertaking moderated by Dr. Harmes-Liedtke from Mesopartner. Participants came from the group of farmers, their customers, and…
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…
A male set of chromosomes, female expressions, and no uncomfortable boar’s smell: That is the result of study that has been undertaken by researchers from the Institute for Livestock Genetics of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute at Mariensee. The results have been published now. In the study, gene-modified pigs have been generated that carry male genetic material in…
The corona crisis has clearly shown that there is a need for people in the agri and food sector to attain new skills and competences to master crisis situations. The ISEKI Food Association – which EQAsce is an associated partner of – invites you to a webinar taking place on January 15th, 2021 which deals…
In fall 2020, EQAsce has taken part in a competition for new concepts designed for the value-added chain for pork. The European Qualification Cooperative came up with an idea that does not exist in this branch up to now: The establishment of a cooperative platform for pig farmers. The aim is a better exchange of…
Closed slaughterhouses during the corona crisis have led to a pig jam that becomes visible at many farms. This has dramatic impact on keeping conditions and the prices for pork are sinking. In the past weeks, many pig farmers have called attention to the current situation and have participated in crisis meetings with governmental representatives…
EQAsce fosters lifelong learning of the modern professions of the agri and food sector as critical basic skill of our times. Because ongoing further training and accepting the concept of lifelong learning means to keep up with various changes and digital challenges of everyday work life. ISEKI Food Association has started a project that seeks…
In the past years, EQAsce has developed several strategies for pig-farming. These include health management, crisis management, digitalization and its chances and communication. Parts of all fields, ideas, and initiatives flow into ongoing developments: The development of a platform cooperative. EQAsce is the first to create a new level of joint management in this field.…
Where does food come from? What is the difference of all the products? What part of production deals with “sustainability”? These questions an many more – like the ones for circulatory systems or food waste – can be answered to children at an early age. The Food-Aware-Project “Training Materials and Visual Learning Tools for Early…
Johan Zandbergen EQAsce has spoken to Johan Zandbergen from ChainPoint, our partner in “GeTie”, an EIP.NRW-project. We asked Johan to tell us about the latest developments at ChainPoint. EQAsce: From the very beginning, ChainPoint’s platform has always helped organisations to get an overall view of the whole value chain and of supply chains. What…
EQAsce and its members and partners are up to date with their projects and initiatives – that has not only become obvious through the corona-pandemic. Also, digital research projects have come into focus of the current discussions on an international level. This is stressed by the invitation of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture…
For the World Quality Day 2020, EQAsce has stated that quality stays one of the most important factors of success for enterprises of the agri and food sector. The most important quality characteristics that EQAsce bodies and working groups deal with right now are sustainability, animal and environmental protection as well as working safety in…
Enterprise AnimaRes from Bonn is working together with EQAsce for over a year now. AnimaRes develops and programs augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) software for medical education. “We want to change the way of learning by using latest technologies: The more passive you learn the faster you forget it, the more active you…
All around the world, November 3rd is One Health Day and celebrated as such. Because of the Corona restrictions in many countries, there are no events in presence or network parties this year. It is precisely under these circumstances that a discussion takes place – in a variety of online-meetings and -discussions. Such virtual exchange…
To be up to date in the field of animal husbandry, to be prepared for all challenges coming up and to increase the level of animal welfare: All these claims are united in the Initiative QVIREA by EQAsce and AnimaRES. In this initiative, the teams develop learning materials for augmented reality (AR) and later for…
Jointly with GenoAkademy and TiGA eV in cooperative cooperation., EQAsce has performed more than 25 information-events between April and October 2020. This has been made on account of BZL and BRS. These events had been planed as presence performances. Since the corona pandemic caused different restrictions, those events had been moved to online platforms. The…
For the first time, the annual conference by the Association for quality-sciences (GQW) has taken place as online-conference. There have been a lot of research projects of different kinds within the field of quality sciences – among them was a presentation of EQAsce and the University of Bonn “Individual-digital proofs in quality-, risk- and crisis…
One of the biggest structural changes is about to become reality in a region at the West of Germany called “Rheinisches Revier” (something that could be called Rhineland district). The particular region includes the rural districts of Euskirchen, Heinsberg, Rhine-Erft, Neuss and the urban districts of Moenchengladbach and Aachen. Here, the structural change will take…
GeTie project coordinator and EQAsce-member Christian Kenntner has presented the latest stage of the project “joint effort for animal welfare (GeTie)” at an online meeting which dealt with the future of EIP funding projects. The German Center for Rural Development (ZeLE) had invited to exchange ideas and experiences about the European Innovation Partnerships – EIP.…
After the detection of the first appearance of African Swine Fever in Germany, the experience of the Bonn-realis cluster is in high demand. This refers to technical-organizational innovations of crisis prevention and crisis management. Those affected in the agricultural sector and those responsible in the agricultural administration both see an urgent need here. There is…
One characteristic of digitalization is the collecting and typing of data. A lot of things in the agri and food sector go automatically by sensors that directly send their data to computers. Still, there are many forms to be filled out manually in situations where farmers could need both hands. The GeTie developer-team of EQAsce…
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…
The company AnimaRes is located in Bonn and designs/programs 3d-models and applications for augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality. It is specialized upon pharmaceutical, medical, and bio-technologic topics. In cooperation with EQAsce, a team works on shifting trainings for qualification not only into online offerings but into a new dimension of communication of content.…
The second online forum by EQAsce and its network partners has dealt with the new Safety Culture Ladder Standard. Expert Marlies Becker from Lloyd’s Register – that runs an office in Cologne – has presented requirements and procedures for getting a certification for this standard. This includes a close look upon the corporate culture of…
Since April 2020 you can see all EQAsce activities online in English. Now, there is also a Spanish version to the site. This addresses all people interested in the ongoing developments of our projects in all Spanish-speaking countries. Thus, the aim of EQAsce – to harmonize qualification – can be transferred on an international level.…
The project of joint effort for animal welfare (GeTie) – lead by EQAsce – has started with the core tasks of the undertaking. Here, all project partners develop communication structures that lead to a single internet platform that can be handled by an app. The developments of the project partner ChainPoint help putting the structures…
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…
At a virtual meeting of operational groups from all over Germany, the team of EQAsce has introduced the audience to the project GeTie (Joint effort for animal welfare). Project coordinator Christian Kenntner talked about the main aspects, progress, and the current challenges of GeTie in a virtual marketplace of poster shows. Because of its main…
How can healthcare data in the field of meat production be made available safely and quickly along the entire production-chain? How can such data be reliably updated and checked? It has not only been through the current crisis that we were shown how much digitalization is possible in the field of health and crisis management.…
EQAsce cooperates intensively with partners from Germany as well as with international experts and organizations to improve animal welfare in general. We are the point of contact for interested parties from economy and science who are searching for partners in their joint projects. For example, EQAsce has offered online seminars as information about alternatives to…
The first half of the year is over and it has been a hard and exceptional one for all members and employees of the European cooperative EQAsce. It was shaped by the corona pandemic which lead to a lockdown for months, working at home and daily phone- and video conferences. EQAsce: How did the…
The new online forum series by EQAsce has been successfully started by its members, network partners and international experts last night. Because there has been a huge interest in the suggested topics, EQAsce has decided to make the first event a double-discussion. The forum was implemented to stay in touch with network- and project partners…
Additionally to existing norms of safety at work following ISO 45001 and the Dutch VCA-certificate (safety, health and environment), EQAsce working groups and committees investigate in how far the standard “Safety Culture Ladder” (SCL) could be transferred to the value-added chains of the agri and food sector. The Safety Culture Ladder with its five levels…
The massive increase of corona-infections in the biggest slaughterhouse of Europe has shown us clearly which challenges and conflicts are met by the enterprises of the whole value-added chain “meat”. Starting at the animal keeping enterprise and leading to the meat-production processing all enterprises are seen systemically relevant and at the same time as hotspots…
On Monday, June 29th, 2020, EQAsce starts a new series of exchange: Once a month there will be an online forum that is directed to network- and project partners as well as everyone who is interested in the topics. The goal is to keep up an exchange of ideas, perspectives and opinions regarding ongoing discussions…
Today – Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 – the 200-days-testing of the EQAsce-service-packages including the digital cards has started. For over a year, EQAsce and its partners from economy and science have developed a concept for this digital setup. The Digital Cards are functioning as a key to a secure database that saves personalized certificates of…
EQAsce has developed an organizational-technical framework for the vision of a lifelong assistant within the lifelong learning concept for over a year. This assistant is a card which is the key to an individualized, protected, digital qualification and education vitae for everyone who works in the agri and food sector. It eases admissions to examinations,…
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…
The general assembly of EQAsce has elected a new supervisory board on May 14th. Its new chairman is Mr. Dr. Achim Münster from ZNVG. Currently he assists EQAsce in a project about information meetings for people working in the agricultural sector. It is a webinar that will take place on several dates all summer long.…
Dr. Jürgen Wagner. director of AGRIZERT certification GmbH EQAsce has asked Dr. Jürgen Wagner – who is director of AGRIZERT certification GmbH, that offers certification in the agri and food sector – about the corona crisis and what has changed for his enterprise. Dr. Wagner is the director since 2005. He is also accredited auditor…
Dr. Brigitte Petersen EQAsce has spoken to many members during the times of the corona crisis. We asked how these special times have changed everyday and work lives. Today we talk to EQAsce-chairwoman Dr. Brigitte Petersen. At the beginning of the crisis in Germany she changed her position as professor at the University of Bonn…
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.…
EQAsce has spoken to Dr. Thomas Lettman who coordinates the Quantum Quality Group and is one of our EQAsce members. He is also an interim manager for enterprises of the pharmaceutical industry for the time of preparing and executing QM audits and lab accreditations. EQAsce: How has the corona crisis changed your working environment…
EQAsce has met Mrs. Dr. Rike Huber who is medical specialist for microbiology, virology infection epidemiology at Dr. Wisplinghoff laboratory. Since last year, Mrs. Huber is EQAsce-member. In the past she has been an EQAsce-expert for One Health at many congresses. Connected to the current Corona-crisis-situation she is in great demand and advises the EQAsce…
Experts and researchers intensify their work towards sustainable solutions for the use of antibiotics. Often, knowledge about antibiotics and the relevance for the environment through the treatment of cattle, pigs, poultry, and fish is incomplete. That is true for veterinarians as well as livestock owners. EQAsce is part of the network GOSKOHN which was established…
EIP-Project „GeTie“ has started Bonn/Geldern Close to the town of Geldern, the operational group of the “GeTie”-project has started its work. “GeTie” is an abbreviation for the German “Gemeinschaftsleistung Tierwohl” which in translation means “joint effort for animal welfare”. This project is funded by the EU and the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia for the…
On the last day of lectures during the winter semester 2019/2020 at the University of Bonn, students of nutrition technology, human nutrition, animal sciences, crop plant sciences and agricultural & food economics received their EQA junior membership card from Prof. Dr. Petersen. At the beginning of the semester, those students agreed to contribute actively to…
A new label for products of animal origin seeks to help on taking shopping-decisions for consumers. According to a notification, up to now consumers think about living conditions, animal welfare, health issues and much more when buying a product. Existing labels that want to help finding the right things concentrate on specific aspects. The One…
The right training for all different tasks in the agri and food sector and intense effort for more animal welfare: Both topics have been discussed a lot during the International Green Week in Berlin that has ended now. According to the final note, other bigger topics have been quality and food security. With its current…
EQAsce, as lead partner, initiated the project with the abbreviation “GeTie” (from its German title GEmeinschaftsleistung TIErwohl). The operational group of twelve partners is now receiving almost half a million Euros from the EIP.NRW (European Innovation Partnership) funding programme. The aspect of “responsibility for animal welfare” along the whole “pork” value added chain will be…
EQAsce-member Christian Kenntner has presented the initiative “Digital Academic Career Card” at the annual conference of ASIIN e.V. (accreditation, certification) at Dresden. The conference dealt with the latest developments in the field of “lifelong learning” like the arising of boot-camps in the European countries and micro-credentials. Mr. Kenntner’s presentation connected the lifelong-learning-concept with the latest…
EQAsce has met Master-degree-graduate Julia Boothe who has done the additional training for becoming “Quality System Manager Junior” next to her regular study program at the University of Bonn. She talks about the advantages of this extra qualification, how many benefits she has got and her career plans for the future. EQAsce: During your regular…
The German animal protection organization PETA has submitted a constitutional complaint to the Federal Constitutional Court. On behalf of male piglets, the organization seeks to achieve a complete ban of piglet castration without anesthesia. The special thing about this case is the question, if the organization PETA is allowed to go to court representative for…
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…
At the “World’s Number One for Agricultural Engineering”, EQAsce introduces the life-long-learning-concept including latest technologic developments. The “Digital Academic Career Card” aims at making degrees, qualifications and proofs available at any time, revisable and temper-proof. This digital card can be applied for during the additional education to a “quality system manager junior” – taken during…
The lately published book “quality management in the food industry” (published only in German language) is supported by the worldwide acting University Network TUNEQA through its education program for qualification of students in the agri and food sciences. Prof. Dr. Emma Maldonado from the Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico, is on a stay in Germany and…
EQAsce-lecturer Prof. Dr. Johann Janssen . After more than four years of work the book is ready for publishing: “Quality-management in the food-industry” is the translation of the title. The book contains the latest scientific findings of QM in the food industry and is an educational book for academic education in this field. Printed on…
Picture: VDOE-chair Monika Bischoff awarded the OECOTROPHICA-price 2019 to Anna Weise and Nick Metz. Dr. Carolina Schwedhelm Ramirez, who is on a postdoc-position in the USA, was greeting via video-message. F.l.t.r.: M.Bischoff, A.Weiser, N.Metz, A.Kohl . Two works of master students in the field of nutritional science have been priced at Frankfurt. Mrs. Anna Weise…
Speakers have stressed that quality still is a main criterium for good products and a strong pillar for companies to last upon. The question of how to proceed on this way has been discussed very much – especially for the field of education. In the future, quality manager continue to ensure that standards are met…
During the 125-year-celebration at the Institute at the Katzenburgweg, the directorates of EQAsce and the International FoodNetCenter (Prof. Dr. Petersen, FNC / Dr. O’Hagan, EQAsce) two awards have been given to students. Mrs. Boothe and Mrs. Labalestra – both graduates – got a price for writing the best Master Thesis 2018/2019. Both have gotten a…
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…
Wer Ende August eine Bildungsreise nach Berlin plant, kann kann auf der 13th SafePork Conference (13th International Symposium on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Pork Chain) Experten aus aller Welt kennenlernen, ein interessantes kulturelles Rahmenprogramm genießen, doch vor allem Punkte sammeln. Interessant ist dieses Angebot für in der…
Seit 2011 forschen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler fakultätsübergreifend an Mensch-Tier-Umwelt-Interaktionen. Einen besonderen Schwerpunkt nimmt dabei das Thema Antibiotikaresistenzen bei Mensch und Tier ein. Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung fördert seit 2016 das Verbundprojekt „HyReKa“ – die Abkürzung steht für biologische bzw. hygienisch-medizinische Relevanz und Kontrolle Antibiotika-resistenter Krankheitserreger in klinischen, landwirtschaftlichen und kommunalen Abwässern und deren…
Der 65. International Congress of Meat Science and Technology will Anfang August Antworten auf Fragen der Entwicklungen im Sektor Fleisch und Fleischprodukte finden. Dabei spielen nicht nur Konsumentenverhalten und der Weltmarkt eine Rolle: Der Sektor will auch selbst Innovationen voranbringen. Was sich unter dem Stichwort „Digitalisierung“ im Bezug auf die fleischverarbeitende Industrie tut und inwiefern…
Damit es dazu gar nicht erst kommt, gibt es verschiedene Möglichkeiten mit Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Richtungen eine Idee richtig umzusetzen und diese auch gekonnt zu erklären. Neue Ideen gibt es viele, den richtigen Weg zu finden, um sie mit geeigneten Leuten umzusetzen, fällt allerdings schwer. EQAsce-Mitglied GS1 bietet jetzt ein Intensivseminar zu Design Thinking an.…
Unter dem EQAsce-Slogan die Ferienzeit zu nutzen und wichtige Qualifikationspunkte zu sammeln gibt es ein weiteres Seminar, das wir von unserem Partner „Klinkner & Partner“ empfehlen können: In einer Serie von Vorträgen, Workshops und Diskussionen gibt es alles rund um die aktuellen Trends moderner Labore und die wichtigen Entwicklungen für die Zukunft. Nähere Informationen gibt…
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…
Nach der Einigung der Europäischen Union über ein Freihandelsabkommen mit dem südamerikanischen Staatenbund MERCOSUR kritisieren die EU-Landwirte die Einigung. Sie verweisen auf die Ungleichheit, die in der Produktionsweise landwirtschaftlicher Güter herrscht: Während die deutschen und europäischen Landwirte hohe Standards bei Antibiotikaeinsatz, Pflanzenschutzmittel, Tierschutz, Tierwohl, Umwelt und bezüglich des Klimaschutzes einhalten müssen, gibt es in Südamerika…
Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des International FoodNetCenters der Universität Bonn und EQAsce haben sich auf den aktuellsten Entwicklungstand für Virtual Reality-Lösungen bringen lassen. Zu Gast war Herr Markus Hornaff, verantwortlich für den Bereich Bildung – GenoAkademie und Produktmanager Virtual Reality beim Genossenschaftsverband/Verband der Regionen e.V. Er demonstrierte fortgeschrittene 3D-Filme, räumliche Programme und Bewegungen und Anwendungssoftware in…
Demand for fast implementation of alternatives to killing male chicks Following the court ruling of 13 June 2019 that the shredding of male chicks is still permitted on a transitional basis, EQAsce calls for a stronger commitment to the implementation of alternatives. As our forum discussion at the International Green Week in Berlin in January…
EQA anerkanntes außeruniversitäres Praktikum Ein wichtiger Teil innerhalb der studienbegleitenden akademischen Ausbildung zum Quality System Manager Junior ist ein Praktikum. Hieran sind allerdings Bedingungen geknüpft: Denn das von den Studierenden ausgewählte Unternehmen muss EQA anerkannt sein. Das bedeutet, Personen, die die Praktikant*innen vor Ort betreuen, müssen selber eine Qualitätsmanagement Ausbildung haben. Dies ist in der…
Eine Zusammenarbeit von Experten aus der gesamten EU ist auch erforderlich, wenn es um Tierwohl und Tiergesundheit geht! Zu diesem Schluss kommen die Teilnehmenden der Veranstaltung „Verantwortung für Tierwohl aus europäischer Perspektive“. Nur im gegenseitigen Austausch von Wissen und Erfahrungen kann es gelingen, zu einer notwendigen Harmonisierung von Standards und Qualifikationen zu kommen. Dazu sind…
Die Reise war geprägt von guten Gesprächen mit Vorsitzenden und Verantwortlichen der Uzhhorod National University. Dabei ging es in Diskussionen mit Studierenden und Lehrenden der Fakultäten für Economic Relations (Wirtschaftsbeziehungen) und Dentistry (Zahnmedizin) um die Digitalisierung in den Bereichen (Aus-)Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung. Teil der Vorträge und Gespräche von Herrn Dr. Kubarenko war auch das…
Am 5. Dezember dieses Jahres geht es unter dem Motto „Be wild – The Nature of Innovation“ im GS1 Germany Knowledge Center Köln um Innovationen hautnah. Die Veranstaltung will auf Bühne, PowerPoint und Hochglanz verzichten und sich in verschiedenen Workshops auf die Ideen und Experimente konzentrieren. Die EQAsce wird mit den Projektideen „Qualification Card“ und…
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…
Im Rahmen des nordrhein-westfälischen Programms Europäische Innovationspartnerschaft „Landwirtschaftliche Produktivität und Nachhaltigkeit“ hat die Projektidee und das Projektkonsortium unter Leitung von EQA das Gutachtergremium von der Aktualität und Förderwürdigkeit ihres Vorhabens überzeugt. Ziel ist es, mit Hilfe von Fördermitteln aus dem Strukturprogramm EFRE in den nächsten drei Jahren technische und organisatorische Voraussetzungen zu schaffen, um in…
Zusatzqualifikationen für diejenigen, die im Bereich Landwirtschaft, Futter- und Nahrungsmittelproduktion tätig sind, führen zu Vorteilen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Zusätzlich können sowohl Akademiker als auch bereits in den Wirtschaftssektoren Arbeitende über das Lebenslanges-Lernen-Konzept der EQA weitere Kompetenzen erwerben. Master-Studierende und Vertreter aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft trafen sich zur Vorstellung des Bonner Modells im Raiffeisenhörsaal des Instituts…
Nicht nur die Wissenschaftler*innen, sondern auch die Expert*innen aus Ministerien und Bundesbehörden kamen zu dem Schluss, dass schneller Wissenstransfer aus der Wissenschaft in die Praxis und die Qualifikation von Verantwortlichen im Umgang mit Antibiotika die wichtigsten Stellschrauben sind, um den Antibiotika-Einsatz wirkungsvoll zu reduzieren. Dies gilt sowohl für die als Ärzte und Pflegepersonal in der…
Am 03. und 04. April 2019 findet in Berlin die Abschlussveranstaltung des BMBF-Verbundvorhabens HyReKA: Antibiotikaresistenz im Wasserkreislauf statt. Teilnehmer (und Projektpartner) sind: Prof. Dr. Martin Exner, Universitätsklinikum Bonn Prof. Dr. Thomas Schwartz, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Prof. Dr. Brigitte Petersen, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Prof. Dr. Thomas Berendonk, Technische Universität Dresden Prof. Dr. Johannes Pinnekamp,…
Dieser plädierte jüngst dafür, mehr wissenschaftliche Bildungsangebote für Fachkräfte mit einem ersten Abschluss einzurichten. An der Universität Bonn gibt es solche Angebote bereits, die in Zusammenarbeit mit dem FNC- Spin-of EQAsce umgesetzt werden. Hier können Studierende zum Beispiel mit einer studienbegleitende Fortbildung das DGQ und EQA – Zertifikat System Quality Manager Juniorerwerben. Weitere Infos zur…
To find out how much demand there is for training programs EQA and the International FoodNetCenter Bonn have made a survey.
“Training of farmers is the key for best integration of Ainmal Welfare on farm level, “so Thomas Magnussen, Präsident von COPA/COGECA der Verbandsvertretung der Genossenschaften und Landwirte in Brüssel in seiner Rede zu Beginn des internationalen Forums „ Animal Welfare Responsibilities on European Level”. Die Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung von EQA, International FoodNetCenter und Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. fand…
Das Umweltbundesamt hat neue Hefte, Broschüre und Lernmaterialien zu Tierarzneimitteln und Umwelt veröffentlicht. Diese stehen ab sofort auf der Website des Umweltbundesamtes zum Download zur Verfügung. EQAsce hat an der Gestaltung dieser Materialen maßgeblich mitgearbeitet. Es ist gleichzeitig EQA-akkreditierter Inhalt für die Weiterbildung EQA-Animal-Health-Manager und EQA-Welfare-Manager. Hier gelangen sie zu den Lehrmaterialien: >> https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/dokument/lehrmaterialien-tiermedizin-zip >> https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/dokument/lehrmaterialien-landwirtschaft-zip >> https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/dokument/berufsschulunterlagen-umweltwirkung-von…
Das Thema „Tierwohl“ hat die Diskussion im vergangenen Jahr bestimmt und wird auch im neuen Jahr bei der Internationalen Grünen Woche in Berlin wieder aufgegriffen. Im Fokus steht dabei, welche Verantwortung Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Behörden in Europa übernommen haben und mit welchen neuen Aspekten sie sich zukünftig auseinandersetzen müssen. Eine enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen privaten wirtschaftsgetragenen…
Zwei feste Termine können Sie sich gerne schon einmal vormerken: Zum einen startet Ende September die dritte Joint Summer School vom International FoodNetCenter Bonn und EQAsce in Bonn und in Mayschoß. Vom 25.09.-28.09. geht es besonders um Qualifizierungsangebote für Verantwortliche in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft in den Bereichen „Lebensmittelsicherheit“, „Risiko- und Krisenmanagement“, sowie „Datenmanagement &…
Die Internationale Grüne Woche in Berlin ist für die Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft immer eine willkommene Gelegenheit, die Agenda für das neue Jahr festzulegen. EQAsce nutzt diese Gelegenheit, um mit Experten aus dem In- und Ausland das Thema „Verantwortung für mehr Tierwohl in der EU“ zu diskutieren. Das Programm für den 19.Januar 2019 in Berlin steht…
Frau Dr. Julia Steinhoff-Wagner geht zusammen mit ihrer Nachwuchs-Gruppe neue Wege in der Lehre: Sie setzt neue Techniken im eLearning-Bereich ein, um einerseits komplexes Wissen zu vermitteln und andererseits Prüfungen neu zu gestalten. Das umfasst beispielsweise elektronische Klausuren, bei denen künftig auch Audio- und Videomaterial verwendet und Bezüge zur Praxis hergestellt werden können. Dieser zusätzliche…
Die Public Private Partnership Initiative: Qualifikation und Sachkunde lädt im Januar internationale Gäste nach Berlin ein, um mit ihnen über das Thema “Gemeinsame Verantwortung für Tierwohl in Europa” zu diskutieren. Internationale Experten präsentieren ihre Erfahrungen bei der Bewältigung zahlreicher Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung organisatorischer & technischer Lösungsansätze. Denn Tierwohl gilt heute als eines der wichtigsten…
Geflügel- und Schweinehalter fragen in jüngster Zeit vermehrt Qualifizierungsmöglichkeiten nach, um den Umgang mit Reinigungs- und Desinfektionsmitteln zu beherrschen. Bislang ist ein Sachkundenachweis nicht gesetzlich gefordert, doch immer mehr Tierhalter setzen auf einen freiwilligen Qualifikationsnachweis. Damit wollen sie ihre Kenntnisse in der Prävention von Erkrankungen und ihr Engagement für mehr Tierwohl zum Ausdruck bringen. Für…
Die schweinefleischerzeugenden Wertschöpfungsketten stehen aktuell vor der Herausforderung abzuschätzen, welche der Alternativen zur betäubungslosen Ferkelkastration für sie am ehesten Verbraucher- bzw. Marktakzeptanz finden. Sie sollten daher alle derzeit in Europa zugelassenen und praktizierten Alternativen kennen und sollten Risiken und Chancen der verschiedenen Verfahren einschätzen können. Dazu hat die EQA im Rahmen einer Veranstaltung anlässlich der…
Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung „Herausforderung Tierwohl“ bei der Fachmesse EuroTier 2018 in Hannover diskutierten Vertreter aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Landeseinrichtungen über den schnellen Ausstieg aus der betäubungslosen Ferkelkastration. Die Teilnehmenden waren sich einig, dass unabhängig von der gewählten Alternative die Anwender einen extrem hohen Qualifizierungsbedarf haben. Sei es die Ebermast, bei der nicht nur Schweinehalter,…
Die Heinrich-Stockmeyer-Stiftung schreibt auch für 2019 wieder den Stockmeyer Nachwuchspreis aus. Studierende die sich in ihrer Abschlussarbeiten mit Methoden und Verfahren zur Verbesserung der Lebensmittelsicherheit befassen können sich bis zum 31. März 2019 um den Preis bewerben. Weiterführende Informationen über die einzelnen Projekte der Stiftung finden Sie auf der Homepage www.Heinrich-Stockmeyer-Stiftung.de.
Dass Bedarf besteht, haben Verantwortliche aus Agrarwirtschaft und besonders der Fleischerzeugung bereits deutlich gemacht. Eine aktuelle wissenschaftliche Erhebung will jetzt herausfinden, wie groß die Nachfrage ist und in welchen Bereichen Fort- und Weiterbildungs-Möglichkeiten besonders laut gefordert werden. Je mehr Fachleute sich an der Umfrage beteiligen, desto genauer wird das Ergebnis – deswegen einfach den folgenden…
Dr. Susanne Lehnert introduced EQA and its services on the conference “Challenges of Hungarian Agriculture” held in Debrecen September 6, 2018. At the occasion of 150 years anniversary of the Faculty of Agricualtural Food Science and Environmental Management of the University of Debrecen (Hungary) more than 40 participants from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Serbia,…
Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung zum Dreifach Jubiläum von 200 Jahre Universität Bonn, 200 Jahre Raiffeisen und 150 Jahre Winzergenossenschaft Mayschoß, konnten erste Kontakte zu ZEN NOH – der nationale Verband Japans, in der alle japanischen Genossenschaftsverbände zusammengeschlossen sind – aufgenommen werden. Akihiro Kadonaga, Leiter des Bereichs “Agribusiness General Planning”, sprach mit Dr. Susanne Lehnert am…
FOTO: Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerin Julia Klöckner übergibt den Bewilligungsbescheid. V.l.n.r.: Rektor der Universität Bonn, Michael Hoch / Projektkoordinatorin Prof. Dr. Judith Kreyenschmidt / im Hintergrund: Dekan der landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät Prof. Dr. Peter Stehle / Bundesministerin Julia Klöckner / Präsident der Bundesarbeit für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Dr. Hanns-Christoph Eiden. Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft fördert Zukunftsprojekt Im Kampf gegen…
Eine Private Partnership Initiative widmet sich speziellen Aspekten des Tierwohls Alle zwei Jahre treffen sich Experten aus Landwirtschaft, Tierhaltung und Lebensmittelproduktion auf der Fachmesse in Hannover. In diesem Jahr widmet sich eine Public Private Partnership Initiative der EQAsce und des FoodNetCenters Bonn mit Unterstützung der Rentenbank dem Thema „Tierwohl“. Hierbei soll es besonders um Alternativen…
Branchenspezifische Standards und Normen im internationalen Handel mit Futter- und Lebensmitteln verlangen schon jetzt, dass Schulungsbedarfe ermittelt und der Kompetenznachweise erbracht werden. Für eine Reihe von Tätigkeiten in Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft ist dies längst eine etablierte Vorgehensweise. In der Tierhaltung fordern nun auch zunehmend gesetzliche Regelungen und EU-Verordnungen spezielle Weiterbildungs-und Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen für Tierhalter und Tierärzte.…