{"id":518,"date":"2025-06-04T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snau.edu.ua\/international\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:22:59","slug":"from-theoretical-oriented-to-practical-education-in-agrarian-studies-topas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snau.edu.ua\/international\/en\/international-policy\/international-projects\/erasmus\/erasmus-ka-2-cooperation-projects-for-innovation-and-exchange-of-best-practices\/from-theoretical-oriented-to-practical-education-in-agrarian-studies-topas\/","title":{"rendered":"From Theoretical-Oriented to Practical Education in Agrarian Studies (TOPAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From Theoretical-Oriented to Practical Education in Agrarian Studies \/ TOPAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>585603-EPP-1-2017-1-DE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project acronym: TOPAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regional Multi-Country Joint\u00a0Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priority \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Higher Education and Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project duration:\u00a0<\/strong>15 October 2017 \u2013 14 October 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EU funding instrument:\u00a0<\/strong>European Neighbourhood Instrument (Erasmus+:\u041a\u04102 CBHE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Erasmus+ (CBHE) grant\u00a0 amount<\/strong><em>: \u00a0977963,00 \u20ac<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Target groups:\u00a0<\/strong>university students and staff, practical Education in Agrarian Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Grant holder:<\/em><\/strong> Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Coordinator and General Manager:<\/em><\/strong> Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. SNAU, ANAU Ralf Schlauderer (+499826654101, <a href=\"mailto:ralf.schlauderer@hswt.de\">ralf.schlauderer@hswt.de<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writtle University College, United Kingdom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wroc\u0142aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iasi, Romania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armenian National Agrarian University, Armenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yerevan State University, Armenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samarkand Agricultural Institute, Uzbekistan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andijan agricultural institute, Uzbekistan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.ua\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwja6ICCgOTYAhVihaYKHTtsDZoQFggxMAE&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnubip.edu.ua%2Fen&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jnZA9T3n6Q2RhdEqjyFUh\">National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine<\/a>,\u00a0Ukraine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sumy National Agrarian University,\u00a0Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Project goals and objectives<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wide-range of project activities will facilitate the transition from teacher centered knowledge-based form of education to student-centered practice based education in Agrarian studies. 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