ACTIVITIES
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
SEMINAR
23rd January 2026 at 10:00 CET
Forensic genetics applied to the food sector: wine as a case study.
Registration is mandatory
You can attend the seminar via Microsoft Teams
23 January 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Auditório B.01 Blocos Laboratoriais
Forensic Genetics Applied to the Food Sector: Wine as a Case Study
26 January 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Auditório B.01 Blocos Laboratoriais Certificate of Attendance
Circular Valorization of Wine Industry By-Products: Sustainable Solutions for Food, Cosmetic, and Pharmaceutical Applications
3 February 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Auditório B.02 Blocos Laboratoriais
Smart Sensing for Smart Decisions: The Path to a Data-Driven Wine Industry
Microcredencial: Sustainable Agriculture
2nd–5th February
The EU-GIFT Alliance launches its first microcredential in Sustainable Agriculture, an online programme that brings together leading experts from six European universities.
This innovative course offers a multidisciplinary and practical approach to sustainable agricultural systems, addressing key challenges such as climate change, resource efficiency and agri-food innovation, while fostering knowledge exchange within the European Higher Education Area.
Mode: Online, synchronous
Places: 20
Credits: 1 ECTS
Price: 29,71 €
Registration period: Until January 26th, 2026 or until all vacancies are filled
Start date: February 2, 2026
Completion date: February 5, 2026
Admission requirements: Age 25-64 years
Language of instruction: This microcredential will be taught only in English
Participating partner universities:
- University of La Rioja, UR (Spain).
- University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, USAMV CN (Romania).
- Hochschule Geisenheim University, HGU (Germany).
- University of Verona, UNIVR (Italy).
- Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, EKCU, (Hungary).
- University of Tras Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD (Portugal).
Academic Direction:
Prof. Elena González Fandos
Professor of the Department of Agriculture and Food, University of La Rioja UR (Spain).
Structure and Content
- Introduction to sustainable agriculture. Prof. Dr. Vicente Marco, University of La Rioja (Spain).
- Renewable resources for sustainable agri-food systems. Prof. Dr. Sonia Ancuta Socaci, University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV CN), (Romania).
- Climate, water, and conservation: Assessing Sustainability Risks in Modern Winegrowing. Prof. Dr. Moritz Wagner, Hochschule Geisenheim University (HGU), (Germany).
- More Sustainable Agriculture. Dr. Giacomo Ortis, University of Verona, UNIVR (Italy).
- Late pruning on Kékfrankos to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Dr. Szabolcs Villangó, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University (EKCU), (Hungary).
- Biological pest control. Prof. Dr. Vicente Marco, University of La Rioja (Spain).
- Wine Industry byproducts as a resource for quality and innovation: Bridging food, pharma, and production systems. Prof. Dr. Ana Isabel Barros, University of Tras Montes and Alto Douro UTAD (Portugal).
- Practical workshop on biological pest control. Prof. Dr. Vicente Marco, University of La Rioja (Spain)University of La Rioja.
Welcome Week 2026
Universidad de La Rioja
2nd–6th February
Mobility Opportunities
Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 February 2026
5.00-6.00 p.m.
Online partners contributions
Activities aimed at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.
Registration is mandatory
Those who register will receive a link to YouTube.
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
Welcome Week 2025
Bordeaux Sciences Agro
15th–19th December 2025
Welcome Week 2025
Hochschule Geisenheim University
8th–16th December 2025
Welcome Week 2025
University of Verona
3rd–11th December 2025
Welcome Week 2025
Eszterházy Károly Catholic University
Eger – Hungary
1st-6th December 2025
Welcome Week 2025
USAMV – The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
24th-28th November 2025
Welcome Week 2025
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
17th-21th November 2025
Institutional sponsorship of the University of La Rioja in the 2025 Campo Awards
November 2025
The University of La Rioja seeks to strengthen its institutional presence and communicate its innovation and sustainable transformation projects, especially in Europe through the EU-GIFT alliance.
The ‘Premios del Campo’ awards, organised by Nueva Rioja, are a key event for the agri-food sector in La Rioja and offer the University an opportunity to highlight its commitment to agricultural sustainability, technological innovation and responsible rural development.
As part of this sponsorship, the new ‘University of La Rioja – EU-GIFT Sustainable Agriculture Award’ will recognise initiatives with real environmental, economic or social impact, aligned with SDGs 2, 12 and 13 of the 2030 Agenda.
Blended Intensive Programme
EU-GIFT Alliance Meeting in Eger, Hungary
13–14 October 2025
The Hungarian city of Eger will host the upcoming EU-GIFT Alliance coordination meeting on 13–14 October 2025.
Over two days of work sessions at the historic Eszterházy Károly Catholic University (EKCU), representatives from partner universities will review the current status of the project, share progress across work packages (WPs), and outline the next strategic steps for the Alliance.
Blended Intensive Programme
Gastronomy Tourism and wine tourism: promoting the geographical identity foods and wines
The University of La Rioja is organizing a Erasmus+ BIP “Gastronomy Tourism and wine tourism: promoting the geographical identity foods and wines”.
The virtual component will be carried out from June 20 to 30, while the 5-day physical mobility will take place from July 1 to 5.
The whole programme awards 3 ECTS credits.
Participants can be sent with Erasmus+ funding, which they must apply for at their home university. In order to promote the activities carried out by the EU Gift alliance, we offer this course only to our EU Gift partners, and we can receive up to 5 students from your University.
Please, nominate your students by sending an email to international@adm.unirioja.es. Upon receiving your nominations, students will be automatically accepted.
We are available for any questions you might have: international@adm.unirioja.es
Food Horizons: Preserving the Origins of Food into the Future
Hochschule Geisenheim University is known for its application-oriented and theory- based research in the field of specialty crops and their products along the whole value chain. Research includes current questions regarding viticulture, oenology, horticulture, beverage technology, food safety and logistics as well as economics and marketing. The university is also committed to the sustainable development of cultural landscapes and urban open spaces.
Together with our partners from Universidad de La Rioja, Eszterházy Karoly University and University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj- Napoca, we are organizing a joint summer school, which will take place in Geisenheim in September 2024. With a focus on foods with geographical indications, the event will offer participants the chance to collaborate on a variety of practical projects. Participating students will apply a wide range of theoretical principles to produce a non-alcoholic beer and assess its quality, and will gain laboratory experience producing vegetable oils. They will also visit key players in the food logistics industry of the Rhine-Main region and assess the food safety and sustainability of various products along their entire value chain.
The program consists of a one-day online event with a preparation task for the students and a five-day in-person event in Geisenheim.»
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