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Secondary School of Veterinary Studies, Nitra (Slovakia) and its February school activities   The first one –SPA (Students` Professional Activities, called SOČ here) is a traditional national contest for all kinds of high school students established in the former Czechoslovakia. The students – competitors are free to choose their own topic, work on it either […]

Easton and Otley College Paris Agricultural Show – Cattle Judging Competition 25th – 28th February 2019   At the end of February, two Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture students, Emily Salisbury (1st year student) and Esme Harrison (2nd year student) travelled to the Paris Agricultural Show to compete in the European Cattle Judging Competition. […]

All work and no play is not good for the soul…..so play some music! EUROPEA has achieved many things over the years in Green education. Hundreds of projects offering students and staff the opportunity to experience other cultures and gain qualifications through the ECVET system. For the UK, even in these uncertain times, we appreciate […]

What we have learned from Erasmus Projects and the needs of employers Changes at Easton and Otley College farm mean students are spending more time learning practical skills. Does an agricultural college need a working farm? That was one of the first questions put to a new advisory board at Easton and Otley College. The […]

10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT THE CZECH REPUBLIC 1. Beautiful nature, interesting places 2. Lot of castles, nice architecture, rich history 3. Long tradition of spa – spa towns like Karlovy Vary, Mariánské lázně, Františkovy lázně and many others 4. Good quality beer and lovely meal – very typical is “svíčková! (marinatedsirlon steak with […]

LET US INTRODUCE ONE OF THE SUCCESFULL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE REALISED WITH OUR EUROPEAN PARTNERS Learning Agriculture by Comparison of Agricultural Production in Partner Schools 2016-1-CZ01-KA202-023884 General Introduction Students from partner schools have for several times visited various European countries EU in short time and they never had any chance to compare real conditions of farming […]

On 20 February, as part of a ceremony dedicated to the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm bestowed 33 Silver Decorations and 3 Gold Decorations to the most outstanding and successful promoters of agriculture and rural life. The Minister of Rural Affairs extended his gratitude towards all those […]

Student competition in theoretical and practical agricultural disciplines was held at Agricultural College and Agricultural Secondary School in Benesov on 19th and 20th April 2018. 25 students of agricultural school from the Czech Republic compared their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in crop production, animal breeding, mechanization, economics and tractor driving as well. Agroolympics for elementary schools […]

National System of Occupations– description of occupations Responsible:   Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs National System of Qualifications(NSQ) – description of qualifications requirements Responsible: Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports National Institute of Vocational Education – Act on Recognition of Qualifications (2006-7)   System of Recognition of Qualifications National System of Qualifications ↓                                                                                            ↓ Complete […]

EUROPEA (l’Europe de l’Enseignement Agricole), established at that famous meeting in Ettelbruck (LU) in January 1993, has always relied on the enthusiasm and voluntary work of people who believed in it. One of them was Jakob Kjaer (DK), who created and edited the EUROPEA Newsletters, the first channel of information within our association. Following his […]

The Agriculture Council of the region of Murcia, Spain was delighted with the participation of the Spanish team in the last Agrolympics in Oporto, Portugal. So, they decided to organize a similar event to select the winning team that will represent Spain in the the next AGROLYMPICS in Poland. The event will take place on […]

From EUROPEA School “Sumatovac” in Aleksinac, Serbia  On Sunday January 27th 2019 we had a great reason to be in school. It was Saint Sava’s Day !! Saint Sava is considered to be the patron saint of education and all the schools in Serbia celebrate this day. Known as The Enlightener, he was one of […]