EMABG Programme
Our vision is to equip the future leaders and adept problem solvers with cutting-edge knowledge to address the urgent challenges of biodiversity decline and global food security. Our vision extends beyond academia to encompass industry and society at large. EMABG aspires to be a driving force in providing interdisciplinary education in Europe and worldwide. We build upon our proven track record in animal breeding and genetics, extend our reach, and bring innovative solutions to halt biodiversity loss, using the state-of-the-art toolset of genomics. Aligned with our mission of academic excellence and utilising our complementary strengths, EMABG will make a lasting impact on the entire society.
Challenges
The EMABG is a joint master programme that fills a real need for both the industry and nongovernmental sector and society as a whole. It is designed to answer the scientific, practical and societal challenges of ABG. These challenges can be summarised for both developed and low-income countries as follows:
- preserve natural resources, with special attention to biodiversity;
- meet the increased demand for animal and fish products, while preserving or improving the quality of the products, the welfare of animals and minimising the environmental impact;
- make efficient use of novel tools and technologies to reach these goals while maintaining societal acceptance of animal food production;
- develop sustainable animal breeding and conservation programmes that contribute to improved livelihood of farmers and efficient food chains in a long-term perspective;
- develop sustainable breeding and conservation programmes for rare and indigenous breeds that contribute to nature inclusive farming, and for endangered species to be reintroduced in nature reserves.
Goals
It is a common vision of EMABG partners to meet these challenges by intensive cooperation in the education and training of students, further enhanced by the complementarity among participating universities. Thus, the EMABG was set up to;
- offer quality higher education with a European perspective in the field of animal biodiversity and genomics, which is attractive to students from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, as well as students from third countries not associated to the Programme;
- enhance the quality of training in animal biodiversity and genomics and to strengthen attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area;
- contribute to the needs of societies by developing the qualifications of people so they possess the appropriate skills, are open-minded and internationally experienced.
Last updated: 19.12.2024
