Interdisciplinarity, Internationalization, Interculturality: Three Challenges of Training in Animal Breeding and Genetics in Europe

Abstract Text: Animal Breeding requires a diverse spectrum of competences, from biology to social sciences and technology, and so does its teaching and training. It results in a collective activity which benefits from moving towards three complementary directions: interdisciplinarity, internationalization, and interculturality. These dimensions open new ways to create and to adapt innovative curricula to the fast evolving needs of the professional sector, but they are also challenging. Recent joint initiatives between European institutions in the field with their successes and pitfalls could be a useful source of experience.

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Training

Teaching

Animal breeding industry

Societies