Summer Schools 2026

Information Technologies and Expert Systems in Plant Protection

May 25 - June 14 (Online phase), June 15 – 19 (On-site workshop)
Ihinger Hof (Research Station of the University of Hohenheim)

Wildlife Conservation and Management in Europe - BIP

July 6 - July 10, 2026, Poland, national and regional parks.
BIP of SGGW with UniTus

Natural disturbances and restoration activities in European forests

May 10 - May 16, 2026. Alpine Study Center of Tuscia University in Pieve Tesino, Italy (University of Tuscia)

Summer school "Entomology in the 21st century: integrative molecular and AI-based methodologies to assess, monitor and preserve insect biodiversity and their ecosystems"

June 22 - July 17, 2026. University of Tuscia (UniTus). 

Online lectures will be held on the Zoom platform. Field week activities will be carried out in the Apennine Lucano Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese National Park (Basilicata, Southern Italy). 

More information will be provided later.

Summer school It's SOW TIME! Exploring innovations in the seed sector towards agroecology (BIP)

July 5 - July 10, 2026. L’Institut Agro (AGRO) -
BIP of WUR, UHOH, UNITUS and BOKU

Contribution of Animal Breeding to Global Food Security

August 3rd - August 11th, 2026. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). 

PONZA-ME - Coasts and islands as models for Multidisciplinary and Ecosystem studies: welcome to PONZA Island

 September 27th - October 2nd, 2026. Online preparatory lectures will be held in advance from June and September 2026.

More information will be added during February.

University of Tuscia (UniTus), Ponza Island, Italy

‘FRUIT ADAPT’: Fruit crop adaptation to climate change in the South of France (BIP)

May 2 - June 26, 2026. In May, activities will be online. Onsite activities will be from June 22 to June 26.
L’Institut Agro (AGRO), Montpellier. France
BIP of AGRO, SLU, NMBU, UNITUS, UHOH, SGGW and BOKU

Summer Schools 2025

Summer Bioeconomy School

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Czechia
11 - 22 August 2025

Computer Vision Application in Agriculture, Forest and Agro-food Systems

University of Tuscia (CREA-AA headquarters - Rome), Italy
15 June – 20 June 2025

Sustainable Development in a Regional Context

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Czech Republic
6. – 11. 7. 2025

Applied Seed Physiology

University of Hohenheim, Germany
4–29 August 2025

Science Meets Action | CZU Summer Academy

Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
August 4th - 13th 2025.

Contribution of Animal Breeding to Global Food Security

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
18 - 27 August 2025

Introduction to ecophysiological phenotyping and fruit growth responses to environmental constraints

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
21 - 23 May 2025

Explore Your Eco

Konitsa in northwest Greece
24 - 30 June 2025

Biocontrol of insects and mites: status quo and prospective challenges

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Vienna, Austria
7 - 12 July 2025

RE-ENFORCE: Emerging Genetic-Engineering Technologies For Crop Resilience

University of Tuscia, Italy
7th - 11th July 2025

Natural Disturbances in Forests and Restoration Activities

Alpine Study Center of Tuscia University in Pieve Tesino.
Will be held in spring 2026.
Further information will follow in September 2025.

Biological Consequences of Selection

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
18.- 22. August 2025 (on-site part)

Tasting the Land – Exploring the Interconnected Natural and Human Dimensions of the Agricultural Landscape in Tuscany

Tuscany - Monasterino della Conoscenza, near Siena, Italy
28.07. – 02.08.2025 (on-site stay)

BIP Food Digestion

"Food digestion in vitro methodologies and future challenges" is a Blended Intensive Programme from April to July 2025 that is open for PhD students. The registrations are open until the 15th of December!

ELLS Letní školy 2024 | ELLS Summer Schools 2024

Contribution of Animal Breeding to Global Food Security

Expected date: 5-14 August.

Application deadline: 31 May, 2024.

Venue: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien.

 

Practical Introduction into Programming with Python

|7-12 July|

Application deadline: 30 April, 2024.

Venue: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czechia

Design of Sustainable Food Systems

|30 June - 7 July|

Application deadline: 15 April, 2024.

Venue: Alpine Studies Centre of Pieve Tesino, Italy

Ecological and evolutionary plant breeding for sustainability - Concepts of Darwinian Agriculture

|15-21 July|

Application deadline: 30 April, 2024.

Venue: 2 place Pierre Viala. 34000 Montpellier, France.

Organised as BIP!! - detailed info HERE.

Pathogens, Parasites and their Hosts: Ecology, Molecular Interactions and Evolution

|1-8 July|

Applicaiton deadline: 2 April, 2024.

Venue: University of Hohenheim, Germany

Think Camp Rural Development: adressing current economic, enviromental and social challenges

|7-12 July|

Application deadline: 30 April, 2024.

Venue: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czechia

Bioeconomy

|12-23 August|

Application deadline: 30 April, 2024.

Venue: Wageningen University. Forum building number 102. Droevendaalsesteeg 2
6708 PB Wageningen. The Netherlands.

Robotic weeding in sugar beet

|10-14 June|

Applicaiton deadline: 6 May, 2024.

Venue: Ihinger Hof Research Station of the University of Hohenheim, 71272 Renningen, Germany.

Plant Health in the wake of AI

|14-22 June|

Application deadline: 2 April, 2024.

Venue: Pieve Tesino, Italy with the possibility to start in Stuttgart morning 14 June or Trento midday 15 June.