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European Aquaculture Society – Student Group 1st Winter Workshop

Six months of preparations peaked in four days of an event, bringing people from all over Europe together and building trust in a fruitful future as a team.

We are looking back to a successful 1st edition of the Winter Workshop of the European Aquaculture Society – Student Group (EAS-SG) that was held at the International Environmental Educational, Advisory and Information Centre of Water Protection in Vodňany from December 15th to 18th. Students representing different European countries came together to discuss the future strategies of the EAS-SG with one particular goal – connect students across Europe. The University of South Bohemia, particularly the Faculty of Fisheries and the Protection of Waters, hosted 15 attending National Coordinators (NCs) from 10 countries.

The first day was dedicated to getting to know the University of South Bohemia (USB) as host institution. The day started with introductory lectures held by the Vice-dean of foreign affairs of the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters (FFPW), Vladimír Žlábek, who provided some great insights into the past, present and future of USB in general and FFPW USB in particular. Excursions to the hatchery, MODEL in Vodňany and the aquaponic greenhouse in České Budějovice allowed NCs to get a better impression of the research infrastructure.

The day was concluded with a visit to the Christmas Market and, as a special highlight, a beer tasting by the local O’Pilda brewery, which offers a variety of beers that were inspired by fish species.

During the second day, the Student Group Workshop program continued with presentations by the EAS President-Elect, Marc Vandeputte (INRAE, France), about the importance of transnational expert societies, followed by Jakub Mořický as representative of the Czech Ministry of Agriculture.

The second part of the day started with Liva Dzene, representative of the European Young Chemists’ Network, who gave valuable hints regarding efficient organisation within a pan-European group of scientists and the acquisition of funds.

Ana Visković, project coordinator of the EAS gave insights into the administrative structure to provide a better understanding of the work of EAS.

The discussion was initiated afterwards by Mariana Ferreira, Student Representative of the EAS-SG, giving insights into the current state of the student group. Eventually, some major changes in the structure of the EAS-Student Group were settled.

After a short night due to long discussions, a sightseeing tour in Prague brought the workshop to a pleasant end.

We thank the University of South Bohemia (RVO VaV) and Sparos LDA for their financial support and Ana Visković and the EAS for the footage you can see here and here.

The organizing committee:

Anıl Tellbüscher (NC Germany), Lenka Kajgrová (NC Czechia) and Tomáš Pěnka (NC Czechia)

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