{"id":13951,"date":"2026-11-02T13:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/smart-agriculture-technology-for-vet\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:30:12","slug":"smart-agriculture-technology-for-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/en\/smart-agriculture-technology-for-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart agriculture technology for VET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Smart-agriculture-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1099\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Smart-agriculture-logo.png 1099w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Smart-agriculture-logo-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Smart-agriculture-logo-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Smart-agriculture-logo-768x245.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1099px) 100vw, 1099px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Agricultural Institute Osijek is a partner in the KA220 VET project aimed at developing the knowledge, digital skills and competencies required for the application of smart and precision technologies in agriculture. Through collaboration between partners from different fields, the project brings together digitalisation, STEM, sustainability and modern learning methods, contributing to the modernisation of agriculture and enhancing the attractiveness of vocational education and training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart Agriculture Technology for VET \u2013 AgriTech4VET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project reference:<\/strong> 2026-1-HR01-KA220-VET-000457530<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erasmus+ 2026 \u2013 Vocational Education and Training, KA220-VET \u2013 Cooperation Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project duration:<\/strong> 24 months (15 October 2026 &#8211; 14 October 2028)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant:<\/strong> \u20ac250,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project coordinator:<\/strong> Electrical Engineering and Transport School Osijek<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academy of Applied Studies Novi Sad \u2013 Novi Sad, Serbia<\/li>\n<li>School Centre Ptuj \u2013 Ptuj, Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural Institute Osijek \u2013 Osijek, Croatia<\/li>\n<li>Alti Agro d.o.o. \u2013 Zagreb, Croatia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agricultural Institute Osijek Project Team Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maja Mato\u0161a Ko\u010dar, PhD, Team Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Maja Mazur, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Marko Ivi\u0107, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Nina Cveni\u0107, MSc in Agricultural Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project goals are to modernize VET by developing knowledge and skills on the application of smart agricultural technologies for sustainable food production and a multidisciplinary approach to vocational education.<\/p>\n<p>The project addresses the need to modernise agricultural production while also developing new knowledge and digital competencies among students, teachers, trainees and other stakeholders, as well as promoting a multidisciplinary approach to vocational education and training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Three Key Project Objectives Are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To create educational content and learning models for smart and precision agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>To develop and introduce educational programmes incorporating the application of smart technologies in agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>To develop teaching and learning materials to modernise various sectors of vocational education and training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The project is based on the horizontal Erasmus+ priorities of environmental protection and digitalisation and the sectoral priority of increasing the attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET), emphasing modernisation across sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The project&#8217;s activities and results will continuously raise awareness of environmental protection and highlight smart agriculture solutions that can mitigate negative environmental impacts. At the same time, the project will contribute to advancing and promoting digitalisation in agriculture, developing the competencies of VET staff, and supporting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Project Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A virtual tour of a smart farm demonstrating how smart agriculture solutions benefit farmers, the environment and the economy, translated into the national languages of the partner countries.<\/li>\n<li>Three smart agriculture system models developed at partner educational institutions and applied to curriculum modernisation.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching materials for developing smart agriculture system models, translated into the national languages of the partner countries.<\/li>\n<li>Guidelines for cross-sectoral cooperation in work-based learning (WBL) and student projects.<\/li>\n<li>The AgroDigLab programme of extracurricular activities.<\/li>\n<li>Inovated curricula in different vocational sectors.<\/li>\n<li>A variety of VET educational resources on smart agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expected Project Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital materials providing an overview of smart and precision agriculture solutions.<\/li>\n<li>An e-book for the extracurricular activities programme.<\/li>\n<li>Curricula incorporating content and activities related to smart and precision agriculture across various vocational programmes.<\/li>\n<li>Extracurricular activities for pupils and students at partner educational institutions.<\/li>\n<li>A workshop for project staff on the application of drones and artificial intelligence in vineyard transformation.<\/li>\n<li>A joint model, simulation or other activity related to smart agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching materials for students and teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations and guidelines for the development and implementation of educational programmes.<\/li>\n<li>Games, quizzes and competitions focusing on the Green Agenda and smart agriculture solutions.<\/li>\n<li>A glossary of frequently used terms in English and the partner countries&#8217; languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The project also includes dissemination activities, such as a project website, visual identity, six newsletter issues, four podcast episodes featuring representatives of companies developing and implementing smart agriculture solutions, open days at partner educational institutions, and an international conference presenting the project results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Work Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Project management<\/li>\n<li>Smart and precise agriculture solutions in VET<\/li>\n<li>Smart and precise agriculture model development for VET<\/li>\n<li>Teaching and learning methodology<\/li>\n<li>Dissemination and exploitation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-1024x228.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-768x171.png 768w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-1536x343.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.poljinos.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EN_Co-fundedbytheEU_RGB_POS-2048x457.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agricultural Institute Osijek is a partner in the KA220 VET project aimed at developing the knowledge, digital skills and competencies required for the application of smart and precision technologies in agriculture. 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