Academic representatives of Agricultural University of Athens (Greece) and University of Tras-os Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal) recently gathered in Pamplona with their peers of Public University of Navarre (UPNA) to coordinate the details of the launch of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Cutting-Edge Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture (SUSTAGRI) for academic year 2025-2026, taught by the three institutions.
Academic and administrative managers of the Master's programme SUSTAGRI, at UPNA. From left to right, Miguel Ángel Campo Bescós (UPNA); Polyxeni Tsaliagkou, professor of the Agricultural University of Athens; Regina Galarza, project manager; Dionysios Kalyvas and Konstantinos Soulis (both professors of Agricultural University of Athens); Ramón Gonzalo, UPNA’s Chancellor; Javier Casalí, academic coordinator of the Master’s degree and professor at UPNA; José Marques Aranha, coordinator of the Master’s degree at University of Tras-os Montes and Alto Douro; Inmaculada Farran, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Policies; and Jorge Elso Torralba, Vice-Chancellor for Internationalization and Cooperation.
Specifically, three members of the local committee of the Agricultural University of Athens (Konstantinos Soulis, Dionysios Kalyvas and Polyxeni Tsaliagkou), and the local coordinator of University of Tras os Montes and Alto Douro, professor José Aranha, came to UPNA. UPNA was represented in the technical meetings by Vice-Chancellor for Academic Policies, Inmaculada Farran Blanch, Vice-Chancellor for Internationalization and Cooperation, Jorge Elso Torralba, and the Master’s degree coordinator, professor Javier Casalí Sarasíbar, among other academic and management staff. Before the technical meeting, UPNA's Chancellor, Ramón Gonzalo, held an institutional welcome ceremony for the Master’s degree team.
Registrations open for UPNA’s first Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree
The Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Cutting-Edge Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture will allow the 30 students admitted in each edition (two of whom will be from Spain) to obtain a degree from UPNA, Agricultural University of Athens (Greece) and University of Tras-os Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal). All information about the entry requirements and application deadlines can be found on the university's website, where on-line pre-registration is also available. The programme lasts for two years (four terms) and is worth 120 credits. The teaching is in-person and entirely in English.
The main objective of the SUSTAGRI Master's programme, funded by the European Union with €4.7 million, is to train professionals in the most advanced technologies and methodologies that can be applied to improve the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of agriculture. Upon completing the Master's degree, graduates will be able to effectively apply these cutting-edge technologies to daily operational tasks on farms, making them more sustainable and competitive. They will also be equipped to provide support and advice to farmers on the implementation of smart agricultural systems, advise on reducing the environmental impact of agricultural activities, or pursue a career in basic or applied research within industry or academia, with the possibility of furthering their studies through a doctoral degree. The Master’s degree academic head is Professor in Agroforestry Engineering Javier Casalí Sarasíbar, member of UPNA's IS-FOOD research institute.
