www.scienceparkzakynthos.org
Science Park Zakynthos-Therianos
Villas
Norwegian – Greek Educational, Research and Business
Collaboration
Science Park Zakynthos is a Norwegian-Greek
educational, research and business collaboration being established on the
island. The initiative came from Norway. They aim to work on sustainable
environment issues, as for example the water resources. The project is
collaboration between The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB),
Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands
(TEI), and the Therianos Villas and Therianos Family Farm
at Zakynthos Island.
At the Therianos Family Farm we will establish the Science Park Zakynthos. It
will work as a test field location and area for student training, research,
information and business development.
The start of the collaboration will involves student and professor exchange
between the institutions, as a part of a theoretical and laboratory coursework
training both in Norway and Zakynthos. During the spring semester Greek students
from the Department of Environmental Technology and Ecology are invited (Erasmus
agreement) to participate in courses at the Norwegian University of Life
Sciences, The department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology.
In April both the Norwegian and the Greek students will participate in an
intensive course at Zakynthos (water, technology and environment), with both
theoretical and practical training. The staff from Norway and Zakynthos will
participate in the teaching in Norway and at Zakynthos and intend to develop
joint research activities.
A testfield location and area for student training in Zakynthos is an
important part of the collaboration between the MoU-partners (UMB and TEI). The
Therianos Villas and Therianos Family Farm (Kallithea, Alykes) have committed to
be the practical facilitator for the testfield and to be an area for student
training, research, information and business development.
The collaboration between UMB, TEI and the Therianos Family Farm will be
organized in a concept called the “Science Park Zakynthos”. The “Science Park
Zakynthos” is a model of collaboration between universities, authorities and
industry. The “Science Park Zakynthos” intend to be officially opened 12th April
2011, when the coursework training take place at Zakynthos.
The subject-areas in the collaboration between the Norwegian University of
Life Sciences (UMB), Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands
and the The Therianos is water reduction and water reuse, plus teaching,
research and environmental technology development between Norwegian andGreek
industry.
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Integratio between use and reuse
Integrated Water and
Organic Waste Management is an integration of water and food consumption and the
resulting waste generated.
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