A total of 40 students from five participating European universities will participate in a full programme of academic activities that will take place throughout the week.

The Rector of the University of Cádiz, Casimiro Mantel, together with Tare Ilona, ​​Rector of the Catholic University of Eszterházy Károly in Eger in Hungary, inaugurated today in the INDESS Conference Hall the summer session of the Erasmus climate project VITENO, hosted by the leadership of the Institute of Wine and Agri-Food Research (IVAGRO) of the University of Central Asia this week at the Jerez Campus with the aim of improving training in viticulture and oenology to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The event was attended by the Vice-Rector for Internationalization of the University, Marcela Iglesias, the University delegate to the Jerez City Council, José Angel Aparicio, and the Director of Projects, UCA professor Francisco Fernández. Thus, a total of 40 students from five universities participated in the project (Universities of Cádiz – Spain, Università degli Studi di Padova – Italy, IBL Bordeaux Gironde – France, Institut Politique Grajança – Portugal, and Esztheráhy Károly Catholic de Geronde – Hungary) . You will participate in a complete program of activities that includes conferences, visits to wineries or the International Fine Wine Show (Vinoble 2024), whose headquarters have been located in Jerez since yesterday.

The Erasmus VITENO climate project aims to strengthen cooperation between different European universities in the field of viticulture and oenology in order to respond to the future challenges of climate change in the wine sector to reduce its negative impacts at a global and local level. . As the organization of this initiative highlights, “This is a common need for all stakeholders in the wine sector (wine producers, research, education, students, local businesses and policy makers). The aim is therefore to strengthen cooperation between European institutions in the field of education, focusing on high-quality activities and practices aimed at reducing the negative impacts of climate change. The project proposes a complex approach to improve the efficiency of knowledge transfer on the interaction between viticulture and climate change. Therefore, activities are planned to meet the general needs and priorities of viticulture and wine education.

The Erasmus climate project VITENO implements a series of educational initiatives aimed at supporting transnational educational systems and mobility to improve cooperation between several European universities and institutions of the same common educational environment; It enriches students’ training with updated information on general aspects of climate change and enhances their knowledge of the characteristics of traditional wine regions and their specific interactions with countries related to climate change.