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In last June, ESA – Engineering School of Agriculture and the partner companies were celebrating 20 years of the company-sponsored study program, one of the main programs taught at ESA.

Inspired by the strong connection between ESA and its partner companies, the company-sponsored program was set up 20 years ago. It is called Program I²FA – International Engineer by stuyding and working. The objective was to help the French companies with their project of international expansion by training their future employees.

IROICA is the European network of international relations officers at Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in agricultural and related sciences.
IROICA is a Standing Committee within the Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA).

Alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, the French higher education sector is mobilising to raise awareness of the 17 Goals defined in the Sustainable Development Programme for 2030, launched by UNESCO.

We had the idea of organising language couples.  How? Using online communication tools (WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom, Teams …). Some meetings could be face-to-face, respecting the safety barriers of course!

ESA is the largest institute of higher education for life sciences in France. It offers a wide range of courses in 10 major sectors of activity : agriculture, food processing, landscape management, environment, horticulture, viticulture, traditional products, retailing, trade and agribusiness management.

The BTS ACSE (Analyse, Conduite & Stratégie de l’Entreprise Agricole) – Farm Management Undergraduate Course at ESA completes a one-month farm placement abroad. Half of the students experienced the Irish dairy farming system during peak calving season, in February and March. A great time of year to experience a farm internship.

With the purpose of strengthening ties between international partners and companies, particularly for the I2FA program: LDC’s Polish operations, ESA organised a meeting at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, in mid-February with Dr. Maciej Nastaj, Professor Dariusz Stasiak and Mariusz Kicinski from DROSED.