A resounding success for the final event of GenB and BioBeo projects, “Bridging Generations: Education and Policy to Shape a Sustainable Future”, held in Brussels! The event brought together diverse voices across generations, disciplines, and sectors to co-create a more sustainable future through bioeconomy education.
The FVA team played a key role in the event’s success, contributing actively both to the organisation and the discussions at the core of the programme.
- Selenia represented the BioGov.net project in the first panel, dedicated to “Education as a main driver of the circular and sustainable transition towards the future Bioeconomy Strategy”. Alongside other Horizon Europe projects such as GenB, BioBeo, SLEs, CLEVERFOOD, LOESS and ProBleu, she contributed to setting the scene for an engaging and forward-looking conversation on the transformative role of education.
- In the second panel, focused on “Recommendations to shape future circular and sustainable bioeconomy education”, Susanna moderated a dynamic and participatory session that gave space to intergenerational dialogue. Valentina, as a GenB Ambassador, shared her personal experience and insights, engaging in a constructive exchange with policy makers from the European Commission (DG RTD and DG AGRI) and the CBE JU. Their dialogue highlighted how youth perspectives and lived experiences can enrich and influence policy-making in bioeconomy education.
The event also featured the vibrant “Education in Action” experiential exhibition, where tools and materials developed by GenB, BioBeo, BioGov.net, and other EU projects were showcased. These resources illustrated innovative approaches to engaging citizens and youth in sustainability, making science and systems thinking accessible through games, storytelling, and interactive media. Among the highlights of the exhibition was also the presentation of the children’s book “Our Blue Treasure”, developed in the context of the BlueMissionMed project. Authored by Susanna, Selenia and Valentina, and brought to life with the artistic direction of Louis, the book was warmly received by educators and stakeholders as a creative and impactful way to raise ocean literacy and environmental awareness among the youngest audiences.
FVA is proud to have contributed to this milestone event that not only celebrated achievements but also planted seeds for future cooperation and systemic change in bioeconomy education across Europe.
