Below the 10 capstone projects of the students from the 3rd edition of the master’s programme:

CHALLENGE 1: Promoting the goals of the UN Decade of Family Farming with a special focus on youth.

Students: Tiphaine Guibert, Aikaterini Xagorari and Fiona McGuire

Stakeholder: András Kovaloczy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)

Academic Supervisor: Márta Alexy, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Second reader: Attila Varga ,Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

CHALLENGE 2: Promoting the goals of the UN Decade of Family Farming with a special focus on youth.

Students: Tiphaine Guibert, Aikaterini Xagorari and Fiona McGuire

Stakeholder: András Kovaloczy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)

Academic supervisor: Gergő Tóth, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Second reader: Magnus Hellstrom (AAU)

CHALLENGE 3: Barrio sin despilfarro. Reducing food waste in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Students: Koko Cheung, Lotte Henk Crombag, Vasilena Hristova and José Miguel Sánchez Zaballa

Stakeholder: Alba Graells, Department d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació, Generalitat de Catalunya

Academic supervisor: Patrick Wall (TCD)

Second reader: Théophile Munyangeyo (TCD)

CHALLENGE 4: Innoceana and the Blue Economy in Barcelona: Strategies for Engaging Tourists in Ocean Conservation

Students: Isabel Fernandes, Karolina Osak, Kristiyana Uzunova and Denise Vaas

Stakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides, Innoceana, NGO

Second reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova (AAU)

CHALLENGE 5: Microplastics and litter in the water system. Strategies to minimize waste microplastics in Amersfoort

Students: Omari Palmer, Amira Perfors, Anouk Ruijters, Laurance Plessers and Galang Gibran

Stakeholder: Eefke Meijer, Gemeente Amersfoort en Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe

Academic supervisor: Ádám Toth (UU)

Second reader: Nadja Simons, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)

CHALLENGE 6: Develop a Software Solution to Enhance Reporting for EU Circular Economy

Students: Mats Wortelmann, Lisa Moukala, Margherita Zanazzi and Gaia Casazza

Stakeholder: Isaak Siebenga, ForSURE Europe B.V.

Academic supervisor: Julia Tschersich (UU)

Second reader: Julia Thalmann (HRW)

CHALLENGE 7: Seaweed valorisation strategy on the Thau Lagoon

Students: Camille Dedeaux, Phoebe Sacares, Maria Hämäläinen and Esra Nijman

Stakeholder: Roland Thaler, Jean Peignon, Department of aquaculture, UM Long-life Training Centre, Université de Montpellier

Academic supervisor: Valerie Borrell (UM)

Second reader: Tahmer Sharkawi (UM)

CHALLENGE 8: Bridging the gap between scientific approaches and lived realities in Mayotte

Students: Elpida Kalamaraki, Greta Sievert, Harriet Pinto and Ines Ivanova

Stakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel, The Lost Compass

Academic supervisor: Patriccia Cucchi (UM)

Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)

CHALLENGE 9: The Business Case for Land Restoration and Drought Resilience: Economic Financial and Strategic Perspectives

Students: Paula Humann, Genevieve Sylvain, Bente Haukes, Miruna-Denisa iţ and Sophia Pascher

Stakeholder: Sarah Toumi, Liv Angerer, Melissa Dachrodt , Emma Pistarino, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Academic supervisor: Antoine Leblois, INRAE France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment

Second reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW)

CHALLENGE 10: Reconciling humanity and the planet by addressing challenges at the human-livestock- wildlife in South Africa

Students: Sam Wiegers, Nina Schröder, Grace Fratello-Hakim and Leon Mueller

Stakeholder: Armanda Bastos, University of Pretoria

Academic supervisor: Patrick Wall (TCD)

Second reader: Théophile Munyangeyo (TCD)