AgriNext Partners

BC Naklo is a public educational, research, and development centre, founded in 1907, in the Gorenjska region (Slovenia) with an effect on the Education, Agriculture, Economic, and Employment sectors. Actively partnering with the National Institute for Vocational Education and Training (CPI), the centre contributes to the development and launch of new training programs and brings extensive experience in managing European-funded projects. In the AgriNext project, BC Naklo assumes a central role, overseeing project coordination and working with partners to create a new model for guidance providers. It also collaborates with ARCTUR to disseminate project results, ensuring widespread impact and innovation in agricultural education.

OnP is a project management consulting enterprise founded in 2014 in Spain. It stands out with its extensive expertise in overseeing projects within the framework of numerous European Programs. The consultancy is particularly adept at taking the lead in project monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance. In the AgriNext project, OnP is responsible for the monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance tasks, as well as together with lead partner BC Naklo for the project management tasks.

COAG-Jaén is a professional Spanish farming organisation that provides a wide range of services, encompassing the defense of farmers' interests, training programs, information dissemination, and technical advice. Their pivotal role in the AgriNext project is significant, as they are poised to offer valuable insights drawn from the actual demands present in rural areas. They will also contribute to the development of updated guidelines and proposals aimed at enhancing the flexibility of school systems and aligning them more closely with market demands.

IES GG located in the Fuensanta neighbourhood of Córdoba, is an educational centre with a marked international vocation and an important track record in European projects. The evolution of the centre in recent years has been aimed at expanding the VET offer, especially in the agricultural area. In the AgriNext project, IES GG will be responsible for organising an international student campus to produce short promotional videos and therefore to launch the so-called "Green job = Dream job" call for students. They will also contribute to the development of updated guidelines and proposals aimed at enhancing the flexibility of school systems, aligned with market demands.

CPI is the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education and Training. Since its establishment in 1995, CPI has cooperated with various ministries, employers, chambers, schools, and other national and international organisations. During the past two decades, CPI evolved into a recognizable institution in the education system at home and an invaluable partner in various national and international projects. The CPI's role in the AgriNext project involves creating methodologies for the development of vocational education and training. Their active and indispensable contribution will be crucial for developing updated guidelines and proposals to make school systems more flexible and aligned with market demands.

ARCTUR is a research and development-orientated SME located in Slovenia. The company has extensive experience in the development and deployment of complex IT systems, specialized for small and medium enterprises (SME) across diverse sectors including agriculture, cultural heritage, tourism, manufacturing, and recently, health and medicine. In the AgriNext project, Arctur is responsible for the AgriNext IT platform development, promoting the project, and disseminating the project results.

KGZ Sloga Kranj is an agricultural and forestry cooperative from Slovenia. The primary function of the cooperative is to acquire agricultural products from local farmers and provide them with reproductive materials. In the Slovenian countryside, SLOGA holds significance as it actively supports farmers, and promotes, and advances the agricultural sector. Their contribution to the project will be marked by valuable insights drawn from real situations in rural areas.

LIT forms part of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS), in Ireland, since 2021. TUS is a leading provider of higher education that is student-centered, research-informed, industry-relevant and accessible for all. TUS, signifying a new beginning, is committed to building research capacity and scale with a strong link to education and enterprise with a global orientation. In the Agrinext project, TUS is responsible for establishing the business incubator, integrating their best practices in this domain into the project. Additionally, they will play a role in contributing to the development of updated guidelines and proposals aimed at improving the flexibility of school systems.

VUKA is a higher education institution in Karlovac, Croatia, that successfully educates future experts in various fields, and conducts development and applied research following the needs of the economy. VUKA involvement is linked to various projects whose goals were the improvement of competencies for employment and self-employment while also strengthening the local economy as well as technology transfer. In the AgriNext project VUKA's contribution is crucial for developing updated guidelines and proposals to make school systems more flexible and aligned with market demands, they will also notably contribute to the process of establishing of business incubator.

SKINK was founded in 1994 in the area of Rovinj, Croatia, and since then, as a family business, successfully developed the production of fruit trees and ornamental plants, provides consulting services and programs for raising permanent crops, as well as organisation of workshops in agriculture. Its role on the AgriNext project is valuable for providing contribution to the business ecosystem in the development of business incubator and platform.