Events

MED Events

JUL 14-16, 2025

JUL 14-16, 2025

NaturaConnect | Training sessions in systematic planning for biodiversity conservation, co-management and ecological restoration

The European NaturaConnect  project is inviting professionals in nature and biodiversity conservation, planning and land management to take part in three intensive training courses, which will take place in Évora between 14 and 16 July 2025.

The courses are designed to train professionals from public administration and non-governmental organisations to respond to the ambitious goals of the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the challenges of implementing the Nature Restoration Act. With a face-to-face and intensive full-day format, each course combines a theoretical component and practical activities, including group exercises, debates and field visits.

There are limited places! See all the information HERE and apply by 5th May HERE.

APR 12-16, 2026

APR 12-16, 2026

31st EGF General Meeting "Challenges and innovations for grasslands resilience"

The Portuguese Pasture and Forage Society (SPPF), in collaboration with the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development of the University of Évora (MED) and the National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), has the honour of organising the 31st General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation. This benchmark event in the field of pastures and forages will bring together between 350 and 400 researchers, academics and professionals from more than 32 European countries.
The congress will take place at the University of Évora from 13 to 16 April 2026, preceded by a pre-event on 12 April and followed by a post-tour to the Azores archipelago from 16 to 19 April.

This event is particularly important for Portugal, where pastures cover more than 2 million hectares, making up the country’s largest agricultural land use.

In addition to the scientific sessions, the programme will include a Masterclass aimed at Master’s and PhD students, dedicated to the theme ‘Methodology for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Grassland Ecosystems’, with the participation of European experts.

The congress will centre on the theme ‘Challenges and Innovations for Grasslands Resilience’, structured around five major sessions:

  • Climate change and grasslands soil and water management
  • Agroforestry, pastoralism and society
  • Breeding for new challenges
  • Sustainable livestock production systems based on grasslands: Challenges and opportunities
  • Grasslands and rural land policy tools to face global challenges

More information at https://events.iniav.pt/egf2026/.

Abstracts can be submitted until 15 May 2025. More info HERE.

Other Events

MAY 14-15, 2025

FUTURAL’s first EU Rural Innovation Forum

FUTURAL’s first EU Rural Innovation Forum is a key event bringing together innovators, policymakers, rural networks, EU-funded projects, and entrepreneurs to exchange knowledge and shape the future of rural areas.

Organised by AEIDL and Urkiola Landa Garapenerako Alkartea as part of the Horizon Europe FUTURAL project (Empowering the future through innovative smart solutions for rural areas), the event will take place on 14-15 May 2025 in Amorebieta-Etxano (Spain). You can find the agenda on the event webpage.

JUN 25-27, 2025

Tango Circular Final Conference

The final conference of the TANGO Circular project ‘Training a new generation of farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs’, in which the University of Évora is a partner through MED researchers, will take place from 25 to 27 June 2025 in Italy.

The aim of the conference is to present the main results obtained during the TANGO-Circular Project, in which farmers and agricultural agents were trained to play a priority role in the more appropriate utilisation of materials used in agriculture, as well as in the collection and post-consumer recycling of co-products, by-products, waste and residues derived from their activities.

Abstracts can be submitted until 31 March.

Click HERE for more information.

SEP 22-24, 2025

VI International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits

the VI International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits (POMSYM 2025) will be held in Bari (Puglia), Italy, between the 22nd and the 24th of September, 2025. The POMSYM 2025 symposium is open to all interested parties involved in the research, teaching, and extension community. The goal is to promote international cooperation and dissemination of the latest information regarding pomegranate and other minor fruits such as fig, carob, prickly pear, azarole, etc. Research topics address, among others, the following areas: archaeology and history, botany and physiology, germplasm and breeding, orchard management, harvest and postharvest, diseases and disorders, processing, health properties, food industry. 

Key dates:
– Abstract submissions due: 15 March 2025
– Abstract decisions: 15 June 2025
– Full paper submission: 15 September 2025

More information HERE.

OCT 13-14, 2025

CSA 2025 - International Conference on Cork Science and Applications

The CSA 2025 (International Conference on Cork Science and Applications) is a conference dedicated to exploring the various applications and scientific advances related to cork. The event brings together researchers, industry professionals, and enthusiasts to discuss innovations, trends, and challenges in the field of cork. The conference features presentations, workshops, and networking sessions, providing a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration among participants.

Abstracts submission until 31 March.

More information HERE

OCT 15-17, 2025

19th International RAMIRAN conference - Managing organic resources in agriculture: opportunities and challenges

The conference will focus on the management of organic residues and manures in agriculture. In the context of climate change and environmental pressure, safe and sustainable utilisation of existing and emerging organic resources becomes increasingly important, as is taking into account potential trade-offs or synergies. The conference will address the many facets of their application in agriculture. 

Abstract submission for the 2025 edition will open in December 2024, and registration in April 2025. More info