GREENLand training on capacity building of Educons University: Knowledge transfer training – experience from University of Galway, Ireland

As part of the Horizon Europe project GREENLand – Twinning Microplastic-free
Environment, which is financed by the European Union, under grant agreement number
101079267, on September 19, 2023, online Knowledge transfer training – experience from
University of Galway, Ireland was held. The training is part of the activities of work package
3 of the GREENLand project, which are carried out with the aim of strengthening the
knowledge and research capacity of Educons University. As part of this training, group of
researchers from the Educons University transferred to their colleagues the knowledge and
experience of their work on the detection of microplastics in the environment, acquired
during their stay at the University of Galway. After brief presentation about capacity building
meetings at University of Galway, presentation of researchers from Educons University was
about extraction and instrumental methods of microplastics in soil samples. Afterwards, Ana
Mendes, PhD, colleagues from University of Galway, had presentation titled Microplastics in
the Marine Environment: Analytical Considerations and Emerging Sources. To conclude this
training, word was be given to Liam Morisson, PhD, and Marc Healy, PhD, hosts from
University of Galway, to give more details and share his impressions. At the end, participants
opened discussion and Q&A session. The training lasted 90 minutes and it was recorded. The
video and presentations are available to Educons University staff in Google Classroom.
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U okviru Horizon Europe projekta GREENLand – Twinning Microplastic-free Environment,
koji finasira Evropska Unija, 19. Septembra 2023. godine održana je online obuka za transfer
znanja – iskustvo sa Univerziteta u Galveju, Irska. Obuka je deo aktivnosti radnog paketa 3
GREENLand projekta koje se sprovode sa ciljem jačanja istraživačkih kapaciteta
Univerziteta Educons. U okviru ove obuke, grupa istraživača sa Univerziteta Educons prenela
je svojim kolegama znanja i iskustva u radu na detekciji mikroplastike u životnoj sredini,
stečena tokom boravka na Univerzitetu u Galveju. Nakon kratke prezentacije o sastancima za
izgradnju kapaciteta na Univerzitetu u Galveju, prezentacija istraživača sa Univerziteta
Educons bila je o ekstrakciji i instrumentalnim metodama mikroplastike u uzorcima tla.
Nakon toga, dr Ana Mendes, koleginica sa Univerziteta u Galveju, održala je prezentaciju na
temu Mikroplastika u morskom okruženju: analitička razmatranja i novi izvori. Kao
zaključak, reč je data dr Lijamu Morisonu i dr Marku Hiliju, domaćinima sa Univerziteta u
Galveju, da daju više detalja i podele svoje utiske. Na kraju, učesnici su otvorili diskusiju i
postavljali dodatna pitanja. Trening je trajao 90 minuta i snimljen je. Video snimak obuke i
prezentacije su dostupni osoblju Univerziteta Educons u Google učionici.