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636-643 V. Altmann and S. Zhao
Knowledge of packaging waste among czech university students
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Knowledge of packaging waste among czech university students

V. Altmann and S. Zhao*

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Faculty of Engineering, Department of Machinery Utilization, Kamýcká 129, CZ165 00, Prague – Suchdol, Czech Republic
*Correspondence: Ing. Shuran Zhao, zhao@tf.czu.cz

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The residential sector generates around 14% of the overall waste production in the Czech Republic. This essential share requires special attention to analyze with particular emphasis for citizen education, especially on young people. Thus, this research is dedicated to citizens’ awareness about packaging waste to increase their knowledge. The experiment was conducted in the form of a survey, and students from a Czech university were asked to estimate the weight of the packaging waste presented to them in term to verify their knowledge about packaging waste. This experiment featured different groups of students over time. The result showed no difference in knowledge between these student groups over time. The long-term home study caused by COVID-19 did not appear to have affected students’ knowledge of packaging waste. This study showed students’ actual knowledge about packaging waste and highlighted the gap and importance of education in waste management.

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205-209 M. D. Rasmussen
Educational requirements to support research and innovation in Bioenergy
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Educational requirements to support research and innovation in Bioenergy

M. D. Rasmussen

Department of Engineering, Aarhus University. Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele,
Denmark;
e-mail: mdr@ase.au.dk

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Conversion of biomasses to energy, food, feed and chemical building blocks for
further usage become increasingly important. Educations and research within biorefinery and
especially bioenergy have become popular and are offered at most universities in Europe.
Bioenergy is a very wide scientific area however, and we must educate students that possess the
qualifications to bring the industry and research forward. We must not just educate students that
know some general elements but students that really can go into the depth. Universities should
specialise and seek partners to complement educations and research areas.

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625-631 K. Kucińska, J. Golba and I. Pelc
The role of education and extension services for organic and conventional farming in the region of Podkarpacie, Poland
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The role of education and extension services for organic and conventional farming in the region of Podkarpacie, Poland

K. Kucińska¹, J. Golba¹ and I. Pelc

¹Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of LifeSciences, Ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland;e-mail: katarzyna_kucinska@sggw.pl , jan_golba@sggw.pl

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Knowledge and know-how are the most important factors in many branches of the national economy. The same rules apply to organic agriculture. This was investigated in the Podkarpackie region in Poland. A survey revealed that lack of professional knowledge in the area of organic agriculture is seen as an important obstacle to running a farm. The process of conversion is assessed less strictly by farmers with higher education. Moreover, the direction of education is more important for proper farm management than its level. To succeed in running an organic farm, farmers emphasised two important issues. They are government subsidies and a well organised extension service.

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