Gnosis – VITAL Kick off Meeting in Napoli

On 27-28 January 2026, the University of Nicosia, participated in the kick off meeting of project VITAL, hosted by the University of Naples – Federico II. The meeting brought together all project partners to discuss the project’s objectives, coordination arrangements, stakeholder engagement strategy, and an overview of all Work Packages. Participants also received a presentation from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) on key aspects and requirements of the call.

Activities

VITAL (Vocational Innovation and Training for Animal Livestock), is an EU-funded Partnership of Innovation aiming to develop and implement a Blueprint for sector-wide skills strategy for European livestock farming. Bringing together 25 partners from 9 countries, VITAL will define two new occupational profiles catering to emerging job roles in the livestock industry:

  • Sustainable Manure Management Technician (EQF Level 5)
  • Precision Livestock Farming Expert (EQF Level 7).

Additionally, VITAL will design and update training programmes in Higher Education and Vocational Education covering EQF levels 3-8, to support the upskilling and reskilling of current and future professionals in the sector.

The University of Nicosia leads the pilot implementation of the project, and coordinates the national ecosystem in Cyprus, through a collaboration between Gnosis Mediterranean Institute for Management Science and the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Project information

  • Project ID: 101246679
  • Start Date: 01-12-2025
  • End Date: 30-11-2029
  • EC Contribution: 3,826,474.32 €

Consortium

  • Universita Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy – Coordinator
  • COSVITEC, Italy
  • The Italian Buffalo Breeders Association (ANASB), Italy
  • EIT FOOD, Belgium
  • The University of Nicosia, Cyprus
  • The Larnaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Cyprus
  • University of Thessaly, Greece
  • The Goat and Sheep Breeders’ Cooperative of Elassona (GalaElass), Greece
  • Pamukkale University (PAU), Turkey
  • Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association (TVJD), Turkey
  • Ankara University, Turkey
  • The University of Leon, Spain
  • Zetta Cloud, Romania
  • The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMVB), Romania
  • ANCC Caprirom, Romania
  • Business Innovation Council, Romania
  • ReadLab Brussels, Belgium
  • ReadLab PC, Greece
  • The Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (LR ZUR), Lithuania
  • The University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal
  • ILEX, Spain
  • Vilniaus Kolegija (VIKO), Lithuania
  • The Associação de Criadores do Maronês (ACM). Portugal
  • The Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários (OMV), Portugal
  • The Asociación Nacional de Productores de Ganado Porcino (ANPROGAPOR), Spain

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