Physical mobility of students for the Aquaculture course within EU-CONEXUS Minor in Blue Economy and Growth

The Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology of the Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) organized practical courses within the EU-CONEXUS Minor course Aquaculture, from November 4 to 8, 2024. These courses were coordinated by AUA, under the supervision of the Assistant Professors Emmanouil Malandrakis and Arkadios Dimitroglou from the Department of Animal Science.

During these days, students from Lithuania, Spain, France, and Greece acquired valuable expertise in the fields of external and internal fish anatomy, fish anesthesia, abiotic water parameter measurement, and aquaculture. Furthermore, the participated Minor students were exposed to the fundamentals of gene regulation in fish and had the opportunity to acquire practical skills in aquaculture live prey hatching at the Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology in the Department of Animal Science, AUA.

These courses were implemented with the support of the European University Alliance EU-CONEXUS Plus and the aim was to allow participants to understand and acquire skills and knowledge related to aquaculture.