ELLS Institutional Learning Sessions are offered by at least one ELLS staff member. These in-person seminars or online webinars focus on a specific topic and enable the exchange of best practices within ELLS staff.

Objectives

Promote structured institutional learning processes across partner universities.
Maintain and contribute to the alliance?’s institutional memory.
Ensure systematic documentation of experiences, implementation practices, and lessons learned.
Facilitate cross-partner reflection and knowledge exchange during designated learning events.
Ensure that knowledge, experiences, and insights generated through joint activities are systematically shared, reflected upon, transmitted to Task Forces and Subject Areas, and embedded into institutional practices across partner universities.

Upcoming ELLS’ ILS

DOC-BEST Webinar: Survey Results & Future Research Priorities

Addressing Societal Challenges in the Agrifood Sector

Date: 25 September 2026

Time: 13:30–15:30 CET

Format: Online webinar

Organised by: L’Institut Agro

DOC-BEST is a European Erasmus+ project bringing together eight ELLS universities dedicated to advancing doctoral studies in the agrifood sector.

Researchers and academics are invited to this specialised DOC-BEST webinar presenting the project’s initial survey results and upcoming strategic activities.

About the webinar

The webinar will present the results of an analysis based on more than 215 responses from academic partners. Participants will be invited to validate the principal trends identified and contribute their perspectives on the initial findings.

This consultation is part of an iterative process involving a survey, webinars and in-person exchanges. Participants’ expertise will help the DOC-BEST network refine its conclusions before the final Foresight Workshop in Montpellier on 4 November 2026, one day before the ELLS General Assembly and Forum.

Contact person: Paloma Poirel, DOC-BEST Project Officer

Email: docbest@agrocampus-ouest.fr

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Past ELLS’ ILS

Led by Geir Löe, Senior International Advisor, SLU
Ressources and replay

Led by Marc-Jan Zeeman and Jetske ten Caat, WUR
Ressources and replay

Led by Tjallie Botden, Senior Policy Officer Education Cooperation, WUR
Ressources and replay

Short description: Open Educational Resources (OER) as an important part of the Open Science movement make teaching and learning materials freely accessible, adaptable, and reusable. In this webinar, we will explore the basic principles of OER, their benefits for higher education, and practical ways to find, use, and share open materials. Participants will gain an overview of key concepts, licensing issues, OER-publishing and first steps toward integrating OER into their own teaching practice.

Target audience: Teachers, lecturers, instructional designers, e-learning staff, educational developers, students, and everyone interested in open education and digital teaching resources.

Date and time: 19 June, 9:00– 10:30 am (Vienna time)

Webinar link_ The webinar link (run as a ZOOM Meeting offering the opportunity for a better personal contact) is provided here: https://bokuvienna.zoom.us/j/62418085001

Recording: The recording will be available after the webinar: [link will be provided after the webinar]

Led by Ingeli Engebretsen Mortensen, Master student and project manager for Students in Research, NMBU

Resources and replay link: https://vimeo.com/1196728706/49d348c05f?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci