Sustainable Protected Horticulture: Crop Systems without Soil and Hydroponics | Study abroad program | Science | On Campus | 4 weeks | University of Almeria | Spain

The University of Almería has more than 25 years of experience in protected horticulture and especially in soilless and hydroponic growing systems, as well as fertigation and sustainable production with zero waste to the environment. It is a universal reference of these clean and environmentally friendly agricultural systems. Count on the collaboration international in more than 50 leading countries in this field. It has formed and maintained contact with researchers, doctors, professors, and academics from all corners of the five continents. It continues to lead international projects of horticultural agroecosystems protected both in scientifically and technologically established countries, as well as in countries in the process of growth. The latest trends in university teaching with the incorporation of the most modern ICTs. Since the appointment of our Institution as Campus of International Excellence Agroalimentario (ceiA3), nomination granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education, the University of Almería has become an international benchmark in the academic and scientist of this branch of science. The course presented below covers, among others, the following fundamental aspects: fundamentals of protected horticulture, Soilless cultivation systems, hydroponics, fertigation, biological control, climate control in the greenhouse, sustainable agriculture, green chemistry.