Event Details

  • Start Date 10/01/2025
  • Start Time 09:00
  • End Date 10/03/2025
  • End Time 17:30
  • Location Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Registration

Event Description.

12th International Scientific Conference Rural Development 2025: Resilience to Global Challenges

We kindly invite You to the 12th International Scientific Conference “Rural Development 2025: Resilience to Global Challenges”, which will take place in Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (Lithuania), 1-3 October, 2025.

This conference is aimed at providing interdisciplinary scientific discussion, presenting new ideas for rural development processes in the context of Bioeconomy, Climate Change, Innovations and Social Progress.

The main topics of Conference sessions:

  • Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Technologies
  • Biosystems Engineering for Sustainability
  • Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
  • Direction – Social Research and Innovations for Strengthening Rural Areas

 Conference keywords: Innovations, Integrity, Bio-resources, Well-being.

Important dates and deadlines:

  • From January 30st to August 20th, 2025 – registration
  • Until September 17th, 2025 – article submission
  • Until September 10th, 2025 – payment of participation fee
  • January, 2025 – publishing of the Conference proceedings
Participation fee In person (EUR) Online(EUR)
Authors until September 15th 250 170
Authors after September 15th 300 220
PhD students 125 100
Guests/non-authors 150 Free of charge

Participation fee in person covers not only the Conference proceedings, but also coffee breaks, lunches and gala dinner. The costs of accommodation, cultural (social) programme and transport should be covered by the participants of the Conference.

More information about the Conference.

Online Registration on the Conference website.

Information for authors.

 

Conference website: https://www.ruraldevelopment.lt/.

Conference e-mail: ruraldevelopment@vdu.lt

Topics Speakers Time Venue
Registration of Participants 08:00 - 09:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Plenary Session 09:00 - 13:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Welcome speech 09:00 - 09:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Morten HARTVIGSEN
The potential for multi-purpose land consolidation based on European practice
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia 		09:15 - 09:45 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Michel BOËR
Threats and challenges to achieve a resilient and sustainable agrifood system
Research Infrastructure Consortium 		09:45 - 10:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Michael JOHNS
Application of systems science to the socially complex problems of community-based conservation
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 		10:15 - 10:45 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee / Tea break 10:45 - 11:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Dimitris TSITSIGIANNIS
Harnessing the power of digital technologies to protect plants & the environment
Agricultural University of Athens 		11:15 - 11:45 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Arjens E. J. VALS
Creation of Living Labs and community envolment
Wageningen University & Research 		11:45 - 12:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Erik Dahl KJAER
Will we have any forests in 50-year perspective?
University of Copenhagen 		12:15 - 12:45 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch 12:45 - 14:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Political, business and science panel discussion “Adopting to Global Change and Building a Resilient Bioeconomy“ 14:00 - 16:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Gala Dinner 17:00 - 22:00
Topics Speakers Time Venue
Registration of Participants 09:00 - 10:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Coffee/Tea break 09:00 - 10:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Parallel conference sessions 10:00 - 12:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1. Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Technologies
 		10:00 - 12:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2. Biosystems Engineering for Sustainability
 		10:00 - 12:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3. Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
 		10:00 - 12:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4. Direction - Social Research and Innovations for Strengthening Rural Areas
 		10:00 - 12:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Parallel conference sessions 13:00 - 15:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1. Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Technologies
 		13:00 - 15:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2. Biosystems Engineering for Sustainability
 		13:00 - 15:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3. Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
 		13:00 - 15:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4. Direction - Social Research and Innovations for Strengthening Rural Areas
 		13:00 - 15:00 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee/Tea break 15:00 - 15:15 Lobby near the Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Poster presentation 15:15 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1. Agro-innovations and Food Technologies
 		15:15 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2. Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity
 		15:15 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3. Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
 		15:15 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4. Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change
 		15:15 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Final Plenary Session of the Conference 16:00 - 16:45 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Kaunas City Tour 17:00 - 20:00 Excursion in Kaunas, visiting Kaunas city historical places
Topics Speakers Time Venue
Coffee/Tea 09:30 - 10:00 Lobby near the Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Cultural Tour 10:00 - 12:00