Further Materials

Teachers´ Manual – How To Grow Mushrooms

Incorporating mushroom cultivation into classrooms offers a unique, engaging learning experience. It provides students with basic knowledge about the bioeconomy and teaches eco-friendly, low environmental impact practices. Additionally, students learn about culinary uses, reduced carbon footprints, circular concepts (food loop), nutritional value, and health benefits.

Developed by the Technical University Berlin.

Bioeconomy Career Profiles

Curious about what a career in the bioeconomy could look like?
This is a great resource for educators and students to explore inspiring career pathways through exclusive interviews: meet a Conservation Ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an Education Coordinator, and a PhD student researching innovative bio-based materials!

GAIA 20:30 Circular Economy Course. Visit the FEE Academy

Circular Economy provides a regenerative framework to design a production and consumption system in which materials are used in cycles of closed loops. The course provides you with an overview of the concept of Circular Economy, its principles and introduces how the principles are being used to shift from a linear economy to a circular economy. 

Learning to cook sustainably! Educational materials on vegan-vegetarian nutrition for chef apprentices

In the international project CulSus, we developed a series of competence-oriented open educational resources (magazines and video tutorials) to teach future chefs about sustainability, vegan-vegetarian nutrition, storage and preparation methods and nutritional content in a target group-oriented, fun way. The multimedia magazines contain various games, quizzes and tasks as well as links to videos, audios and supplementary materials and can both be used in class or worked on independently. The magazines are complemented by manuals for teachers and trainers that contain helpful tips, solutions to tasks and even complete lesson plans. The materials are available in English, Bulgarian, Estonian and German.

BioBeo Comprehensive guide on organising a sustainable event promoting bioeconomy

On March 15, 2024, BioBeo organised a Bioeconomy Festival that took place on the
Brussels campus of Odisee University of Applied Sciences. The sustainable way in which the BioBeo festival was organised can be inspirational for future events, therefore we put our experiences on paper and hope this comprehensive guide can be of help to those organising another sustainable event on the bioeconomy or any other academic initiative that benefits society.

BioBeo Guide on BioBeoBip in Rotterdam March 2025

The BioBeo Blended Intensive Programme offers a hybrid learning experience, combining online pre-course content and a one-week, in-person study visit to Rotterdam. The program is specifically designed for teacher training students who are preparing to teach Bioeconomy concepts, Sustainability and Circular Economy. Participants will engage in interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, site visits,excursions, group discussions, and case studies related to sustainability and green innovation in urban settings.