SCHEDULE

International Summer School 

ICT in PRECISON AGRICULTURE – IPA.UM.SI 

University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences 

26th August – 6th September 2024 

International
Summer school: “ICT in
Precision Agriculture – IPA.UM.SI”

Organizer:
University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences

 

 

 

Location

Activity

Topic

Institution/ Person

25. 8. 2024

Sunday

Students Arrival

26. 8. 2024

Monday

8:30 – 9:00

FALS

Participants´ registration

 

UM FALS / Tutor for international students, IRO 

9:00 – 9:30

Opening ceremony

 

UM FALS / Dean, Full prof. dr. Aleš GREGORC, moderating Katja
TEŽAK, lector 

9:30 – 10:15

Motivation lectures

Introduction to precision agriculture

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Jurij RAKUN

10:15 – 12:00

Lectures

Precision Viticulture

MATE (Hungary) / Assist. Prof. Péter Bodor

12:00 – 13:00

Break and Lunch

 

 

13:00-13:30

Presentation of the faculty

 

UM FALS / Urška LISEC, MSc

13:30-14:00

Guided tour of the Hompoš castle

 

UM FALS / Urška LISEC, MSc

14:00 –

Maribor

Botanical Garden / Maribor city tour

 

UM FALS IRO + City tour guide (organised by IRO UM)

27. 8. 2024

Tuesday

8:15 – 10:30

FALS

Workshop introduction + Lectures

Basics of computer and robotic systems (in agriculture)

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Jurij RAKUN

10:30 – 10:35

Break

 

 

10:35 – 12:05

Lecture

Digitalization in agriculture

UM FALS / Assoc. prof. dr. Miran LAKOTA

12:05 – 12:50

Lunch

 

 

12:50 – 14:20

Lectures

Digitalization of livestock farming – DigiPig

NMBU (Norway) / Assoc. prof. dr. Marko OCEPEK

14:20 – 14:25

Break

 

 

14:25 – 15:55

Language workshop

Communication skills in precision agriculture: At least 100
words in English

UM FALS / Katja TEŽAK, lector

28. 8. 2024

Wednesday

8:15 – 10:30

FALS

Lecture

Smart and precise agriculture machinery

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Peter VINDIŠ

10:30 – 10:35

Break

 

 

10:35 – 12:05

Lecture

Smart and precise agriculture machinery

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Peter VINDIŠ

12:05 – 12:50

Lunch

 

 

12:50 – 14:20

Lecture

Practical use of technologies in precision agriculture

UM FALS / dr. Damijan KELC and Erik RIHTER, MSc

14:20 – 14:25

Break

 

 

14:25 –

Lectures / Field trip

Examples of good practices in the implementation of new
technologies on farms

 

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Peter VINDIŠ, dr. Damijan KELC and
Erik RIHTER, MSc

29. 8. 2024

Thursday

8:15 – 10:30

 

Lecture

Different sustainable approaches to land management

UM FALS / Full prof. dr. Denis STAJNKO

10:30 – 10:35

Break

 

 

10:35 – 12:05

Lecture

Precision agriculture in viticulture

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Peter BERK

12:05 – 12:50

Lunch

 

 

13:00 – 14.30

Lectures

Precision agriculture in viticulture

UM FALS / Assist. prof. dr. Peter BERK

14.30 –

Lectures / Field trip

Meranovo estate

UM FALS / Urška LISEC, MSc

30. 8. 2024

Friday

8:15 – 10:30

FALS

Lecture

Practical work with systems in precision agriculture

UM FALS / dr. Peter LEPEJ

UM FALS / assist. prof. dr. Jurij RAKUN

10:30 – 10:35

Break

 

 

10:35 – 12:05

Lecture

Practical work with systems in precision agriculture

UM FALS / dr. Peter LEPEJ

 

12:05 – 13:00

Lunch

 

 

13:00 – 14.30

Lectures

Practical work with systems in precision agriculture

UM FALS / dr. Peter LEPEJ

 

31. 8. 2024

Saturday

8:15 – 15:00

 

Field trip

Field trip on farms

 

1.9.2024

Sunday

Students Departure

 

2. 9. 2024

8:00 – 9:30

ONLINE

Lectures

Smart trends in Czech agricultural practice

CZU (Czech Republic) /  Assist. Prof. Petr Šarec

9:30 – 10:00

Break

 

 

11:30 – 16:00

Assignments

Individual student work

Individual work in groups

3. 9. 2024

Tuesday

 

8:00 – 9:00

ONLINE

Lecture

Challenges of navigation and spraying

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

9:00 – 10:00

Break

 

 

10:00 – 12:00

Field trials

Navigation of robots in agriculture – FRE

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

12:00 – 13:00

Break

 

 

14:00 – 16:15

Field trials

Precise spraying with robots – FRE

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

4. 9. 2024

Wednesday

8:00 – 9:00

ONLINE

Lecture

Challenges of object detection and avoidance

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

9:00 – 10:00

Break

 

 

10:00 – 12:00

Field trials

Object detection in Agriculture – FRE

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

12:00 – 13:00

Break

 

 

14:00 – 16:15

Field trials

Avoidance of obstacles in Agriculture – FRE

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

5. 9. 2024

Thursday

8:00 – 9:00

ONLINE

Lecture

New ideas in agriculture

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

9:00 – 10:00

Break

 

 

10:00 – 12:00

Field trials

Freestyle – FRE

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

12:00 – 13:00

Break

 

 

6. 9. 2024

Friday

9:00 – 11:00

ONLINE

Lecture

Presentation of the results

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

11:00 –

Farewell

Closing thoughts and farewell

UM FALS / Chair of Biosystems Engineering

 

Program committee:

Assist. prof. dr. Jurij Rakun  

Assoc. prof. dr. Miran Lakota

Full prof. dr. Denis Stajnko

Assist. Prof. dr. Peter Vindiš

Assist. Prof. dr. Peter Berk

Dr. Peter Lepej

Dr. Damijan Kelc

Erik Rihter, MSc

Katja Težak, lector

Tjaša Vukmanič, MSc

Urška Lisec, MSc

Peter Bernad, Msc

Invited (international) lecturers:

Assist. Prof. Péter Bodor, Hungarian University of Life Sciences
(MATE)

Assist. Prof. Marko Ocepek, Norwegian University of Life
Sciences (NMBU)

Assist. Prof. Petr Šarec, Czech University of Life Sciences
Prague (CULS)

Dostopnost