The multiplier event held in October 2024 in Ireland as part of the EduFire Toolkit project was aimed at the operational sector of forest fires, bringing together firefighters, forest managers, local authorities and risk management experts. During the event, the educational modules developed were presented, highlighting their focus on fire prevention from a community and … Read more
The second Portuguese multiplier event occurred on October 16th, 2024 in Braga at the Inter-municipal Commission of Cávado. The multiplier event had two separated moments under the same umbrella: “Fire education towards resilient societies”. The first moment, in person, had as a public mainly professionals related to wildfires however also with the role ofcommunicating with … Read more
July 5th, 2024 The Multiplier Event (ME) conducted by the School of Agriculture of the University of Lisbon occurred on July 5th 2024, at its iconic Noble Room (photo below). The ME had multiple audiences, ranging from environmental educators to researchers, government employees, and, ultimately, teachers. To attract and encourage school teachers’ attendance, the ME … Read more
The multiplier event by the UOC team took place between June 1st and 3rd and were characterized by involving very diverse actors, generating an interesting exchange of ideas and perspectives. On the first day, we started with a round table in Sant Celoni, where after a welcome speech from the city’s Mayor, Dr. Martí Boada … Read more
The first multiplier event of the EduFire Toolkit consortium in Ireland took place on April 13 and 14, 2023, coinciding with the 7th International Fire Behaviour + Fuels Conference in Tralee, organized by the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF). The main objective of the event was to present the EduFire Toolkit project. Valuable ideas … Read more
The second EduFire Toolkit pilot test took place on the 22, 23 and 25 February at the Institut Taradell, Barcelona, Spain. It was organised by the Pau Costa Foundation and delivered to 4º ESO students (15 and 16 years old) with the help of Biology and Geology teacher Ceci Carmona. Besides testing the teaching resources … Read more
From November 21 to 25, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) coordinated the first pilot test of the European project EduFire Toolkit, at the Institut Josep Lluís Sert in Castelldefels (Barcelona). EduFire Toolkit, with partners from three countries – Pau Costa Foundation and Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Leitrim County Council of Ireland, and Universidade … Read more
On November 22, the Pau Costa Foundation organised the first Multiplier Event of the EduFire Toolkit project in Toledo. This event is organized with the purpose of disseminating the results produced by the project. Carla Vilarasau, from the Education and Awareness Area from the Pau Costa Foundation, presented our project: its content, its structure, and … Read more
Universidade de Lisboa (Instituto Superior de Agronomía) is one of the partners of the EduFire Toolkit project, together with the Pau Costa Foundation, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Leitrim County Council. Conceição Colaço, Researcher from the Universidade de Lisboa, is the Coordinator of this partner at EduFire Toolkit. In this video, she explains us a little … Read more
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya is one of the members of the EduFire Toolkit. UOC is an online university that offers bachelor degrees, master’s degrees, postgraduate courses and language courses. Likewise, CareNet is a research group of the UOC’s Interdisciplinary Internet Institute (IN3) that studies the social and material configuration of care and response in crisis situations in the Network … Read more
