About Us
OUR STORY
Agriculture and the rural world are a fundamental part of the cultural and territorial identity of our country. The history of the territory and the economy of Brescia has always been characterized by a strong agricultural vocation. The province of Brescia is in fact the first in Lombardy for the number of agricultural enterprises, and its economy is growing at a sustained pace in many sectors of the agricultural sector, as well as seeing confirmed the importance of traditional sectors such as wine, livestock and dairydairy. The important socio-economic role of agriculture was accompanied by the natural development of an important tradition of agronomic studies. It is from these historical, economic and social presuppositions that the cultural and scientific proposal of the University of Brescia in the field of agricultural sciences is born and takes shape.
2015
UniBS becomes, thanks to the strong push of the Rector Prof. Pecorelli, the first thematic University in Italy to have focused its mission on the theme of health and well-being.
The importance of food production and consumption for human health and well-being and the quality of the environment are prerequisites for the emergence of
Agrofood Lab
Founded also thanks to the "Emblematic Major Program 2014" of Fondazione Cariplo and the contribution of the Lombardy Region.
The laboratory focuses on multidisciplinary studies on the relationship between food, health and sustainability.
2019
The increasingly pressing global challenges in terms of agriculture and sustainability and the need to respond to the needs of the productive sector to support the ecological transition of agricultural companies, lead, in 2019, to the birth of the
Sustainable Agricultural Systems
In addition to the great commitment of the Rector Prof. Tira, the establishment of the new course is also made possible by an effective dialogue with the numerous realities of the territory that, in various ways, deal with agribusiness.
The University’s investment in this field has allowed the expansion of the group of researchers in the field of agricultural sciences, with very diverse specializations, The project will launch a series of major national and international projects on sustainable production.
2021
UniBs is strongly committed to developing integrated analysis and management strategies for agroecosystems to promote the ecological transition of agri-food systems (from production to consumption). To provide scientifically based answers to the needs of the ecological transition, the University is a new multiplatform laboratory
Agrofood Research Hub
developed thanks to the "Emblematic Major 2020" program of Fondazione Cariplo and the contribution of the Lombardy Region in partnership with the Province of Brescia.
Among the objectives of the laboratory we have the development of strategies, methods and techniques aimed at the realization of robust, resilient and sustainable agro-food systems.
2022
To complete the training proposal in the agricultural sector, in 2022 born
Master Degree in Technologies for the Ecological Transition in Agriculture
This course is outlined as the natural outcome of the Bachelor degree in Sustainable Agricultural Systems and sets the ambitious goal of training technicians in the livestok sistem able to face the future challenges of the ecological transition and develop innovative solutions for the entire sector.