Within the scope of our ERASMUS KA-2 “EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE IN DAIRY LEARNING” project, “SOUTHERN EUROPEAN CLUSTER MEETING” was held on 10-11 October 2024, hosted by Bursa Uludağ University.

AEDIL Dairy CoVE Project Coordinator Han Zuidema, Prof. Dr. Jelena Miocinovic, Prof. Dr. Ilija Djekic, Prof. Dr. Nada Smigic and Dr. Bozidar Udovicki from Serbian Dairy CoVE project team, Monica Cretu and Lucica Cristina Moloci from Romanian Dairy CoVE team, Cyrielle Fanget, France CoVE Project Manager from ANFOPEIL, Turkey CoVE Team Project Manager Prof. Dr. Metin Guldas, Dr. Gamze DÜVEN, Tuğba CAN and SETBİR’s Union of Turkish Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers Ezgi Başçuhadar, Sütaş Group R&D Center Coordinator Ozlem KANER attended the meeting.

On the first day of the meeting, the delegation visited BUU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Irfan Kırıştıoğlu and ERASMUS Institution Coordinator Prof. Dr. Recep Yücedoğru. After the visits, the campus tour was followed by the meeting where the countries shared their activities within the scope of the project, exchanged ideas and discussed future joint activities.

On the second day of the meeting, participants visited Karacabey Vocational School. Dr. Gamze Düven provided information about the Milk and Dairy Production Technology Program and its opportunities, and discussions were held about the International Milk and Dairy Farming Student Congress, which is planned to be held for the 8th time this year. After the meeting, a tour of Sütaş Karacabey facilities was organized.

After two very productive days, the SOUTHERN EUROPEAN CLUSTER member countries were given meeting participation certificates. We would like to thank all our stakeholders who attended the meeting and contributed to its organization.