The main aim of Portfolio is to collect the evidence of your pedagogical experience to be provided as supporting document together with the application form.
The documents included in the portfolio do not need to be translated if they are available in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin and Cantonese, Kazakh.
All documents should be uploaded as ONE PDF file.
Scan copies of the following formal documents are required to be included in the portfolio to evidence your educational background and current professional position:
- Higher Education degree(s) diploma(s)
- Any additional postgraduate diploma (s)
- Proof of employment (document confirming your employment including a current position in the indicated organization)
Please provide evidence demonstrating your competencies in the following domains:
A. Pedagogical competences (14)
1. Innovation in Practice-Based Agro-Environmental and Veterinary Pedagogy
Description: Designs and implements innovative, practice-oriented teaching strategies (field schools, clinical rotations, farm/forest/fisheries projects, participatory learning) integrated with scientific foundations.
2. Time Management
Description: Manages time effectively across classroom teaching, field visits, clinical rotations, lab work, advisory activities and assessment, while considering seasonal and operational constraints.
3. Effective Interaction
Description: Communicates clearly with students in field, lab and clinical settings, and adapts explanations and instructions to varied physical and situational demands.
4. Reinforcing Interactivity in Teaching–Learning
Description: Structures learning activities that require student participation—hands-on tasks, diagnostics, decision-making in field/clinical scenarios, group problem-solving and debriefing.
5. Systemic Analysis in Agroecosystems and Animal/Environmental Health
Description: Helps students analyse farms, forests, fisheries and animal health situations as systems, linking biophysical, economic, social, regulatory and ethical components.
6. Pedagogical Psychology and Communication
Description: Uses knowledge of learning, motivation and communication to support students in demanding field and clinical contexts, manage risk perception and handle emotional responses.
7. Stakeholder Interaction with Rural Communities and Agencies
Description: Builds and maintains relationships with farmers, foresters, fishers, rural communities, veterinary practices, environmental agencies, cooperatives and NGOs to support learning and research.
8. Sustainable Development in Agroecosystems and Animal Welfare
Description: Integrates sustainability, biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation/mitigation, animal welfare and public health considerations throughout teaching.
9. Digital Education and Precision Technologies
Description: Uses digital tools such as farm management software, remote sensing, GIS, drones, sensors, decision-support systems, veterinary information systems and virtual labs in teaching.
10. Problem/Project/Practice-Based Learning in Field and Clinical Contexts
Description: Designs and supervises projects where students address real or realistic farm, forest, fishery, clinic or community problems, develop interventions and evaluate outcomes.
11. Learning Outcomes Assessment
Description: Develops assessment methods that validly capture knowledge, practical field/clinical skills, diagnostic reasoning, communication with stakeholders and ethical decision-making.
12. Curriculum Design
Description: Contributes to curriculum design and review, ensuring coherent integration of foundational sciences, applied modules, field/clinical practice, sustainability and ethics.
13. Professional Practice and Regulatory Integration
Description: Embeds professional norms, regulatory frameworks (e.g. animal health law, veterinary regulations, environmental and forestry legislation, food safety standards) and codes of ethics in teaching.
14. Lifelong Learning and Rural/Professional Development
Description: Models and promotes continuous learning about new technologies, practices, regulations and scientific developments, particularly in rural and clinical settings.
B. Research competences (6)
15. Applied and Scientific Research in Agro-Environmental and Veterinary Fields
Description: Conducts and disseminates research in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, veterinary science, rural development or related education, including field and clinical studies.
16. Participation in Field, Farm, Forest, Fisheries and Clinical Projects
Description: Participates in or leads projects involving on-farm trials, forest management studies, fisheries monitoring, epidemiological surveillance or veterinary interventions.
17. Methodological and Epistemological Competence
Description: Demonstrates proficiency in experimental design, observational studies, longitudinal monitoring, participatory and mixed methods, and understands the limits and uncertainties of evidence.
18. Research and Professional Communication
Description: Communicates research results effectively to academic audiences and to practitioners, policy-makers, farmers, communities and the public (e.g. technical bulletins, guidelines, extension materials).
19. Research Training and Supervision
Description: Supervises student projects, theses and dissertations involving fieldwork, clinical work, community engagement or environmental studies, ensuring ethical and safe conduct.
20. Critical Thinking and Innovation in Rural and Environmental Contexts
Description: Encourages critical assessment of existing practices and policies, and supports creative design of sustainable solutions for farming systems, forest management, fisheries and animal health.
C. Management and motivation competences (5)
21. Academic, Field and Clinical Management
Description: Manages courses, field trips, farm/forest/fisheries sites, clinics, labs and related logistics safely and efficiently, respecting institutional, legal and welfare requirements.
22. Leadership and Team Coordination
Description: Leads and coordinates teams of educators, technicians, veterinarians, field staff and students in farms, forests, clinics and community projects.
23. Motivation and Student Engagement
Description: Uses strategies to sustain student motivation despite physical demands (field/clinic work), exposure to challenging conditions (weather, disease, poverty) and emotionally difficult situations.
24. Institutional, Rural and Policy Engagement
Description: Engages with institutional bodies, local communities, producer organisations, veterinary and environmental authorities, NGOs and policy processes related to agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal health.
25. Professional Motivation and Commitment
Description: Demonstrates commitment to the profession of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary education, participating in professional networks, sharing good practice and continuously improving teaching and outreach.
Examples of evidence that could be provided:
- Certificates of trainings and professional development programs you successfully passed within the last 5 years (if there are too many upload 10 most relevant)
- Certificates confirming your participation in the relevant events within the last 5 years (if there are too many upload 10 most relevant)
- Certificates or other type of documents confirming your membership in professional associations, networks, societies
- Evidence of relevant awards, scholarships, honorary titles, etc.
- Evidence of application of certain methodologies, approaches, tools in your teahcing practice (digital tools, PBL, Education for Sustainable Development, etc.): extracts from your teaching materials, course syllabus and other.