2025 Harvest Ed, Victoria

Harvest Ed is agricultural education for global citizens. In 2025, HarvestEd Victoria offers a unique 1-day face-to-face program for students in Years 7–9 to be held on Friday 28th March from 10am-2pm at The University of Melbourne's Parkville Campus.

Schools program

Education

Asia (general)

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Registration closed

Registrations close 18/2/2025.

Date and time

27 March 2025, 11:00 pm - 28 March 2025, 3:00 am

Location

Online and face-to-face at University of Melbourne

Price

Fully funded by William Buckland Foundation


About the program

Join us for an exciting one-day in-person event at the University of Melbourne! 

HarvestEd Victoria brings together students from across Victoria to explore the world of agriculture, sustainable food systems, and how innovation can help address global challenges like food waste. 

 

Key Details

  • Date: Friday 28th March 2025
  • Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Location: University of Melbourne, Parkville campus
  • Target Audience: Victorian students in Years 7-9 (Maximum of 20 students per school)
  • Cost: Fully funded by The William Buckland Foundation 

 

Learning Outcomes 

Connecting Communities 
Hear firsthand from agricultural professionals, experts, and guests about current challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector. Students will collaborate to reflect on the insights and real-world problems worth tackling. 

Seeding Change 
Using design-thinking processes, students will work in teams to brainstorm innovative solutions to agriculture-related problems they’ve explored. Teams will develop initial prototypes of their solution-oriented ideas. 

Harvesting Potential 
Students will pitch their prototype ideas to their peers and a guest panel for valuable feedback and insights. This session encourages collaboration, learning, and further action to refine their concepts. 

 

Program Structure for the Day 

  1. Welcome & Keynote from James McLennan – Founder, Farm My School
  2. University of Melbourne Campus Tour
  3. Hackathon: What innovative approaches can transform food systems and agriculture to achieve Zero Hunger?
  4. Lunch: BYO lunch or purchase on campus
  5. Networking: Interact with guest experts and learn about the challenges they face in agriculture
  6. Idea Pitching: Students present their prototypes and receive feedback from peers and the guest panel.
  7. Wrap-up and Next Steps 

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How to Apply 

Places are limited. Registration is now closed.

Interested schools should submit an expression of interest to participate in this one-day immersive program using the online registration form here.

For more details or any enquiries, please contact us at: 
📧 asialink-education@unimelb.edu.au 

 

Partners & Supporters 

This program is supported by The William Buckland Foundation and run by Asia Education Foundation in collaboration with the Common Ground Project.  

Further information

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