
BICS Hosts a Training on Marketing and Branding in Agricultural Cooperatives in Germany
Academic inputs with hands-on learning and field visits created a rich exchange between research and practice.

New Research Intern at BICS
Sandra Martín Villar will analyse professional education initiatives that strengthen participation and governance in cooperatives.

Erasmus+ Project: Good Marketing and Brand-Building Practices in Agricultural Cooperatives (GPMBAC)
The Erasmus+ project GPMBAC supports Romanian agricultural cooperatives in strengthening marketing and branding through international training and cooperation with European partners.
Students of the master’s course on Cooperatives participate in the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum 2025
Students of the master’s course on Cooperatives participate in the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum 2025 In October 2025,
Students from the master course on Cooperation and Cooperatives presented their research at the ICA CCR Research Conference in Helsinki 2025
Students from the master course on Cooperation and Cooperatives presented their research at the ICA CCR Research Conference in Helsinki
Celebrating the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025: Student Poster Exhibition Initiative
Celebrating the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025: Student Poster Exhibition Initiative Since 2007, the “Co-operation and Co-operative Organizations” course

Cooperatives as Change Agents for Value Change Development
Researchers from the institute joined the symposium on value chain development in agri-food systems organized at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The event explored how cooperatives and other actors can function as change agents in transforming value chains and supporting sustainable rural development.
Erasmus+: Good Marketing and Branding Practices in Agricultural Cooperatives
Duration: November 2024 until November 2026 Funded by: European Commission The specific objectives of our project are to create and

ICA CCR Research Conference 2025: Cooperative Identity – Who we are as a movement, a form of organization and as cooperators?
Researchers from the institute took part in an international symposium on value chain development in agri-food systems at Humboldt University in Berlin. The discussions focused on strengthening rural development and improving value chains for smallholder farmers.
