The ULL participates in an international project on innovation in the wine sector

The University of La Laguna, through the Chair of Agritourism and Wine Tourism of the Canary Islands, This project is part of an international learning initiative that brings together students from Spain, Germany, and France to address the challenges of the wine sector from different disciplines. The project is developed within the framework of the European alliance. STARS EU, It combines virtual training with a future face-to-face stay in Tenerife.

The initiative, called Collaborative International Online Learning (COIL), takes place during the months of October and November and brings together students and teachers from the University of La Laguna, the Hochschule Bremen-City University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (France).

Through international virtual classrooms, students work in multicultural teams to analyze practical cases related to law, innovation, and agricultural sciences applied to the wine sector. This methodology fosters the exchange of knowledge and perspectives, while also promoting skills such as intercultural communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

The institutional opening included a speech by José Sigut Saavedra, Director of the Secretariat for Mobility and Cooperation with Europe and North America at ULL, who highlighted the value of this initiative to strengthen internationalization and academic cooperation.

For his part, the director of the Chair of Agritourism and Wine Tourism of the Canary Islands, JJesús Enrique de las Heras Roger, He noted that “COIL opens the doors to a borderless educational environment, where students enrich their training not only through theory, but also through direct exchange with students from other cultures and different approaches to the profession.” The teaching team is completed by Martin Holi, a professor from the German university, and Célia Berger-Tarare, from the French institution.

The experience will continue in March 2027, when the top-performing students from Germany and France in the online phase will travel to Tenerife to participate, alongside students from the University of La Laguna, in a Blended Intensive Program (BIP). This activity will allow the collaboration initiated during the online training to be transferred to a face-to-face setting and will strengthen ties between the universities in the STARS EU alliance.