Introduction News & Opportunities EU 7th Framework Wine Agriculture, Food Technology & Environment Mining & Resources Related Training & Study Associates Links
Australia has both a rich research record and commercial success in primary and other industries i.e. agriculture and industries such as wine, food, environment and resources.
Examples are BHP Billiton the world’s largest mining & resources company, and Fosters one of the world’s largest brewing and wine companies. Australian icons include the world famous red wine Grange Hermitage, white wines especially Chardonnay, James Halliday author of the “Australian Wine Companion” and Wolf Blass who has won “International Winemaker of the Year” award.
The EU’s 7th Framework (FP7) is an example of funding for international cooperation, through which EU candidate countries are also eligible e.g. Turkey. FP7 themes of relevance to Australia and EU are:
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health
2. Information society technologies
3. Nanotechnology and nanosciences, knowledge-based functional materials, new production processes and devices
4. Aeronautics and space
5. Food quality and safety
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based societyIf an entity is interested in participating it is highly advisable they find partners with common areas of interest, before any calls for proposals emerge.
Australian wine and expertise has had great international success in marketing and sales, winning awards and “flying winemakers” assisting wineries with new ideas and technologies.
QUEST has been assisting Corvus Winery of Bozcaada, an island in the Canakkale (Gallipoli) region of Turkey with placing an intern from Melbourne, Jonathan Melli and to market Corvus wines internationally. Grape varieties grown and processed by Corvus include Whites: Teneia, Zeleia and Reds: Vinium, Rarum & Aegea.
Corvus also produced a commemorative wine “PAX” 2005, made from blend of NZ, Turk and Australian semillon, in remembrance of the ANZAC’s & Turks WW1 Dardenelles campaign. Corvus was assisted in this pursuit by Chris Cameron wine maker at Pepper Tree Wines in the Hunter Valley.
Hungary has rich wine tradition famous for its Tokaj region, Egri Bikaver or “Bull’s Blood” and fine wines from the more temperate Villany region. QUEST can assist with wine industry tours of Hungary, targetted tastings and potential import strategy. For related Australian centres see Links
Agriculture, Food Technology & Environment
Australia is one of the world's largest primary or agricultural producers including wheat, wool, meat & livestock, dairy, fruit and vegetables, in addition to organic production. Australia's agricultural sector is incredibly open and competitive with no trade subsidies or tarriffs. Australia ranks third in the world as a dairy products exporter, after New Zealand and the European Union (EU).
Accordingly Australia has a lot of expertise to offer in project consulting and training in not just agriculture, but also food technology, environment and the business in general. For related Australian centres see Links
One of the most significant mining nations in the world, Australia has the world’s largest economic resources of lead, mineral sands, tantalum, uranium, silver and zinc. Australia has the third largest minerals sector, by value of production, after the US and South Africa. Australia exports minerals and mining equipment, services and technologies. For related Australian centres see Links
Furthermore, QUEST can assist with project partnerships, consulting and study in Australia including wine, agriculture, food technology, environment and resource related. Various programs at all levels including vocational, university and post graduate, in Australia or from home:
viticulture, wine making, oenology/wine science, wine tourism, food technology, food processing, agricultural science, economics & engineering, marketing and management, sustainable development, environment management, ecotourism, geology, mining engineering etc.
from many world class Australian schools including Monash University, University of Technology Sydney, RMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Sydney, Griffith University, Deakin University, Victoria University, Curtin University of Technology, University of South Australia, NSW TAFE, Holmesglen TAFE and William Angliss TAFE. For more info see www.aiec.biz or for related Australian centres see Links
Rob Smyth native of England has resided in Budapest for over 10 years working with the British Council, Spain in between, and successfully completing a MBA at Budapest University of Economic Science, researching business of the Hungarian wine industry. After living in Hungary Rob has gained both an interest and expertise in all facets of wine including production, marketing and of course tasting. While Rob works as an IT & Telecommunications reporter for the Budapest Business Journal he contributes to international wine and tasting journals and guides e.g. The Blue Guides for Spain. B.A., Cert TEFLA & MBA
Erol Guralan native of Turkey who has worked in agricultural related industries since graduating from Cukurova University, Adana where he also worked in the University's Plant Protection Division. Erol started his professional career with Sumitomo Corporation followed by Agrimatco and now has a successful agricultural company based in Antalya with partners from UK, Canada, China and Hungary.
Jonathan Melli native of Melbourne, Jonathan graduated from La Trobe University in Wine Science. Jonathan has had vast Australian and international experience already, not only in wine science but marketing also. Jonathan has worked in Australia and in Turkey at Corvus winery.
Nigel Swann native of Britain with background in Entymology which led him to work in various parts of the world. Large part of Nigel's professional career had been spent at Du Pont working in Central Europe & Turkey before establishing own business Agrisol. Marketing and supplying agricultural chemicals throughout Central Europe and Turkey with local business partners.
Tim Gittins from Wales worked in HR for the UK Department of Fisheries & Agriculture followed by education and training career in Hungary and Central Europe, with expertise in cross cultural theory and issues. This includes lecturing in HRM at Szeged, Budapest Economics and Budapest Technical Universities, and conducting corporate training in SME’s and MNC’s. Tim has been integral in developing EU Leonardo VET fund management development project in CEE SME’s with other partners including Tesco, Krakow Chamber of Commerce, Krakow Economics University, Budapest Economics University and other partners. Tim also is the face of Henley Management College in CEE assisting with visiting lecture seminars, marketing and recruitment. B. Agricultural Economics, Cert. TEFL, MBA & “Train the Trainer”
Related Research & Education Links
Charles Sturt University School of Science & Agriculture www.csu.edu.au
Curtin University Division of Resources & Environment http://resenv.curtin.edu.au
Deakin University School of Ecology & Environment www.deakin.edu.au
Edith Cowan University School of Natural Sciences www.chs.ecu.edu.au
Griffith University Faculty of Environmental Sciences www.griffith.edu.au
James Cook University School of Science, Engineering & IT www.jcu.edu.au
La Trobe University Faculty of Science, Technology & Engineering www.latrobe.edu.au
Monash University School of Geosciences www.earth.monash.edu.au
QUT School of Natural Resources Sciences http://nrs.sci.qut.edu.au
RMIT Univeriy's School of Mathematical & Geospatial Sciences www.rmit.edu.au
USQ Faculty of Engineering & Surveying www.usq.edu.au
University of Ballarat School of Science & Engineering www.ballarat.edu.au
University of Sydney Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources www.agric.usyd.edu.au
University of Tasmania School of Science, Engineering & Technology http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au
Agriculture Information Gateway for Australian Researchers www.agrigate.edu.au
Australian Agricultural Directory www.aglinks.com.au
Australian Agricultural Index http://agnet.com.au
Australian Research Council www.arc.gov.au
Australian Environment Resources www.environment.gov.au
Australian Government Agriculture Portal www.agriculture.gov.au
Australian Wine Research Institute www.awri.com.au
Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation CSIRO www.csiro.au
CEE Networking Association for Science & Education www.ceenet.org
Corvus Winery Turkey www.corvus.com.tr
Wine Diva www.winediva.com.au
EU 7th Framework www.cordis.lu/fp7/
Food Science Australia www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au
Forum for European Australian Science & Technology Cooperation www.feast.org
NMIT Online Introduction to Winemaking http://online.nmit.vic.edu.au
Study in Australia www.aiec.biz
Wine Australia www.wineaustralia.com
Wines of Hungary www.winesofhungary.com
Wine Spectator www.winespectator.com
World Wide Organisation of Organic Farmers www.wwoof.com.au
TUBITAK Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council www.tubitak.gov.tr