Curriculum Vitae Personal Data Name VAN DAMME Patrick Leo José Date of Birth 28 January 1956 Sex Male Place of Birth Gent (Belgium) Nationality Belgian Address private Bachtenwalle 5 B 9000 Gent Belgium professional 1 Full professor Ghent University Faculty of Bio-Science Engineering Coupure links 653 B 9000 Gent Belgium tel.: (+ 32 9) 264 60 87 fax.: (+ 32 9) 264 62 41 no mobile phone (number) E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tropicallab.ugent.be www.cdo.ugent.be skype name: popreis Position University Start (d/m/y) Till (d/m/y) Ordinary Full Professor Tropical and Ghent University (UGent) 01-10-2018 To date Subtropical agriculture, and ethnobotany Full Professor Tropical and Subtropical Ghent University (UGent) 01-10-2010 30-09-2018 agriculture, and ethnobotany Head docent (‘hoofddocent’) Tropical State University 01-10-2000 30-09-2010 and Subtropical agriculture, and Ghent/UGent ethnobotany Docent Tropical and Subtropical State University 01-10-1992 30-09-2000 agriculture, and ethnobotany Ghent/UGent Assistant Professor (tropical agronomy; State University 01-01-1992 30-09-1992 head of department: Prof. Dr. ir. F. Ghent/UGent Pauwels ) professional 2 Full professor (since July 1, 2012 - ) Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Kamycka 129, Prague 6 – Suchdol, 165 21 Czech Republic University Studies/Diplomas 1974 - 1979 Ghent University, Belgium Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Tropical Agronomy (great distinction) 1978 - 1979 Ghent University, Belgium Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme (last update: 15/02/2021) 1 Diploma for Higher Technical Teaching (distinction) 24/02/1989 Ghent University, Belgium Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences (greatest distinction) Language Proficiency Dutch mother tongue French very good (articles and teaching) (‘nearly native speaker’ level) English very good (articles and teaching) (‘nearly native speaker’ level) German fair (understanding, reading and speaking) and basic (teaching) Spanish good (reading, speaking and teaching) Afrikaans good (reading, speaking and teaching) Latin passive knowledge (reading and understanding) classic Greek passive knowledge (reading and understanding) Familiar with value chain R&D, principles of good governance,… (e.g.: VGGT (Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security - http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i2801e/i2801e.pdf); RAI (Responsible Agricultural Investment - http://mneguidelines.oecd.org/OECD-FAO-Guidance.pdf) Computer Language Proficiency Fortran IV, Fortran 77, BASIC Software Programmes Wordstar, Wordperfect, dbase III, lotus 1-2-3, Statgraphics, COSTBEN, COSTAB1, MSOFFICE and applications (Word, Excell, Powerpoint, ...), Internet Browsers Specific training courses Vulgarisation in Science Communication - 1984 Scientific Writing (biomedical sciences) – 2004 Media Training – 2004 Presentation Techniques (parts I and II) – 2011/12 Interuniversity Test of Academic English – CEFR level C1 (passed) - 2013 1 COSTBEN and COSTAB are two UN agency developed programmes; the first calculates cost/benefit ratios (and internal rates of return) for development programmes, the second is used in cost calculation of long term investment and development programmes. Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme (last update: 15/02/2021) 2 Professional Career2 Since 1 July 2012, full professor at the Prague University of Life Sciences; first: Institute for Tropics and Subtropics (ITS, till end December 2013); now at: Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences. Task: training and coaching of academic staff, project proposal and, more in general, academic writing and management; teaching of MSc courses in the fields of ethnobotany, agroforestry, tropical crops, sustainable development,… 2010 - 2015: senior advisor for global research programme 1, domestication for ICRAF (without formal contract) October 2009 – June 2011: agrobiodiversity advisor for the Ministry of agriculture of Ecuador Member of the Technological Advisory Group (TAG) of ICRAF’s BLEANSA project (Building a Large Evergreen Agriculture Network for Southern Africa; http://bleansa.net/) (2013 – 2015) Since October 2008 till now Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development, UGent (Ghent University, Belgium; CDO: www.ugent.cdo.be) From October 2007 till now Professor at the Hogeschool Gent</Ghent University college – School of Industrial Engineers Courses taught Farming systems in the tropics (15 h theory, 30 h theory practical sessions) Tropical crops (30 h theory, 30 h theory practical sessions) 2 currently used acronyms (not limiting): ABOS Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation (Algemeen Bestuur voor OntwikkelingsSamenwerking; Brussels, Belgium) BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation (Belgische Technische Cooperatie) CEC Commission of the European Community (also European Union) FAABS. Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (Gent, Belgium) FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (Rome, Italy) FIDA Fonds International pour le Développement de l'Agriculture (UN Agency, Rome, Italy) GAS Additional training curriculum (formerly first year of MSc programme) GGS Specialised training curriculum (formerly MSc) ICRAF International Centre for Research on AgroForestry (Nairobi, Kenya) ICUC International Centre for Under-Utilised Crops IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development (Rome, Italy) IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Ibadan, Nigeria) IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development KUL Catholic University Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Leuven, Belgium) KVIV Royal Flemish Engineers Association (Koninklijke Vlaamse IngenieursVereniging; Antwerp, Belgium) NATURA Network of European Agricultural (Tropically and subtropically oriented) Universities and scientific complexes Related with Agricultural development (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) NCOS Flemish NGO platform (Nationaal Centrum voor OntwikkelingsSamenwerking; Brussels, Belgium) NFWO National Fund for Scientific Research (Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; Brussels, Belgium) NGO Non-Governmental Organisation RUG University of Gent (Universiteit Gent; Gent, Belgium) VlIR Flemish Interuniversitary Council (VLaamse Interuniversitaire Raad; Brussels, Belgium) VUB Flemish University Brussels (Vlaamse Universiteit Brussel; Brussels, Belgium) VVOB Flemish association for development cooperation and technical assistance (Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en technische Bijstand; Brussels, Belgium) Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme (last update: 15/02/2021) 3 From October 1992 till now Full-time Professor at the Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Agronomy and Ethnobotany Department of Plant Production Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (FBE) (formerly Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, FAABS), Ghent University (UGent) (formerly Rijksuniversiteit Gent, RUG), Belgium (from October 1992 till September 2000: ‘docent’; October 2000 - September 2010: ‘hoofddocent’; October 2010 - present: hoogleraar). Courses taught (www.ugent.be and http://www.fbw.ugent.be/Onderzoek/vakgroep02.php and http://www.plantproduction.ugent.be/Engels/education.html for an update version of courses currently taught) (all courses are taught at MSc level) Remark: all courses are taught in Dutch, unless mentioned differently (Eng = English; Fr = French). Written texts are available for all courses. On request, English translations can be provided for all courses. Course contents and profiles are available. The list herewith gives a complete overview of courses offered since 1992, and/but takes into account changes that have occurred over the years, due to programme changes. at BioScience Engineering Faculty, UGent (courses that are taught in the current academic year, are highlighted in bold; when course is taught in Dutch, Dutch title is highlighted; …) Intensive Study of Tropical and Subtropical Agronomy (Grondige studie van de tropische en subtropische landbouw; 30 hours theory and 30 hours practical sessions – stopped in 2001/2002). Plant Production 1 and Plant Production 2 (Fytotechnie 1 en 2; with Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul, Prof. Dr. ir. Pierre Debergh and Prof. Dr. ir. Robert Bulcke; 15 hours theory + 30 hours practical sessions for both courses – topics offered: edible tropical crops, fruit crops, non-edible tropical crops,…) (2002/3 – 2007/8) – detailed information is presented at the university’s site: http://aivwww.rug.ac.be/Studentenadministratie/Studiegids/2007/EN/FACULTY/I_LA/COURSE/IP LAND/03K00175/INDEX.HTM) Tropical Crop Production (Tropische plantenteelt; 30/30; from 2007/8 – Dutch equivalent of Tropical Crop production hereafter) Plant Production Systems (Plantaardige Productie; with Prof. ir. Tillo Behaeghe till 1995/96 and Prof. Dr. ir. Pierre Debergh; since 1996/97, with Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul and Prof. Dr. ir. Pierre Debergh; 30 hours theory till 1999/2000, as from 2001/2002: 30 theory + 15 practicals). Plant Husbandry: selected crops (Typegewassen; with Prof. Dr. ir. Robert Bulcke, Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul and Prof. Dr. ir. Pierre Debergh; 30 hours theory and 30 hours practical sessions); as from 2007/8: Plant Husbandry (Plantenteelt; with Prof. Dr. ir. Robert Bulcke, Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul, and Prof. Dr. ir. Marie-Christine Van Labeke; 30/30; own input: Rice (9 hours theory) and Banana (6 hours,