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Hands-on training in real production environments

Learn from experts in substrate      wood fungi     mycelium      biodesign      pasteurisation production,
whether you’re a beginner, practitioner, or specialist.

  • Practice-driven training. From Mycelia’s industrial spawn site in Belgium to new locations such as Greece, our courses bring you directly inside working facilities.
  • Learn directly from practitioners with deep production expertise, not just theory
  • A unique chance to learn, grow, and network with peers from around the world.
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I could discuss with many other people of mushroom world and this was of main importance for me.
Another thank you to yourself and all the fine folks at Mycelia Academy for the course. It truly was one of the most insightful weeks of my life and am very excited and confident for this new facility.
Thanks for your lessons, theoretical and practical and a very special thank for being so open and sharing with me your own experience in many interesting talks. This is worth a lot for me and I really appreciate your philosophy of sharing.
Now I know how to reorganize my production flow.
You are truly a world-renowned mentor and inspiration that has touched so many lives with empowering inspiration and courage to follow your passion.
I know with unwavering optimism Mycelia will thrive as your spirit is planted firmly with its conception and expansion – as you enter into a new chapter of your life.

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Integrated Hygiene Management goes beyond cleaning and protocols

Learn how hidden risks develop, and how to recognise them before losses become visible.

An online video course for everyone involved in mushroom production – from operators and pickers to growers, managers, lab staff, and technical teams.
A solid foundation for anyone envolved in mushroom production.
Practical, accessible, and designed for real production environments – at every level.
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Most contamination starts long before anyone notices

By the time a problem becomes visible, losses are often already developing underneath.
Hygiene is not just about cleaning, it is a complete production system.

Airflow & pressure

Air movement carries contamination further than most people realise.

Workflow design

How people move through a facility quietly shapes contamination risk.

Operator behaviour

 Small daily habits repeated over time become expensive patterns.

Biological understanding

Knowing how microorganisms behave changes how you manage them.

Integrated Hygiene Management online course covers all of this

One contamination outbreak costs far more than this course. Give your team the tools to prevent it. Because knowing where contamination really starts is the first step to stopping it.

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Meet our experts

A network of experienced consultants and trainers with backgrounds in European and international production companies.

Jurgen Kynast - Mycelia Academy

Jürgen Kynast

Director of Substratproduktion Kynast-Löcke
35 years of experience in substrate and mushroom production and independent consultant since 2012

Pascale Vergeyle

Production Manager at Mycelia
Biochemical engineer with, 25 years of experience in spawn production.

Hélène Ntimba

Culture Collection Responsible at Mycelia
and expert at Mycelia Academy

Mohammad Al Shukor

Production Manager Mycelia

Christelle Chevalier

Founder of Fungi’s & Mycelia Academy
Independent consultant in biology of fungi, mycelium & substrates since 2020. 25 years of experience in the spawn mushroom business.

Roel Van de Heyning

Managing director of SacO2 & Founder and Director of Mycelia Academy
Expert in bag sealing, business models and accountancy.

Magda Verfaillie

Proud founder of Mycelia & Founder of Mycelia Academy

Biologist and mycologist with 40 years of experience in mycelium production. The force of nature behind the original Mycelia School and a wonderful spirit.

Kasper Moreaux

Kasper Moreaux

Director of Mycelia & Founder of the research department of Mycelia and SacO2 & Founder of Mycelia Academy

Born into the mushroom industry because the founding owner of Mycelia, Magda Verfaillie, happens to be his mother. Geologist, microbiologist, polyglot and lifelong mushroom enthusiast.

Orazio Tietto

Technical Manager at Funghi San Giorgio
Expert in bag and tunnel pasteurization processes for the production of various substrates

Frederik Cruyt

R&D Engineer at MycoVision

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As an expert-led innovation & training partner we help producers, researchers, and investors improve and scale up production.

  • facility design, upgrade your lab and facility, or scale up
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  • Solve contamination and process bottlenecks
  • Improve quality and reduce risks
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You pay the Belgium VAT (21%).

You pay the Belgium VAT (21%).

You pay the Belgium VAT (21%).

As a non-resident company within de EU you normally don’t have to pay VAT on purchased goods from another EU member.

But here is an exception, Mycelia Academy has to comply with the new EU regulation on on-site courses. This means, in accordance with Art. 21, §3, 3° WBTW, we have to charge VAT.

In principle, non-resident businesses should be able to recover all, or part of the VAT incurred.

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You are responsible for declaring this purchase in your national VAT return.

This follows the reverse charge rules, where the buyer accounts for the VAT instead of the seller, according to Articles 44 and 196 of the EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC.

You do not pay VAT.

According to Article 44 of the EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC, this service is treated as taking place outside Belgium, so no VAT is charged.

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