RIS Inspire - Sustainable Food Production and Consumption

Overview

The RIS Inspire - Sustainable Food Production and Consumption from EIT Food taught contents will be applied in a project-based learning approach focused on different food system topics: Sustainability Agriculture, Alternative Proteins and Circular Food Systems.

By the end of the programme, students will have gained greater knowledge and awareness of the challenges related to the sustainability of food systems and will be able to develop concrete strategies and solutions to address them with an entrepreneurial spirit and the most effective deep technologies.

The course is open to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students interested in food and nutrition.

Career opportunities:

This Summer School will provide participants with knowledge and awareness of the challenges of sustainability and healthy nutrition. In addition, the network that will be created through the teamwork approach will strengthen a smart ecosystem for young innovators with highly multidisciplinary backgrounds.

The programme will facilitate an open innovation ecosystem, allowing participants to operate in a broader spatial context and become skilled individuals in developing, managing and sharing innovative solutions focused on sustainable food systems.

Through this learning opportunity, entrepreneurship and innovation will be catalysed with a focus on the potential of start-ups and entrepreneurial talent, supporting young people to become active players in regional and national developments, especially in relation to the transition to sustainable food systems in RIS areas.