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UNITE - Driving Excellence in Food Science

UNITE at the University of Teramo is a leading institution in food science and technology, offering a range of education and research programs. With a focus on sustainable development and international cooperation, UNITE prepares graduates with strong scientific knowledge and professional skills in food science and technology.

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UNITE - Driving Excellence in Food Science

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  1. University of Teramo presentation Paola Pittia ppittia@unite.it FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23 February 2017

  2. Who I am …short bio • Associate professor in Food Science and Technology at UNITE since 2004 (before at University of Udine) • Deputy Rector for Internationalisationand Joint Study Programmes • Expertise in: • food quality and processing, food ingredients and formulation with main focus on the physical, physicochemical, healthy and structural properties of foods and processed foods and flavour release. • Curriculum development, teaching methodologies applied in Food studies • Scientific coordinator of national and international projects also in collaboration with food industry. • Projects on education: since 2005 involved in Erasmus TN project ISEKI_Food projects and FP7 Track_fast project. • Coordinator of the Erasmus TN ISEKI_Food 4 (www.iseki-food4.eu). • Executive Committee Chair of the Int. ISEKI_Food conferences (next 5th ISEKI-Food conference: Stuttgart 5-7 July 2018) • Member of several Scientific and organizing committees of national and international congresses. • - President of the ISEKI-Food Association (www.iseki-food.net) dealing with activities to favour research-education-industry interactions.

  3. WHERE WE ARE…. Teramo Rome 200 km from Rome FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  4. UNITE MISSION • To generate and transfer new knowledge, thereby to contribute to the sustainable development of the local community and wider region in an national and international perspective. • To lead and to perform to the formation of professionals in various fields and creative experts as a result of educational processes based on research, innovations and practical training in a lifelong learning perspective. Rector: prof. Luciano D’Amico Students: ca. 8.000 FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  5. ACTIVITIES EDUCATION and TRAINING RESEARCH FACULTIES FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  6. ACTIVITIES – EDUCATION & TRAINING 5FACULTIES 16 (1°, 2° level) STUDY PROGRAMMES 5PhD (3° level) STUDY PROGRAMMES 20 POST-GRADUATION studyprogrammes 6SPECIALISATION SCHOOLS 1° LEVEL (3 Years) 2° LEVEL (2 years) 3° LEVEL (PhD, 3 years) Post-graduation/specialisationschools FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  7. EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Faculty of Bioscience and technology for Food Agriculture and Environment (1998, formerly …of Agriculture- 2013) • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1986) • Faculty of Communication Science • Faculty of Political Science • Faculty of Law Studies 5FACULTIES Teachingmethodology: blended

  8. INTERNATIONALISATION • HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING • Two international 2nd level degree programmes (in English) • (from 2016-2017 also the MSc in Food Science and Technology) • EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES • ERASMUS + (students, staff exchange, > 220 bilateral agreements) • ERASMUS + projects (eg. EU FooDSTA, E-SEA-ABT, ..) • no-Erasmus bilateral agreements (outside EU, eg. Brasil, Argentina, USA, …) • Cooperation (Africa) FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  9. Faculty of Bioscience & Tech. Food, Agr. Env. UNITE-FBTA3 EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAMMES AIMED TO PREPARE GRADUATES (3 Bologna levels) WITH STRONG SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ON FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WITHIN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK RESEARCH INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK WITH EXPERTISE ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE AGRO-FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN, FROM FARM TO FORK FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  10. UNITE-FBTA3 STUDY PROGRAMMES 1° Level (3 Years) 2° Level (2 years) 3° Level (PhD, 3 years) Food science and technology INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) FROM 2016-2017 FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  11. UNITE-FBTA3 Qualityassurance and labels 2010 : 2° place in the Italian CENSIS ranking 2010 of Agricultural Faculties 2014: European Quality Assurance_Food label (ISEKI-Food Association) FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

  12. Chemical Methodologies & Food Analysis Agronomy & crop sciences Food Technology Animal Production, Feed & Nutrition CHEMISTRY& FOOD ANALYSIS PROCESSING RAW MATERIALS QUALITY & FUNCTIONALITY Energy & environment ENVIRONMENT SENSORY Food, Health and Environment MANAGEMENT MARKETING NUTRITION Food & Feed health and nutrition Agro-food economics SAFETY Molecularbiotechnology FOOD MICROBIOLOGY Veterinary pharmacology & toxicology Food microbiology & safety CURRENT RESEARCH UNITS @ UNITE-FBTA3 FOOD4Q project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

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