30 June – 7 July 2024 at Pieve Tesino, Italy | Application deadline 15 April 2024

DS-FOOD summer school provides Bachelor and Master students an opportunity to acquire a multidisciplinary knowledge of theoretical and practical issues related to the sustainability of food systems. Major thematic topics reflect the four-pillar approach of the Farm-to-Fork EU strategy, thus combining sustainability of production, food processing and distribution, sustainable consumption styles and prevention of food waste. The summer school promotes an international approach and focuses on practice. The physical component of the summer school is hosted at the UNITUS Alpine Studies Centre, located in the small village of Pieve Tesino, Italy.

The 4th edition of DS-FOOD summer school is promoted by five EU Universities:

  • University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy;
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;
  • University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Wien, Austria;
  • Harokopio University of Athens, Greece;
  • Münster University of Applied Sciences, Münster, Germany;
  • National University of Science and Technology Politechnica, Bucharest, Romania

Further information can be found on the Call for application

If BOKU students are interested to participate at the summer school, they can apply for Erasmus+ short term mobility funding for Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP). Further information can be found here or contact Gudrun Reisinger from BOKU-International Relations.

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact Nicolas Ben Fries.

 

21.03.2024