“Network of Universities and Enterprises for Food Training in Southeast Asia” (A consortium of 14 partner institutions from Europe and Southeast Asia), called NutriSEA’s project, coordinated by Ghent University (Belgium), lasts for 36 months from 2015 – 2018 (http://nutrisea.eu/).

NutriSEA project includes 9 work packages with the following specific objectives:

• to reform curricula related to food production at BA/MA level at the 6 partner universities in SEA, in line with the new regional developments and the locally developed evidence-based market demands by 2018. There will also be a strong focus on teaching methodologies, including the use of ICT, and enterprises will be actively involved in defining learning outcomes and offering internships.

• to train:
• 18 academic trainers (Regional Food Training Team): language skills, research skills, soft skills and teaching methodologies , general knowledge on management specifically on food industry specific topic such as entrepreneurship, efficiency improvement, quality management. 
• 10 Technology Transfer staff: technology transfer, entrepreneurship and transferable skills
• 10 International Relations Officers: internationalisation strategies, mobility management, organisation of International Offices, project management
• to set-up or reinforce Technology Transfer Units at the partner universities which focus on university-enterprise cooperation and innovation. The aim is to set up a regional food network with all relevant stakeholders (universities, enterprises, authorities) by the end of the project

At the meeting, detailed contents and schedules of the work packages were identified. Right after the meeting, the work packages leaders from UGent + Hue started preparing the detailed contents and schedules organize first training courses at Hue City from 14 to 18 November 2016.

Project partners include:

• From Europe:
  • Ghent University - Belgium (coordinator)
  • University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier - France
  • University of Göttingen - Germany
  • Wageningen University - Netherlands
  • University of Porto - Portugal
  • Campden BRI  - Hungary
• From Asia:
  • Royal University of Agriculture - Cambodia (joint coordinator)
  • Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear - Cambodia
  • Hanoi University of Science and Technology - Vietnam
  • Hue University - Vietnam
  • Yangon University - Myanmar
  • Yezin Agricultural University - Myanmar
  • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport - Cambodia
  • Vietnam International Education Development - Vietnam

Hoang Huu Hanh

Director of International Cooperation Office

Nutri-SEA Project Coordinator at Hue University

Translated by Thanh Huong