NutriSEA project is “Network of Universities and Enterprises for Food Training in Southeast Asia” (A consortium of 14 partner institutions from Europe and Southeast Asia), under Key Action 2 “Capacity Building in Higher Education” of the European Commission’s Erasmus + programme, coordinated by Ghent University (Belgium).
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
Project duration: 36 months from 2015 – 2018.
Project partners include: