About Us
UBT remains to be an innovative institution of higher education in Kosovo and in region, offers contemporary programs of study based on international quality standards; eminent academics and experts; possibility for external experience (professional studies and practices); modern infrastructure, organization and modern management in UBT (in accordance with ISO 9001); direct link with the economy, academic and international research projects and transfer of tech knowledge, as well as students and highly motivated personnel.
Aim of the Summer Academy
The Academy through lecturing, discussions with university professors, industry and NGO experts involved in projecting innovative products and processes, on food
production, processing and nutrition, aim to attain highest outcomes by offering cohesive
and coherent topics and knowledge on the sustainable food production and consumption,
food processing and respective certifications.
The International Summer Academy in Safe and Sustainable Food from Farm to Table,
offer value added approach through best existing models and highlighting the key need
to change and advance, while increasing the participants’ competence with knowledge
and skills through defining alternatives and solving approaches.
Summer Academy aim to cross-cut experience, knowledge by involving non and
academicians’, industry and experts.
Aim of the Summer Academy
The Academy through lecturing, discussions with university professors, industry and NGO experts involved in projecting innovative products and processes, on food
production, processing and nutrition, aim to attain highest outcomes by offering cohesive
and coherent topics and knowledge on the sustainable food production and consumption,
food processing and respective certifications.
The International Summer Academy in Safe and Sustainable Food from Farm to Table,
offer value added approach through best existing models and highlighting the key need
to change and advance, while increasing the participants’ competence with knowledge
and skills through defining alternatives and solving approaches.
Summer Academy aim to cross-cut experience, knowledge by involving non and
academicians’, industry and experts.
THE PROGRAM COVERS
The Summer Academy on Safe and Sustainable Food from Farm to Table, covers wide range of topics. Innovatively, producing on such short time a matrix of possible combination on food chain that people, communities and industry face daily.
Therefore, participants will experience real life challenges beginning from projecting to implementing a safe and sustainable practice, from the agriculture, processing and nutrition sciences’ perspective. The challenges may be seen at individual, community level and large scale, in Kosovo, contributing by daily production or consumption on the topics covered by the Academy. Program, define food production opportunities, challenges and orientations on food production, processing and consumption in local and national level, including using the food as preventive measure for certain health problems.
The academy, cover topics that society on 21st century is discussing such are estimating and assuring application of “Food Safety” concept, sustainability, Food Valorizations and Processing, microbiology and impact of food and biofortifications and standards along the chain. Academy, inform about the role of certification schemes, the sectorial developments of fruit and vegetable sectors, beverage industry and standards for microorganisms, allergens and minerals at processing level and above all the healthy nutrition for disease prevention and management.
TARGET GROUPS
Students worldwide from the field of Agriculture, Food systems and Technology, and Nutrition Sciences and other related fields.
Students worldwide from the field of Agriculture, Food systems and Technology, and Nutrition Sciences and other related fields.