Transformation of European Food Systems towards Sustainability by Transnational, Innovative Teaching Erasmus Project

Project Title

Transformation of European Food Systems towards Sustainability by Transnational, Innovative Teaching

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Pedagogy and didactics; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions

Project Summary

The TEFSI project supported cooperation between 9 European universities to develop, implement and widely disseminate innovative teaching approaches, materials, methods and tools, and thus to increase university teachers’competences and innovation, and to improve the quality and effectiveness of university teaching. Usage of innovative teaching methods in TEFSI was illustrated for the subjects covering various aspects of sustainable food systems, in order to increase teachers awareness about the importance of including sustainability issues into their everyday lecturing, and therefore could be seen as a step of food science, human nutrition, agriculture, and related life science education towards sustainability. The project began with an in-depth analysis of the level of inclusion of food system sustainability issues in higher education by European University lecturers, the lecturing tools being used and perspectives for innovation in this area, followed by the development of quality training materials on the innovative teaching tools & concepts (presentations, handbook, short video lectures) and by sharing them during 5 international staff training events, implementing them in everyday teaching activities at participating universities, and finally disseminating during project Multiplier Events and other dissemination activities. Transnationality of the project allowed the biggest strengths of teaching approaches and strategies of all participating Universities to be extracted, analysed & put together in the project activities and outputs.

Project Website

http://www.tefsi.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 206541,4 Eur

Project Coordinator

SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO & Country: PL

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITAET KASSEL
• KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
• UNIVERZITA KARLOVA
• ALEKSANDRO STULGINSKIO UNIVERSITETAS
• FACHHOCHSCHULE MUNSTER
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SCIENZE GASTRONOMICHE
• SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU AGRONOMSKI FAKULTET