The flagship Master in Food Systems programme is EIT Food’s unique offering to develop top talent for the food sector. The programme is based on a combination of essential skills to become effective innovators and entrepreneurs in the food sector along with key technical skills that are tailored to the individual career pathway for each student. The programme will be finalised in the first half of 2019, and a first intake of 90 students is expected in September 2019. The Masters in Food Systems programme is fundamentally distinct from what any of the KIC Universities are offering at the moment, and indeed unique for the sector and beyond. The programme is based on a T-model approach, where broad competences regarding food systems knowledge and innovation and entrepreneurship are combined with in-depth technical skills as specified by industry.

Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn (IARFR) Poland, Matis ohf in Iceland, VTT in Finland and University of Cambridge, England will run a venture creation workshop connected to XXIV Session of Young Scientific Staff and VII International Session for Young Researchers in Olsztyn Poland in June 2019. The participants will learn the art of creation by building and testing their own strategy instead of listening to theory as well as the opportunity to find others to launch a startup with. It will address the needs of students from RIS countries. The proposed action addresses the challenge of improving entrepreneurial culture, gaps in talents and skills of university graduates as well as well as insufficient adoption of emerging technologies. There is an opportunity to get more impact out of food-related scientific events by linking them to “Venturing Schools”.

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The Games of Foods project is set to increase knowledge and awareness of balanced nutrition and a healthy lifestyle through the design and application of escape games. It delivers a novel conceptual model and practical examples of how to generate informative and exciting activities on food quality and nutrition to positively influence consumer behavior toward healthier diets. We focus on escape games, as they are a growing trend, taking an estimated 10m euros in revenues every year. Our outcomes will provide an operative and effective methodology for developing state-of-the-art escape games for the use of organisations, such as food and hi-tech companies, schools, and museums. We will provide a conceptual, physical, and digital manifestation for conveying educational, social, and environmental messages in a fun and inspiring way. The project will play a central role in communicating information about smart food choices to increase public interest and involvement.