EIT Food is working with a consortium of global partners as a co-host of the Food Systems Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) to discuss the opportunities that sustainable food systems provide in the fight against climate change.
We guide and accelerate food innovation to transform the food system. We focus on inclusive systems innovation, which enables all people and places to participate and benefit.
We are attracting, developing and empowering bright minds to lead the transformation of the food system into an innovative sector that produces healthy and sustainable food, and is trusted by society.
Startups play a fundamental role in transforming the food system. EIT Food supports innovative impactful agrifood entrepreneurs and startups to deliver new food innovations and businesses across Europe.
We believe that we are all responsible for, and connected to, the food that we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it. Our activities are designed to engage with people so that they can become agents of change in the food…
EIT Food is a network of organisations that are complementary, demonstrate excellence in their domain and show commitment to the objectives of EIT Food.
Develop in-depth knowledge about food systems through studying consecutively at three distinct European academic institutions and use your knowledge to drive the future transformation of the food system.
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The programme is based on a combination of essential entrepreneurial skills, which will help students to become an effective innovator, and key technical skills that are tailored to their career ambition in the sector.
The Master in Food Systems programme is developing top talent for the food sector, by training the leaders of the future. Organised by leading academic institutions and industrial partners from across our Partner network, this programme aims to prepare students to drive a future transformation of the food system and increase the competitiveness of the companies they chose to work for.
By working with colleagues who have a wide variety of different academic backgrounds, students will become creative leaders and team builders capable of bringing distinctive points of view along with novel solutions for tomorrow's consumers and citizens.
Students will accomplish this by taking a 'learning and experimental' journey through our network of industrial, academic and entrepreneurial partners.
By the end of the programme, students will be able to:
Identify short and long-term future consequences of decisions involving different components of the food system from an integrated scientific, ethical and inter-generational perspective, and merge this into a solution-focused approach.
Translate innovations into feasible business solutions for the food sector.
Think beyond boundaries, and systematically explore and generate new ideas, responding to current and future challenges within the food system.
Use knowledge, ideas and technology to create new or significantly improved products, services, processes, new business models or jobs in the food sector.
Use cutting-edge research methods, processes and techniques towards new venture creation and growth, and apply these in cross-disciplinary teams and contexts.
Transform practical experiences in different areas of the food sector into research problems and challenges.
Develop decision-making and leadership competencies.
Graduates will become part of an international alumni network, and we will connect students with our entire professional network so that they have access to the right support when they want to innovate or create a new venture at any point in their career.
The agri-food industry has a variety of exciting jobs on offer throughout the food value chain. This video series aims to inspire young audiences to consider a career within the agri-food sector.
