Emerging challenges and opportunities in innovating food science technology and engineering education.

Autor: Saguy IS; The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. sam.saguy@mail.huji.ac.il., Silva CLM; Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal., Cohen E; Gilford Glazer Faculty of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: NPJ science of food [NPJ Sci Food] 2024 Jan 13; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 13.
DOI: 10.1038/s41538-023-00243-w
Abstrakt: Progress in science, technology, innovation, and digital capabilities call for reassessing food science, technology, and engineering (FST&E) education and research programs. This survey targeted global professionals and students across food disciplines and nutrition. Its main objectives included assessing the status of FST&E higher education, identifying challenges and opportunities, and furnishing recommendations. Seven topics affecting the future of the FST&E curricula were evaluated by the panel as 'High' to 'Very high', namely: 'Critical thinking', followed by 'Problem-solving projects', 'Teamwork/collaboration', 'Innovation/Open innovation' and 'Multidisciplinary'. The importance of academic partnership/collaboration with the Food Industry and Nutrition Sciences was demonstrated. Significant positive roles of the food industry in collaboration and partnerships were found. Other essential food industry attributes were related to internships, education, strategy, and vision. Collaboration between FST&E and nutrition sciences indicated the high standing of this direction. The need to integrate or converge nutrition sciences and FST&E is emphasized, especially with the growing consumer awareness of health and wellness. The study provides insights into new education and learning opportunities and new topics for future curricula.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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