Establishment of an undergraduate B.Sc. Course in Food Safety and Quality mgmt.

Myanmar is at an early stage of introducing measures to strengthen food and agricultural policy. There is a need to improve coordination regarding the setting of safety and quality standards and the enforcement of food regulations.

Fiche signalétique

  • Départements participants Haute école des sciences agronomiques, forestières et alimentaires
  • Institut(s) HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
    Agronomie
  • Unité(s) de recherche Agriculture internationale et développement rural
  • Organisation d'encouragement Autres
  • Durée (prévue) 01.12.2018 - 31.12.2022
  • Direction du projet Johannes Brunner
  • Équipe du projet Elisabeth Eugster
    Bastian Mengel
    Johannes Brunner
    Prof. Dr. Roland Stähli
    Dr. Alessandra Giuliani
  • Partenaire Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
  • Mots-clés Food safety, quality management, curriculum development, capacity building

Situation

The objective of the project is to jointly develop and implement a BSc course in Food Safety and Quality Managament at Yezin Agricultural University (YAU).

Approche

HAFL experts in food science and educational science will support YAU in analyzing the present situation, doing a needs assessment and developing a competence-based curriculum. Jointly, a comprehensive set of overarching competences will be defined and respective modules will be designed. Implementation of the new curriculum will be planned jointly. Teaching will be selectively accompanied and a follow-up will assess performance of the new course.

Ce projet contribue aux objectifs de développement durable suivants

  • 2: Lutte contre la faim
  • 4: Accès à une éducation de qualité