1. FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23 February 2017
University of Teramo
presentation
Paola Pittia
FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23 February 2017

2. Who I am …short bio
Associate professor in Food Science and Technology at UNITE since 2004 (before at University of Udine)
Deputy Rector for Internationalisation and Joint Study Programmes
Expertise in:
food quality and processing, food ingredients and formulation with main focus on the physical, physicochemical, healthy and structural properties of foods and processed foods and flavour release.
Curriculum development, teaching methodologies applied in Food studies
Scientific coordinator of national and international projects also in collaboration with food industry.
Projects on education: since 2005 involved in Erasmus TN project ISEKI_Food projects and FP7 Track_fast project.
Coordinator of the Erasmus TN ISEKI_Food 4 (
Executive Committee Chair of the Int. ISEKI_Food conferences (next 5th ISEKI-Food conference: Stuttgart 5-7 July 2018)
Member of several Scientific and organizing committees of national and international congresses.
- President of the ISEKI-Food Association ( dealing with activities to favour research-education-industry interactions.

3. FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017
WHERE WE ARE….
Teramo
Rome
200 km from Rome
FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017

4. FOODQA project – Kick-off meeting 23February 2017
UNITE MISSION
To generate and transfer new knowledge, thereby to contribute to the sustainable development of the local community and wider region in an national and international perspective.
To lead and to perform to the formation of professionals in various fields and creative experts as a result of educational processes based on research, innovations and practical training in a lifelong learning perspective.
Rector: prof. Luciano D’Amico
Students: ca
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5. EDUCATION and TRAINING
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION and TRAINING
RESEARCH
FACULTIES
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6. ACTIVITIES – EDUCATION & TRAINING
5 FACULTIES 16 (1°, 2° level) STUDY PROGRAMMES 5 PhD (3° level) STUDY PROGRAMMES 20 POST-GRADUATION study programmes 6 SPECIALISATION SCHOOLS
1° LEVEL
(3 Years)
2° LEVEL
(2 years)
3° LEVEL
(PhD, 3 years)
Post-graduation/specialisation schools
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7. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
5 FACULTIES
Faculty of Bioscience and technology for Food Agriculture and Environment (1998, formerly …of Agriculture- 2013)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1986)
Faculty of Communication Science
Faculty of Political Science
Faculty of Law Studies
Teaching methodology: blended

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INTERNATIONALISATION
HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING
Two international 2nd level degree programmes (in English)
(from also the MSc in Food Science and Technology)
EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES
ERASMUS + (students, staff exchange, > 220 bilateral agreements)
ERASMUS + projects (eg. EU FooDSTA, E-SEA-ABT, ..)
no-Erasmus bilateral agreements (outside EU, eg. Brasil, Argentina, USA, …)
Cooperation (Africa)
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Faculty of Bioscience & Tech. Food, Agr. Env.
UNITE-FBTA3
EDUCATION
STUDY PROGRAMMES AIMED TO PREPARE GRADUATES (3 Bologna levels) WITH STRONG SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ON FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WITHIN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH
INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK WITH EXPERTISE ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE AGRO-FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN, FROM FARM TO FORK
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10. Viticulture and Oenology Food science and technology
UNITE-FBTA3
STUDY PROGRAMMES
1° Level
(3 Years)
2° Level (2 years)
3° Level
(PhD, 3 years)
BIOSCIENZE
Biotechnology
Viticulture and Oenology
Food science and technology
Food science and technology
INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) FROM
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11. UNITE-FBTA3 Quality assurance and labels
2010 : 2° place in the Italian CENSIS ranking 2010 of Agricultural Faculties
2014: European Quality Assurance_Food label (ISEKI-Food Association)
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12. CURRENT RESEARCH UNITS @ UNITE-FBTA3
Chemical Methodologies & Food Analysis
Agronomy & crop sciences
Animal Production, Feed & Nutrition
Food Technology
CHEMISTRY& FOOD ANALYSIS
PROCESSING
RAW MATERIALS
QUALITY & FUNCTIONALITY
Energy & environment
ENVIRONMENT
Food, Health and Environment
SENSORY
MANAGEMENT MARKETING
NUTRITION
Agro-food economics
Food & Feed health and nutrition
SAFETY
Molecular biotechnology
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Veterinary pharmacology & toxicology
Food microbiology & safety
CURRENT RESEARCH UNITE-FBTA3
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