1. RIS Fellowships project
2018

2. What is it about? RIS Fellowships
30 students and graduates with different educational backgrounds from RIS countries will discover job opportunities in the food industry, by getting unique, professional, paid 3-months internships within the framework of RIS Fellowships project.
RIS Fellowships
Unlike other scholarship projects, the students and graduates will reveal their talents in agri-food sector, through gaining hands-on experiences and strengthening their job-related skills, including analytical thinking and creative problem solving.
Unlike other scholarship projects, the students and graduates will reveal their talents in agri-food sector, through gaining hands-on experiences and strengthening their job-related skills, including analytical thinking and creative problem solving.
Unlike other scholarship projects, the students and graduates will reveal their talents in agri-food sector, through gaining hands-on experiences and strengthening their job-related skills, including analytical thinking and creative problem solving.
Unlike other scholarship projects, the students and graduates will reveal their talents in agri-food sector, through gaining hands-on experiences and strengthening their job-related skills, including analytical thinking and creative problem solving.

3. Who are we looking for? Best candidate profile
RIS Fellowships project is looking for talents from higher education who will become future food sectors’ employees or will set up their own businesses. Young passionate people upon the return to their homes RIS countries, will spur a wave of entrepreneurial innovations and support the development of the local agri-food ecosystem.
Best candidate for the RIS Fellowships project should:
be a student or graduate of Msc, who is keen on discovering job opportunities in the food industry;
be interested in challenges in agri-food sector in the entire value chain;
be a person who is looking for taking up learning-by doing activities and developing job related-skills;
have proactive attitude and be passionate about student extra activities;
be eager to gain new experience, willing to learn and self-motivated;
be aware of his/her strengths and knows how to present them;
have analytical skills, be open-minded, goal-oriented and team player;
be ready to work in an international environment and speaks English very well;
could have a lack of work experience but has an entrepreneurial approach;
be also interested in innovativeness and entrepreneurship and would like to share his/her interests with the local environment.

4. Countries and regions eligible to take part in the RIS Fellowships are:
Turkey
*Italy (only regions of: Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, Puglia, Sardegna and Sicilia)
**Poland (only regions of: Dolnośląskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Łódzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Małopolskie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Wielkopolskie)
***Spain (only regions of: Andalucia, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-la Mancha, Extremadura, Illes Balears, La Rioja, Principado de Asturias and Región de Murcia)
Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Greece
Hungary Italy* Lithuania Poland**
Portugal Slovenia Spain*** Romania
Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Greece
Hungary Italy* Lithuania Poland**
Portugal Slovenia Spain*** Romania
*Italy (only regions of: Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, Puglia, Sardegna and Sicilia)
**Poland (only regions of: Dolnośląskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Łódzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Małopolskie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Wielkopolskie)
***Spain (only regions of: Andalucia, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-la Mancha, Extremadura, Illes Balears, La Rioja, Principado de Asturias and Región de Murcia)

5. Benefits for candidates
Database of over 1500 contacts to various stakeholders from RIS contries
largest food enterprises
Consumer associations and civil society actors
Incubators, accelerators, science and technology parks, start-up associations
Key universities and public research institutes
Regulatory authorities and policy makers relevant to agri-food industry
largest food retailers and internationally significant agri-food business enterprises
Public authorities responsible for agri-food issues
IMPRESS recruiters during an online interview
Largest food retailers and internationally significant agri-food business enterprises
LEARN how to catch recruiters attention using LinkedIn profile
USE TIPS
to prepare
eye-catching
1-minute
self-video
WIN
3-months
internships
GAIN
hands-on experiences
GRAB
1000€ gross grant/month
STAND OUT
FROM THE CROWD
PARTICIPATE in professional recruitment process, with corporate background
CHALLENGE
yourself at workshops
STRENGHTEN
your job-related skills
Industry associations, clusters, producer groups
Industry associations, clusters, producer groups

6. Project team – core partners!
CLC North-East
CLC South

7. Project RIS Fellowships – host partner organizationsNo
Partner
Location 1
AIA - Associazione Italiana Allevatori
Rome/ Cremona, Italy 2
BeYou (RFS)
Barcelona, Spain 3
DOUXMATOK (RFS)
Israel 4
Elea (RFS)
Germany 5
EnergyPulse Systems (RFS)
Lisbon, Portugal 6
Entomics Biosystems Ltd (RFS)
Cambridge, UK 7
Givaudan International SA
Poland, Austria, Switzerland 8
Grupo AN
Navarra, Spain 9
HERBSTREITH & FOX 10
Maspex
Poland 11
Natural Machines (RFS) 12
PepsiCo UK 13
Puratos
Belgium 14
Raben
Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia , Czech Republic, Slovakia 15
Rethink Resources (RFS)
Zurih, Switzerland 16
Tellspec (RFS)
London, UK
List of 16 host companies which declared to offer internships

8. Internships areas Lab, quality assurance Production line Design
R&D: engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, phisics, food science and nutrition
Digitalization, big data analysis, IT, programming
marketing/
PR/sales

9. RIS Fellowships project’ timeline 2018
3 Apr 2018
Start online application process via LinkedIn
Mid May-Jun 2018
Workshops in
13 EIT Hubs
2018
Mid May 2018
Shortlisting workshops participants in 13 locations
End Jun 2018
Shortlisting best candidates for interns; matchmaking
Jul 2018
Interviews
with companies
Mid Jul 2018
Announcement of the final list of interns
Aug-Nov 2018
Internships
2019
30 Apr 2018
Closing application process via LinkedIn

10. Interns’ recruitment procedure
WORSHOPS
INTERVIEW
INTERNSHIPS
WORSHOPS
INTERVIEW
ON-LINE APPLICATIONS
INTERNSHIPS
creating LinkedIn profiles
verification by EIT Hubs
running workshops based on centrally provided materials, case studies, individual and group tasks, paper/pencil tests
verification by EIT Hubs
matching candidates to the business operations areas identified by the host companies and meeting selection criteria
verification by host partner companies
providing internships plans
providing mentor/buddy for the interns

11. The selection process of candidates
Students and graduates
from 28 RIS countries
13 EIT Hubs collect on-line applications via LinkedIn
I stage
~700 applicants
~ workshops participants
13 EIT Hubs organize worskhops in their home country
II stage
65 best candidates for interns
matchmaking; host companies have interviews with candidates
III stage
30 INTERNS

12. Selection criteria 1.FORMAL CRITERIA
Candidate is not formally connected to any institution belonging to EIT Food consortium.
Candidate studies in RIS countries or comes from eligible RIS countries (listed in point 3.1.),
Candidate is a student (min. completed the second year of study) or graduated of Msc. (up to 2 years after graduation) in a relevant field listed in point 3.5. under the point 2),
Candidate is able to work in the English language (min. C1 in CEFR level of English is required),
Candidate has a LinkedIn profile in English,
Candidate joined 1 of 13 RIS Fellowships group via LinkedIn,
Candidate is available in the period from August until November 2018,
Candidate is willing to work in agri-food sector,
Candidate is having health insurance required for cross-country mobility.
3. EXPECTED SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Analytical thinking,
Creativity in problem solving,
Active and transparent communication,
Good knowledge Microsoft Office.
4. GREAT POTENCIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
Proactive attitude,
Motivation to take up learning-by-doing activities,
Entrepreneurial approach to problem solving,
Natural curiosity to learn,
Challenge themselves and existing process,
Awards received in student competitions ,
Participation in student associations,
Experience as entrepreneurs (confirmed by
references will be an asset).
2. RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Candidate study in or graduate in:
- Marketing area, project management, data analysis, market research, sales or similar,
- Biology, chemical engineering, food science, food technology, process engineering, pharmaceutical technology or similar.

13. I stage of selection of candidates: on-line application via LinkedIn
Providing a brief guide how to create outstanding student LinkedIn profile
Collecting student on-line profiles using LinkedIn social media platform
Provide brief instruction how to become the member of EIT Food RIS Fellowships group in 1 of 13 locations of EIT Hubs (depending on the workshop destinations)
1. Read project tips
2. Create your
LinkedIn profile
3. Choose location of workshops
4. Become the Member of RIS Fellowships profile in 1 of 13 locations
Pre-screening of candidates based on clearly defined selection criteria created by industrial partners; creating raport on on-line recruitment process
Shortlisting best candidates for workshops – workshop participants/1 EIT Hub Responsible institution: EIT Hubs

14. I stage: Create and add 1-minute self-video to your LinkedIn profile
Attract recruiter's attention with your 1-minute self-video. This online self presentation could be crucial for the success in getting an internship.
Build your personal professional brand and make a video answering in the following questions:
“Tell us why you are the most suitable person for an internship”

15. LinkedIn profile: EIT Food RIS Fellowships - Poland group - John asks to join the specific group in 1 of 13 locations for workshops
Note: your LinkedIn profile must be created in English!

16. II stage of selection of candidates: Workshop performance
Providing a centally prepared guidance material and teaching-learning materials to EIT Hubs
Runing the workshops in each of 13 EIT Hubs locations
Performing group and individual tasks, solving food industry business case studies and taking analytical tests
1. Check if you get on the short list of best workshop participants
1. Check the short list of workshop participants
2. Take part in the workshops
3. Solve group and individual case studies and take paper-pencil tests
Screening of candidates based on clearly defined criteria created by industrial partners; creating raport on workshops recruitment process
Shortlisting best candidates for interns: 5 talents/1 EIT Hub (together 65 best workshops participants) Responsible institution: EIT Hubs

17. III stage of selection of candidates: on-line interviews
Matchmaking between companies and candidates for interns; matching the business operations areas identified by the host companies and meeting selection criteria
Online interviews with the most suitable candidates for interns
1. Check the short list of best workshop participants
2. Wait for an information about interview
3. Interviewing
4. Check the final list of 30 interns
5. Enjoy your internship!
Interviewing candidates in terms of specific internships areas
Announcement of the final list of 30 interns Responsible institution: host companies

18. List of required documents needed to host interns
BEFORE THE INTERNSHIP
AFTER THE INTERNSHIP
Internship agreement – between company and each intern
If it is needed by company: agreement on confidentiality and/ or IP protection
Internship plan approval by University of Warsaw, with information on who is the buddy/ mentor responsible for looking after the internship
Written feedback/testimonial from each interns
Written feedback/testimonial from each host companies

19. Thank you for your attention!