21 Οκτωβρίου 2021
Posted by: admin4obs
Categories: Erasmus+ Projects, Άρθρα, Εταιρικά Νέα

The Project

InnoDairyEdu refers to the development of a Dairy Science moduleintended in principle for Food Science/Technology students, focused oninnovation for products, processes, quality, safety and entrepreneurship,by using ICTs and OER. More specifically, the project will use as astarting point the assessment of the current situation in relation to theDairy Science modules, in the participating universities and also willexploit the views on the level of awareness of dairy scienceprofessionals from the associated partners that will originate from thedairy industry. Based on these results, the partnership will tailor-made aDairy Science module and the relevant training material will bedeveloped. The project aims enhancing digital integration in learning,teaching and training at various levels by developing scientific,pedagogical, informative and formative materials in Dairy science.

General Objectives

To promote European cooperation in education and training
To use innovative practices in education by the strategic use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and open educational resources (OER)
To create sustainable links between academia and the dairy industry
To assist the strategic development, quality and internationalisation of the participating Higher Education Institutions

Evaluate the training needs in Dairy Science in European Higher Education Organizations
Develop innovative education training materials for EU Universities focusing on Products, Processes, Quality, and Safety & Entrepreneurship of the Dairy Sector
Digitalize the education material to be developed
Use ICTs and OER to ensure wider accessibility to knowledge, by developing an interactive MOOC online platform with all the material produced to be uploaded
Pilot test and evaluate the Dairy Science platform with all education material to be developed
Create a sustainable link among academia and dairy industry, by using ICTs and OER emphasising on entrepreneurship issues
Disseminate the project’s results to the academia and the dairy industry

Specific Obectives

Final Transnational Meeting (Olsztyn , Poland)

On 8-9th October 2021, the final 5th Transnational Project Meeting of the InnoDairyEdu project was held at the Department of Dairy and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland). The meeting was attended by project contractors from University of Warmia and Mazury, University of Thessaly (Greece), University of Parma (Italy), Univeristy of Leon (Spain) and 4obs (Greece).

During the meeting, issues related to the formal end of the project were discussed, as well as the dissemination of the developed results after the end of the project. During the visit, the guests also visited the recently opened centre of Tetra Pak company near Olsztyn and got acquainted with the research offer of the Department of Dairy and Quality Management.

The InnoDairyEdu project is formally coming to an end, but the team already has further initiatives in mind which will serve to develop tools for educating students and employees in the dairy sector.