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Organiser's description (via VLAG Graduate School):
This course is the 4th International Master class to broaden disciplinary thinking in agriculture, food sciences, nutrition and health to arrive at a disciplinary research perspective on healthy and sustainable diets. It aims to contribute to synergy between scientific disciplines, applied research and stakeholders along the food supply chain.
After participation the participant:
- Appreciates the interdisciplinary concept of sustainability, the relevance and contributions of disciplines beyond his/her own expertise, and the role of stakeholders including consumers.
- Has a deepened understanding of the key scientific and societal issues relevant to advancing healthy and sustainable food systems (agricultural production, global burden of disease, environmental protection).
- Is inspired to contribute to a systems approach in his/her future career in scientific research and/or societal innovation; understands what this implies for conduct of research and data stewardship.
- Knows to use systems thinking to critically evaluate current research on sustainable and healthy diets and can suggest useful directions for research, food chain actors and policy makers.
The course is organised by VLAG Graduate School, in cooperation with the Division of Human Nutrition and the Food Quality and Design Group at Wageningen University and Research. It will run from Monday 26 June until Wed 28 June with an optional additional day of 29 June, beginning at 13:00 each day.
Registraion deadline is 2 June 2023. More information here.
