Covid-19 pandemic has a tremendous impact in which it affects life system. The invention of the Covid-1 9 vaccine is of great help to overcome the pandemic. However, the vaccine itself is not enough. A good immune system is needed during this pandemic era. Improving our immune can be achieved by consuming various and nutritious foods. Furthermore, functional foods can be incorporated into our diet to maintain health and improve our immune system. Functional foods can be both natural or obtained through processing.
In this summer course, participants will learn the concept of functional foods and their health benefit, indigenous-based functional foods development, sustainable agriculture for plants, herbs, and spices containing active compounds, supply chain, and economic aspect of functional foods. These topics will be explored further in the 3rd Food Summer Course organized by the Faculty of Agricultural Technology in collaboration with the Faculty of Forestry, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Geography.
Period: July 13th – 23rd, 2021
Website: http://ugm.id/SCFTP2021
Contact: summercourse.ftp@ugm.ac.id
📝 2nd batch registration of 3rd Food Summer Course is now open 📝
The Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, continues holding its third-year summer course on food. The theme of this year’s summer course is Local Indigenous Functional Food’s Roles in The Era of Covid19 Pandemic: From Farm to Table.
This summer course is designed for those keen to learn and work hard to improve their understanding, knowledge, and skill in functional food development and production. Through this summer course, participants will learn the concept of indigenous-based functional foods development from farm to table, which is divided into the following three sub-topics:
1. Sustainable agriculture for plants, herbs, and spices containing active compounds (Agriculture, machinery, etc.) (day 1 to 3),
2. Processing and product development (extraction, product development, health benefit, consumer behavior, packaging, regulation, etc.) (day 4-5, 8), and
3. Management and supply chain of functional foods (day 9).
Besides engaging in the lecture with the experts and group discussion with students and staff of different countries, the participants will also experience virtual field trips and community visits to Indonesian villages. This program will be held virtually from 13-23 July 2021.
Students and professionals are welcomed to participate. The registration fee is Rp.350.000,- (± 25 USD) for students and Rp. 500.000.- (± 35 USD) for professional.
The registration link for all program: www.admission.ugm.ac.id
If you have any issues in registering, kindly contact:
Office of International Affairs UGM
Email: admission@ugm.ac.id
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