{"id":2298,"date":"2024-02-11T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T10:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/foodstudies\/?page_id=2298"},"modified":"2024-02-13T07:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T06:22:25","slug":"annual-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/foodstudies\/annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The UB Food Studies & Gastronomy Program aims to provide a diverse range of courses in the field of food and gastronomy from a multidisciplinary perspective. This program falls under our International Mobility initiative, which targets North American study abroad students who spend a semester in Barcelona. It leverages the University of Barcelona’s leadership in the area, which has been offering coursework in this field since 2016 through the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences.<\/p>

The Food Studies & Gastronomy program is promoted and managed by the Campus de l\u2019Alimentaci\u00f3 de Torribera, which belongs to the Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences, and Gastronomy. The Program’s holistic approach to food and gastronomy goes hand-in-hand with the goals of the Torribera Food Campus project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grants for the Advancement of UB Centers\u2019 Internationalization Initiatives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Food Studies & Gastronomy program plays an integral role in the Assistance Program for the Advancement of the Internationalization of UB Centers: On May 12, 2022, Dr. Pedro Marrero, head of International Relations of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and Vice-Dean of the Academic Council of Food Sciences, presented the program for the Internationalization grant under the category “International Strategic Actions.” On June 21, 2022, UB Provost Dr. Joan Gu\u00e0rdia assigned the program a score of 7.9 (the second-highest in its category), awarding a \u20ac3,000 grant and co-financing of \u20ac950 from the UB\u2019s office of Internationalization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Content and Activities - September-December 2022 and January-April 2023 Grants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The results from the two grant periods (September-December 2022 and January-April 2023) have shown promising outcomes. We believe that significant progress can be achieved by collaborating with the program’s leadership team, involving and promoting the Internationalization Department through the support of the Vice-Dean, and securing support from the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization initiatives with the 2023 grant.<\/p>

With the above-mentioned support, our aim is to continue consolidating the program and position the University of Barcelona as a southern European leader, attracting international students interested in various aspects of the global food system.<\/p>

Regarding course sizes, the UB Food Studies & Gastronomy classes are capped at a maximum of 30 students, and courses with more than 30 students are subdivided. In total, 141 students signed up among two courses in the Fall 2022 semester, and six courses in the Spring 2023 semester. The financial result of the 2022-2023 academic year provided \u20ac91,086 for program development, with deductions (3 parts of 8%) totaling \u20ac28,764.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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