Description
The market needs professionals integrating different fields of knowledge and skills. Polish demography is a particular challenge for the health care sector. RISI and Strategy Poland 2020 assumes focus on eco-agriculture and eco-tourism with the concern on environment. KWSPZ jointly with AWF, University of Agriculture, COS, Intern Medic Trondheim and NTNU in cooperation with business entities is seeking to enrich its educational portfolio, with the hope of offering a Master`s degree in Ecologic Food and Dietetics in accordance with National Qualification Frames and the Bologna Process. Our supporters offer know-how, best practices, labor. and evaluation of outputs and outcomes. The project‘s deliverables will include textbooks, syllabi, papers, multimedia e-learning courses and presentations for dissemination in Poland and abroad. The project will also involve academic staff training, conferences in Poland and in Norway, promotion of entrepreneurship, cross-cultural and global market exposure.
Summary of project results
Dietetics is a field of science intensively developing in Poland due to the increasing number of diet-dependent diseases. Studies show that the demand for skilled professionals in the field of health promotion is growing – dietitians are considered to be important resources for the future. In response to the market demand, the KWSPZ conducted a project whose main objective was to develop the educational offer by creating a new specialization of graduate studies "Organic food and dietetics". Graduates of the above mentioned specialization will obtain professional qualifications – in accordance with the requirements applicable in health care – to work individually in the field of nutrition, including diet therapy. The overall project objective was to increase the educational potential of Polish higher education institutions with a new course at Master‘s level called “Ecological Food and Dietetics”. This was achieved achieved by developing the curriculum of a new specialisation and teaching materials with a special focus on environmental aspects (i.e. the impact of climate changes on nature and man, ecology of soil, waters, air, organic crops and animal breeding). The organization of numerous conferences, workshops and seminars and the participation in organic fairs resulted in popularization of knowledge on organic food and dietetics Detailed results: 1. The curriculum, graduate‘s profile and teaching materials for subjects of the new interdisciplinary program (course) in ecological food and dietetics. 11 text-books and 11 corresponding multimedia presentations and/or e-learning materials were created. 175 printed copies and 175 copies on electronic media (flash memory) . 2. Four papers at international conferences and/or in professional journals - two in English and two in polish. 3. Internet communication platform for the project, integrating existing tools: internet forums, chat, project wiki, multimedia repositories, instant messaging;the platforms were tested in the project and can be used as tools for the teaching process for the students of this curriculum.
Summary of bilateral results