April 20, China hosted the International Conference on Nutrition and Food Safety, which was attended by the Rector of the Moscow State University of Technology and Management (MSUTM, member of Omsky Biocluster) Valentina Ivanova, as well as university professors. Participants discussed Russian-Chinese cooperation in the food industry, food raw material and food safety, and in the development of innovative food technologies as the basis for food security in the modern world.
Valentina Ivanova told in her speech how MSUTM carries out work on HR-training in the field of food technologies and biotechnology, ecology and nature management, economic and social sciences, as well as on foreign partnership. "Foreign partners of our university: leading universities and companies of China, Mongolia, Norway, Italy, Bulgaria, CIS countries, etc. And the university continues to expand the range of foreign partner universities, especially in the field of food technology and biotechnology, improving the quality and safety of food raw materials and food products. And the establishment of our joint Institute of Nutrition is a vivid confirmation of this," Valentina Ivanova said.
In addition, the rector spoke about the tasks of the Sino-Russian Institute of Nutrition, created by the Tianjin University of Science and Technology and MSUTM. The tasks of the Institute of Nutrition are: the joint training of specialists at the international level (bachelor's), the development of academic mobility of students and teachers, the implementation of joint fundamental and applied research, including student projects in the field of innovative food technology and food safety, joint scientific, technical and methodical conferences, symposiums, publication of joint works in world-class publications (included in the Scopus database Web of Science), the increased use of information for collaboration environment. "The scheme of our cooperation is 3 + 1, that is, the first three years students enrolled at the enrollment university, and the fourth year - at the university of the other party. Universities will exchange equal groups of students. Work has begun on the formation of the contents of the fourth year of study in the curricula of all five areas of bachelor's training. Both universities jointly held international conferences and seminars on the Introduction of Innovative Food Technologies - the Basis of Food Security in the Multipolar World", the rector concluded.
Also, according to Valentina Ivanova, the joint Institute of Nutrition is declared in the UN Program "Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway". This program is implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). MSUTM representatives spoke at the UN Conference in Bangkok in March this year and received a positive decision of the program management. The joint Institute of Nutrition will develop innovative blockchain technologies in the international trade of food products and in the control of food quality. "The joint Institute of Nutrition has long-term prospects. The ancient Chinese proverb says 'Common aspirations are common forces.' We are ready for joint work in the interests of our states and peoples. This will certainly get worthy results," said Valentina Ivanova.
Source: mgutm.ru.
