Jean Monnet Academic Module "EU FOOD SAFETY CONTROL" (587548-EPP-1-2017-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE)

The Jean Monnet Module in the EU food safety control could contribute to better understanding of the applied system of European food safety assurance and the objectives of official food control at EU level within the frameworks of different types of competencies. The Module will include teaching course (44 hs for each academic group) and two summer schools 20 hs each, and will comprise 348 contact hours and cover about 300 students/learners during 3-year period.

The objective of this project is to organize a course on EU Food Safety Control. This module aims to promote understanding of the key elements of the food assurance system of the EU. The course will have an added value from the point of developing and modernizing the curricula and understanding the role of the EU and national bodies in managing the food safety policy, and thereby providing students with relevant knowledge for the employment market.

The offered course will improve the teaching contents of master and postgraduate programs for veterinarians at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES) and substantially contribute to the extension of the number of students studying European integration through involving, besides veterinarians, researchers, experts, policy-makers, stakeholders in open summer school lectures and workshops.