Naslov
Education of food technologists for the future

Autori
Piližota, Vlasta

Izvornik
Annual 2004 of the Croatian Academy of Engineering (1332-3482) (2004); 155-159

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
food technology ; education ; renewing knowledge

Sažetak
How many of us have been renewed, refocused and sometimes retreated some time during our careers? It can be a very hard experience, but usually, good comes out of it. The knowledge is developing so fast that issues we learned during our educational processes cannot be the knowledge for the whole life. Maybe, we all do not need to move fast, but if we are responsible for education, having in mind that education is the backbone of development and prosperity of every society, we should be aware of our responsibility for knowledge implementation on different educational levels where we act as professors, scientist, or in other roles. Food science and food technology are one of the fastest developing areas. It is evident that technology is at hand to make life easier and healthier for the consumer. However, to benefit from incredible power of technology, it is inevitable to establish new educational standards for undergraduate curricula in food science, to feature outcome-based measures of learning, to create a formalized assessment program, and achieve greater flexibility in designing curricula. Many limitations can be overcome not only by a consistent, dedicate effort to educate students but also by the legislation and executive branches of the various regional and governmental bodies, and the executives and boards of industrial corporations. It is to believe that the coming years and decades will demand of food industry to pay a much greater attention to scientific aspects of consumers’ needs and desires, and to develop high quality products with highly educated engineers.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Prehrambena tehnologija

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