Main Training and Events
Below you will find details of the training, events, and conferences that you will be part of if you are a successful applicant. You can also find further details in the Call for Applicants .
JSI (Slovenia) led events -from month 6
Kick-off meeting: JSI, Ljubljana, Slovenia; set the stage, Management meeting (MST, WP Teams) (1day)
Soft skills training: Research ethics, IPR training, general principles, IP Arrangements, R&D contracts, regulations, patent applications (Centre for Technology Transfer and Innovation of JSI)
Visits to non-academic beneficiaries and partner organisation: UM, IOS (1 day)
Local public event: organised in collaboration with IUFoST (general public, policymakers, industry) (0.5 day)
FEM (Italy) led events -from month 14
Network-wide meeting at FEM, San Michele all'Adige, Italy (1.5 days)
Site visit: Partner organisation – CONCAST (1 day)
Summer school 1: Advanced approaches for food quality, authenticity and traceability (2.5 days)Training in sample preparation and traditional analytical procedures in stable isotope analysis (FEM, JSI, FF), target, non-target methods in food analysis (INIA), MSI (M4I); Biostatistics and Data Management (FEM); “Isoscapes” – construction, GIS modelling (FF); Concept on development of barcodes (JSI)
Complementary Skills Publication/Dissemination of Results, “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, Public Engagement, Gender issues in science (FEM) (0.5-day)
INIA (Spain) led events -from month 24
Network-wide meeting at INIA, Madrid, Spain (1.5 days)
Site visit: Partner organisation INIA
Summer school 2: Advanced solutions in food production and safety (2.5 days)
Technical Workshops: Training in sample preparation for targeted, suspect, non-targeted analysis for (UA, JSI), statistical evaluation of the data, nano-sensor for organophosphate detection (IOS), concept of nanomaterial for bioactive and contaminant, latest advances and methods in risk assessment (EFSA, EFFoST)
Complementary Skills: Project proposal writing: Part 1 (WRG)
AUTH (Greece) led events -from month 30
Network-wide meeting at AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece (1.5 days)
Site visit: Partner organisations - TA and AHas (1 day)
Summer school 3: Advanced materials in food science (2.5 days)Training in development and characterisation of nanomaterials including packaging using advanced techniques (AUTH, UM), Data Management, MSI analysis (M4I), analytical methods for target, non-target and suspect screening analysis by HRMS (UA, Target Analysis S.A.), Nano-, bio-sensors and their application (IOS)
Complementary Skills: Project proposal writing: Part 2 (WRG). ESRs will present their projects proposal MCSA IF, which will be evaluated by supervisory boards (WRG, JSI), Career Guidance (WRG)
JSI (Slovenia) led events -from month 42
Closing meeting and an open FoodTraNet Conference, JSI, Ljubljana, Slovenia (3 days)
• Each ESR to present project results and possibilities of exploitable technology and/or findings.
• Presentations from Partner Organisations and invited external speakers
• Networking sessions, trade body representation (EFFoST, EFSA) and 1 to 1 meetings