Trainings

Westminster University is running its annual 5 day Nutrition in Emergencies short course between 1 - 5 July 2013. The course is aimed at staff of UN agencies, NGOs and National Ministries of Health in countries that are regularly affected by emergencies. Health workers, nutritionists, doctors, nurses as well as programme managers are encouraged to apply as well to get an update of the current standards and practices in nutrition in emergencies training.

The course is taught by humanitarian practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds including international NGOs and teaching & research institutes. All sessions are led by experts who bring in practical examples. The lead facilitator has over 20 years' experience in various rapid onset and slow onset emergencies worldwide and will ensure participants´ own experience is discussed during sessions if relevant.

Course fee : £960
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Vos Risk Consulting is organizing a course on Animal Agriculture and Food Safety Risk Analysis, which starts with the basic principles of risk assessment and where it fits in to the risk analysis process. It also looks at resource, strategy and communication issues that management faces in risk assessment. It covers some basic modeling principles, and gets the participants used to the risk analysis modeling environment. Essential probability and statistics theory and various stochastic processes will also be looked at. After day three the focus is more on producing models that risk managers can put their faith in.

The course will be held in the center of Ghent, Belgium between 24 and 28 June, 2013. The cost is $ 2,495.00 [Early Bird Price $2,245.00] with discounts available for early registration and to postgraduate students.

Who Should Attend? Animal health, microbial, antimicrobial and toxicological food safety risk assessors and risk managers, as well as statisticians and scientists providing input to a risk assessment.

Each participant will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

 For more information, please see the training brochure or visit the website here.

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The IDS (Institute of Development) is organizing a Summer School course on Transforming Nutrition Ideas, Policy and Outcomes from 15 to 19 July 2013, Brighton, UK.

The details of the course are here: 2013 flyer, 2013 programme and evaluation from the 2012 group.

This year IDS will focus on the new Lancet Series coming out in early June and will build on all the nutrition events that are taking place in the first half of 2013.

To get an application form, please email at nutrition2013@ids.ac.ukIf you have any questions, email Lawrence Haddad at l.haddad@ids.ac.uk. 

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12^th International Postgraduate Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition will be organized from 13-25 October 2013, in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

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MSc Food Security and DevelopmentNew for entry in October 2013 at the University of Reading, UK

The programme:

• Explores the topic of food security from a poverty reduction perspective that incorporates the theories, policies and practices of international development
• Is structured to reflect the multidimensional nature of food security, including food availability, access and use (nutrition) at all levels from global to local
• Offers flexible study tailored to your personal and professional interests through a wide range of optional modules
• Is taught by specialists with research and professional expertise in food security, including research associates with the internationally-renowned Centre for Food Security and the Walker Institute for Climate System Research
• Strengthens professional competence in the design, planning and management of food security interventions

The programme will suit those with a background in a wide of subjects including but not restricted to environmental studies/sciences, agricultural studies/sciences, nutritional sciences, development studies, geography and environmental economics. This includes recent postgraduates as well as early/mid-career professionals working in government departments, agencies and nongovernmental organisations.

For more information, please visit the website of the University of Reading's Graduate Institute of International Development and Applied Economic (GIIDAE) <http://www.reading.ac.uk/apd/pg-taught/apd-pgt-GIIDAE.aspx> or contact the Programme Director, Dr Alex Arnall <http://www.reading.ac.uk/apd/staff/a-h-arnall.aspx>

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Maastricht University - Master's programme in Health Food Innovation Management (MSc) | 2012/13

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Fast facts:

• Programme: MSc Health Food Innovation Management
• Keywords: food innovation, nutrition, biomedical sciences,
entrepreneurship, consumer health, food industry
• Language: English
• Duration: 2 years
• Start date(s): September
• Study load per week: 40 hours full time including approx.
12-14 contact hours, 2-4 hours of group work and 18-20 hours
of independent study
• Learning methods: assignments, company and trade show
visits, lectures, Problem-Based Learning, seminars, tutorials,
workshops
• Assessment methods: exams, group participation, papers,
presentations, thesis
• Options: possibility to do an internship in the Netherlands
or abroad in the second year

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