Unravelling solutions for Future Food (MOOC)

  • Duration15 hours
  • Starting momentAny time
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Teaching methodOnline

ln this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), more than 10 food researchers from Utrecht University will address the main issues of food consumption. We will cover two interrelated themes; Food Shortage and Healthy Choices. You will learn to identify the key ingredients of the world’s food challenges and to think about the solutions for enabling changes in the current food system. We will also look at the possible sustainable solutions for several accute issues: the demands of the growing human population, the role of nutrition, and the need to understand food choices in order to have healthier diets and consider the possibilities of alternative food.

Suitable for

This MOOC is suitable for current and prospective students and researchers in the fields of food shortage and healthy choices.

Our society depends on the availability of food and accessibility to it. According to the United Nations nearly 800 million people are hungry and on the other hand, over 650 million people are obese. While many people in developing countries experience food shortage, in industrialized countries people are throwing food away.

These facts show how paradoxical and complex the world’s food problem is. ln this course, more than 10 food researchers from Utrecht University will address the main issues of food consumption. They will discuss two interrelated themes; food shortage and healthy choices. You will learn to identify the key ingredients of the world’s food challenges and to think about the solutions for enabling changes in the current food system. We will also look at the possible sustainable solutions for several accute issues: the demands of the growing human population, the role of nutrition, and the need to understand food choices in order to have healthier diets and consider the possibilities of alternative food. We invite you to join us on an interdisciplinary journey through the world food problems. You will gain new knowledge and insights that will help you form your own opinion on these subjects and make better choices in your food consumption. We hope you will enjoy the course!

Date

The start dates are flexible. You can register for and start a MOOC at any time and follow the course at your own pace.

Location

Online

Fee

The course is free and open to everyone. After completion you receive a certificate (39 euros).