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Food & Health 2022: The Smart Choice

Co-organised by the University of Lille (largest French university and in the top 100 European most innovative universities of the Times Higher Education ranking), the Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle Beauvais (a prominent and most internationalised agro-food engineering school) and the International Academy (summer university for international students in Hauts-de-France), the France Excellence Summer School Food & Health 2022 is a strong 40-hour training programme focusing on the fundamental aspects of agro-food processing, glycation, nutrition, health and longevity, in line with top-tier research centres and leading experts in non-enzymatic post-translational protein modifications and their effects on health.

Midway between Paris, London and Brussels, at the heart of a high-performance academic and economic hub that makes innovation a priority, Food & Health 2022 will provide high-standard English-taught classes, scientific immersion in the field, as well as an introduction to research through a supervised project. A smart opportunity to broaden your international experience under enjoyable digital conditions with fellow students worldwide.

Food & Health 2022 will build upon the successful Food & Health 2018, 2019 and 2021 France Excellence Summer Schools.

Towards research

As a research-oriented Summer School, Food & Health 2022 will be a springboard for your enrolment in a PhD or a postdoc in France in the fields of agro-food and health/ageing.

ECTS credits

3 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits pertaining to the completed assessments and a personalised Certificate of Completion will be awarded to the students to authenticate their participation.

Programme overview

Scientific Lectures
27 h
Scientific Research Project
3 h
French Language
5 h
Haut-de-France: Heritage & Culture
1 h
Haut-de-France: A Dynamic Environment for Researchers
1 h
Welcome & Closing Sessions
3 h

 
 

LEARNING, DISCOVERING & NETWORKING
INTO RESEARCH IN FRANCE

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  • A strong scientific training
    in line with top-tier research centres
    & leading experts in non-enzymatic post-translational protein modifications
    & their effects on health
  • A door-opening peri-doctoral programme
    giving access to the French research community
    & making connections internationally
  • Forward-looking higher education institutions
    with high-standard on-campus accommodation
    & welcome services, great facilities & vibrant hall life
  • The strategic, most dynamic area in North-West Europe
    at the heart of a high-performance academic
    & economic hub that makes innovation a priority
  • A young region, always on the move
    lively, easy-living, with a rich history
    & heritage, centre of arts & cultures