University of Parma Master in Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation
University of Parma

Master in Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation

Parma, Italy

2 Years

English

Full time, Part time

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Oct 2024

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Introduction

The Master's degree programme in "Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation" (LM SC-GIUR) aims to train professionals specialised in the food sector, examining the challenges of sustainability and innovation in the agri-food industry from various legal, political, sociological, agricultural and economic perspectives.

The course primarily aims to educate legal experts capable of addressing the needs of a society increasingly open to new professional roles across multiple disciplines. Therefore, it is characterised by strong interdisciplinarity, providing skills not only in law but also in areas related to the extensive field of food.

The course is distinguished by its focus on the quality of teaching. It is increasingly oriented towards a hands-on and experiential approach and offers opportunities for visits and internships in innovative companies, specifically within the food sector.

Why in Parma?

The Course “Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation” is aimed at three-year graduates or Master's graduates who wish to deepen their knowledge of sustainable development and innovation in the agri-food sector. The Course intends to build professional skills for future officials and/or civil servants and legal advisors specialised in the food sector, both in governmental administration and in private and international organisations as well as in private companies. Ultimately, the Course promotes problem-solving skills concerning concrete cases that have implications in terms of sustainability, food and innovation.

Classes will be held for the first year in presence and the second in online mode to ensure quality teaching, oriented towards an experiential approach that includes in the training programme the following activities:

  • Visits and internships in innovative and top-notch companies with specific reference to the food sector;
  • A tangible interdisciplinary approach capable of providing skills not only in law but also in other areas such as nutrition, economics, sociology etc.;
  • Teaching in English and a marked focus on international mobility projects and opportunities.

The Course is part of a broader project, Food For Future, for which the Department of Law, Politics and International Studies has been awarded the title of Department of Excellence for the five-year term 2023-2027

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