EIT Food Summer School

on New Product Development

2nd September - 6th September, 2019

35 participants from different backgrounds and countries will come together to gain knowledge of the tools, techniques, and methodologies used in the process of new product development in the food industry during the second edition of EIT Food Summer School on NPD. After five days of not only listening, but also experiencing the practical application of  these tools and techniques in a simulated environment, our participants will be ready to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control the projects aimed at the development and marketing  of new products and services, as well as to introduce innovations to the market in the food industry.

 

The Summer School is an international event. All communication will be in English. Participants are expected to be fluent in English. All of them need to be the citizens of RIS countries (the list is below).

 

The EIT Food Summer School on NPD does not charge a tuition fee!

When and where?

2nd – 6th September, 2019
Warsaw, Poland

Faculty of Management
University of Warsaw

1/3 Szturmowa Street, 02-678 Warsaw, POLAND

Who can apply?

Food sector professionals and PhD students with citizenship of RIS country:

 

Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine.

 

We’re targeting professionals from small and medium sized companies, people connected to NPD  and  individuals  that have worked in food industry in the past or want to be a part of food sector in the future.

How can I apply?

In order to apply you need to fill in the online application and submit it through this website along with your CV.

To apply follow these three simple steps:

1. Register as applicant HERE »
2. Fill in the application form.
3. Upload the application form and your CV.

Application will be open from May 6th 2019 to June 17th 2019

Notification of acceptance: June 27th 2019

Are you ready to take your NPD skills to the new level?

Apply now and count down the days until September!

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Reasons to join

  • Become an expert of New Product Development!
  • Learn how to create and execute NPD by understanding the market and consumer’s needs!
  • Discover how to handle competing project requirements and constraints!
  • Team up with professionals from diverse backgrounds and identify how to meet the needs of food sector customers!
  • Apply the Design Thinking methodology and come up with your own Business Concept Proposal by the end of the workshop!
  • Apply your new knowledge to contemporary issues during a real NPD process and make the difference!

Our Partners

Timeline

Save the dates!

Day 1

Innovation typologies and the trends
End to End New Product Development process
Apply the Design Thinking methodology

Day 2

Functional food and regulation
Using the sensory methods in the process of food product design
Testimonial by RisingFoodStars– how different are real life experiences?

Day 3

Company and brand introduction
Market data collection
Product concepts and product development
Briefing: R&D and communication briefs
Product launch

Day 4

Project Team Builder Simulation:

Application of projects’ cost, scope and time
Risk management in a real (simulated) environment

Day 5

Company and brand introduction
NPD process overview in PepsiCo
NPD: key steps and challenges from an R&D perspective
Successful product development case study: key success areas
Unsuccessful product development case study: key learnings

The application deadline is June 17th 2019, 23:59 pm (CEST).

FAQ: Everything you need to know!

The application deadline is June 17th 2019, 23:59 pm (CEST).

To apply follow these three simple steps:

1. Register as applicant here https://apply.eitfood.eu/courses/course/31-eit-food-summer-school-new-product-development
2. Fill in the application form.
3. Upload the application form and your CV.

You will receive an invitation or rejection letter via the email address you provided in the application form.

Application will be open from May 6th 2019 to June 17th 2019
Notification of acceptance: June 27th 2019

 

Food sector professionals and PhD students with citizenship of RIS country:

Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

We’re targeting professionals from small and medium sized companies, people connected to NPD  and  individuals that have worked in food industry in the past or want to be a part of food sector in the future.

All candidates will be evaluated taking into account the following criteria:

  • RIS country citizen or resident
  • Professional experience
  • Connection to NPD process
  • Strong proficiency in English
  • Motivation to participate in the Summer School on NPD

The Summer School is free of charge. The summer school includes free coffee/tea and lunches.

The EIT Food Summer School on NPD does not charge a tuition fee.

Travel and accommodation costs are not covered. Although, you have to make travel and accommodation arrangements yourself, we are happy to support you with accommodation search if needed.

2nd September – 6th September, 2019

At the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw in Poland.

Address:  1/3 Szturmowa Street, 02-678 Warsaw, POLAND

If needed, we will be happy to support you with your accommodation arrangements.

All participants will receive a certificate at the end of EIT Food Summer School.

The Summer School is an international event. All communication will be in English.

1.    To apply for the EIT Food Summer School, you must be at least 18 years of age, when submitting your application and consider yourself a food sector professional.

2.    By applying, you agree to be available to travel to Warsaw within 12 hours before the start of the EIT Food Summer School. If you need to make other arrangements, these need to be approved beforehand by the EIT Food Summer School organizers.

3.    During the program, the following costs are covered for all participants:

  • EIT Food Summer School tuition fee, including free coffee/tea and lunches.

You are responsible for covering any additionally occurring costs that are not mentioned here (e.g. travel, accommodation, any activity engaged in during free-time, etc.).

4.    You are expected to attend and participate in all program activities organized by the EIT Food Summer School team during the program period.

5.    In order to guarantee fluid and cooperative communication among the teams and other stakeholders, you agree to the distribution of relevant professional data from your CV/LinkedIn to other parties involved in the project (such as corporate partners, other participants, coaches, etc.). This information will be handled in accordance with Polish data protection procedures.

6.    You are asked to treat any non-public knowledge you gain about the other involved parties (e.g. speakers or corporate partners) with confidentiality. This commitment shall continue following the end of the program.

7.    As part of our project marketing, you acknowledge that the EIT Food Summer School has the right to use all promotional materials, including but not limited to photographs, videos and testimonials made during the workshop weeks for future communication activities.

8.    The EIT Food Summer School is not responsible for:

  • The safety of the participants during events and activities during the program.
  • Damage to the property of a participant or damage caused by a participant to the property of the EIT Food Summer School organizers and third parties.
  • Other damages, losses, liability or injury arising out of or in any way connected with the EIT Food Summer School program.

9.    Should you accept a place in the EIT Food Summer School and fail thereafter to attend and fully participate in the activities, you agree to be responsible for any upcoming costs. This excludes cases of force majeure or illness, which will be reviewed by the EIT Food Summer School management on a case-by-case basis.

10.  The  candidates  submitted  to  EIT  Food Summer School  project  are  handled  under  confidentiality. Everybody  that  comes  in  contact  with  the  candidates  during  the  recruitment  process  is  bound  by confidentiality agreements.

11.  EIT Food Summer School participants retain full and exclusive ownership  of  their  intellectual  property  rights.  The  organizers and  their  authorized  representatives  in  the  project  undertake  to  ensure  the  confidentiality  of  the ideas and projects presented and developed throughout the course.

 General Data Protection Regulation clause

Poland, 25.05.2018 

 

According to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), EIT Food Summer School on new product development for the food industry project team, implemented under Horizon 2020, kindly informs that:

1) The administrator of your data is the University of Warsaw represented by its Rector, headquartered at ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw.

2) The administrator has appointed a Data Protection Officer supervising the correctness of data processing, who can be contacted via email: iod@adm.uw.edu.pl.

3) Your personal data is processed on the basis of art. 6 par. 1a. the general regulation on the protection of personal data.

4) Your personal data is processed in order to carry out the project: ” EIT Food Summer School on new product development for the food industry „, whose aim is to recruit and select the best candidates for Summer School on NPD, which will be held at University of Warsaw from 25th August to 1st September 2018.

6) Access to your data is provided to the employees authorized by the data administrator.

7) Providing your personal data by yourself is voluntary, in the event of failure to do so, you will not be able to take part in the project.

8) You have the right to access your data and the right to rectify, delete and limit processing, as well as the right to object to the processing.

9) You have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data by sending a message to the following address: summerschool@wz.uw.edu.pl.

10) Your personal data will be stored until your consent to the processing of data is revoked by you.

12) You have the right to lodge a complaint to the President of the Office for the Protection of Personal Data if you decide that the processing of your personal data violates the regulations of the General Regulation.

13) Unless you revoke your consent, your personal data will be stored for the period of 5 years.

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via summerschool(at)wz.uw.edu.pl

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Apply now:

1. Register as applicant here

2. Fill in the application form.
3. Upload the application form and your CV.

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