Food Science in Practice: Exploring Quality, Safety and Industry Collaboration (BIP)

March 2-6, 2026 (face-to-face part)

March 3, 2026 (online part)

Mendel University in Brno warmly invites you to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Foodtech, hosted by the Faculty of AgriSciences. This unique programme combines short-term mobility for both online and physical components. The face-to-face sessions are scheduled from March 02 to 06, 2026, while the online sessions will be held on March 03, 2026.

Interested participants are encouraged to register by January 31, 2026 – use the link below:

Registration

Would you like to attend our BIP? The deadline for registration is January 31, 2026. Once you register, we will contact you within 2 weeks.

Registration link

Information

  • Activities lectures, hand-on workshops, hackatons, field trips
  • Topics Meat Processing, Beer Production, Beverages, Milk Processing, Pedagogical Activities, Agriculture, Food Quality, Agriculture, Food Safety, Nutrition
  • Registration Deadline: 31.01.2026. Use link above.
  • Costs covered by sending institution (travel costs, accommodation) within the Erasmus+ programme, Other costs (excursions, food etc.) in charge of coordinating institution
  • Credits 3 ECTS
  • Target Group Staff (STT), Students (Master, PhD)

Challenge-based education

BIP connects science, innovation, and practice in food quality. The workshops cover topics such as meat processing, beer production, milk processing, food safety, and nutrition, offering a platform for discussion and collaboration between academia and industry.

Collaboration with Savencia Fromage & Dairy

Programme

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to be updatedWS: “Unexpected Aspects of Influencing Hygiene and Sensory Quality Parameters in Traditional Meat Products”
– 3 hours
– in person (also available online)
– intended for students and academics
– As part of the practical part of the bachelor thesis by Lubomír Žaloudek (supervisor Assoc. Prof. Kalhotka, consultant Assoc. Prof. Jůzl) titled
– “Microbiological Parameters and Their Changes During the Production and Storage of Sausages”, a workshop will be organized for HEROES as a platform for discussion, evaluation of teaching methods, assessment of new teaching forms, and the handling of students’ final theses, as well as discussion and exchange of information and experiences in the academic pillars of teaching – science – third mission (companies, institutions, regulatory bodies).
– The ‘traditional sausage,’ i.e., a product with the EU label ‘TSG’ (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed), a traditional food product protected under the European Union, produced using various methods (influence of packaging, influence of cooling), which may affect the hygiene and sensory quality of the food without contradicting the relevant legislation, will be featured.
– The output will include products for the buffet at the social evening of the Wednesday conference, materials for the student’s thesis, and an opportunity to participate in the discussion for a published output.
– mentor: Miroslav Jůzl
TIMEAGENDA
9:15 – 13:15Block of lectures: Food Quality in Digital Age
– 4 hours
– in person (also available online)
– Topics: Food Quality, Food Safety, Nutrition
– Passive participation: students, academics, expert audience
– Active participation: PhD students, academics
– mentor: Dr. Franke
15:00 – 18:00Block of lectures with discussion: Food Symposium 6.0 (in collaboration with Louisiana State University)
– 3 hours
– online
– Topics: Food Quality, Food Safety, Nutrition
– Active participation: students, academics
– mentor: Dr. Franke
TIMEAGENDA
to be updatedVisit to the school facilities in Žabčice and the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice
– Topics: Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Quality, Food Safety, Nutrition
– intended for students and academics
– mentor: Lukáš Kala
18:00 – 19:00Exhibition of food products produced by universities in the Czech Republic and abroad
– 1 hour
– Topics: Agriculture, Food Quality, Food Safety, Nutrition
– Teaching activities and counseling
– Discussion with responsible staff from pilot plants and purpose-built facilities on the possibilities and needs for the optimal setting of processes within the pillars of academic staff activities: teaching – research – third mission, from the perspective of economics and the expected benefits for the application sector
– mentor: Miroslav Jůzl
18:00 – 22:00Social evening and dinner (as part of Ingrovy Dny 2026)
TIMEAGENDA
to be updatedWS: Milk Hackathon (in collaboration with Savencia Fromage & Dairy)
– 2 hours (as part of Milk Day at MENDELU)
– in person
– intended for students and academics
– Topics: Milk processing, Teaching activities and counseling
– company Savencia Fromage and Dairy (Hodonín)
– mentor: Daniel Falta
to be updatedWS: Czech Brew Star – the Case study report and brewing in Johann Brewery (in collaboration with Johann brewery MENDELU)
– 6 hours (on the occasion of Czech Brew Star 2026)
– in person
– intended for students and academics
– Topics: Beer production, beverages, brewing, Teaching activities and Counseling
– mentor: Tomáš Gregor
TIMEAGENDA
to be updatedSeminar and evaluation of activities: Linking new forms of teaching with the needs of universities in the fields of science and research and collaboration with industry
– in person (also available online)
– intended for students and academics
– Topics: Agriculture, Food Quality, Food Safety, Nutrition
– mentor: Daniel Falta

Registration

  • Registration is mandatory for the participation at the event.
  • Only registered students/staff will be allowed to participate.
  • The confirmation of the registration will be sent to your email by our coordinator.
  • Even if you are participating as a teacher on an STA (Staff Mobility for Teaching), please register using the registration form
  • Deadline for registration is January 31, 2026.

Administrative process

  • Participants are required to register using the provided registration form. Upon successful registration, they will receive an Acceptance Letter.
  • It is recommended that participants secure a grant from their home institution to cover travel and accommodation expenses, which are allocated as follows:
    • 1-14 days (79 euros/day)
    • 15-30 days (56 euro/day)
  • Participants must consult their home university to understand the conditions of the mobility and confirm eligibility for a grant.
  • A completed Learning Agreement is mandatory prior to mobility. Detailed information on this will be sent to participants before their departure.
  • At the end of the mobility period, participants will be issued a Confirmation and Transcript of Records. Additionally, students participating in the BIP will be awarded 3 ECTS credits.
  • Staff can participate within the Erasmus+ STT (Staff Mobility for Training) or Erasmus+ STA (Staff Mobility for Teaching):
    • E+ STT – qualifying as eligible BIP participants
    • E+ STA – qualifying as organizers/lectures, not as participants
  • For documentation, you will be contacted by BIP organizers.

Contact

Tereza Smidova
International Relations Officer
building X
+420 545 135 030
Miroslav Jůzl
Academic Lead of the BIP
Faculty of AgriSciences
+420 545 133 264

HEROES

BIP is a part of the HEROES – a transnational alliance of professional higher education institutions committed to transforming the talents of a new generation of EU citizens into superpowers that advance the smart regional resilience of people, businesses and nature..

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Faculty of AgriSciences
Zemědělská 1665/1, 613 00 Brno
IČO: 62156489
DIČ: CZ62156489