Food Lab: Map it. Test it. Taste it. (BIP)

March 1-5, 2027 (face-to-face part)

February 3, 2027 (online part)

Mendel University in Brno warmly invites you to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Food Lab: Map it. Test it. Taste it., 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 1 to 5, 2027, and the online session will take held on February 3, 2027.

Interested participants are encouraged to register by December 15, 2027 – use the link below:

Registration

Would you like to attend our BIP? The deadline for registration is December 15, 2027. Once you register, we will contact you within 2 weeks.

Registration link

What can you expect?

You’ll explore how student meals can be healthy, affordable, sustainable, and enjoyable. In teams, you’ll look at how cost, nutrition, ingredients, and food culture shape what students eat—and take on a hands-on challenge to create a meal within a realistic budget.

You’ll taste and evaluate your meal, considering its appeal, nutritional value, and environmental impact. To finish, your team will share ideas for encouraging healthier eating at Mendel University.

Information

  • Activities lectures, hand-on workshops, hackatons, field trips
  • Topics Food Technology, Food Quality, Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, European Food Cultures, Eating Habits, Sustainable Cooking, Local Foods, Food Budgeting, Culinary Challenge
  • Registration Deadline: 15.12.2027. Use link above.
  • Costs covered by sending institution (travel costs, accommodation) within the Erasmus+ programme, Other costs (excursions etc.) in charge of coordinating institution
  • Credits 3 ECTS
  • Target Group Bachelor’s students and Master’s students, Staff members (STT) are also welcome

Programme

The Programme is currently being finalised. Further details will be published soon.

Challenge Based Education

How can we create student meals that are healthy, affordable, sustainable, and enjoyable—while reflecting students’ needs and preferences?

Teams will develop and evaluate practical meal ideas using realistic budgets and seasonal, local ingredients, considering nutrition, taste, environmental impact, and food waste.

Map it

Understand the challenge.

  • Explore how food quality, processing, nutrition, and culture shape food choices across Europe.
  • Consider the impact of cost, local production, taste, consumer expectations, and sustainability.
  • Identify ways to improve student eating habits while balancing nutritional, economic, environmental, and cultural priorities.

Test it

Turn ideas into practical solutions.

  • Take on a team cooking challenge to design and prepare nutritious meals within realistic constraints.
  • Work with a limited budget, seasonal and local ingredients, sustainability targets, and consumer acceptance.
  • Combine these elements into a workable solution instead of looking at each factor separately.

Taste it

Evaluate your solution.

  • Assess your meal’s nutritional quality, taste, affordability, and environmental impact.
  • Consider its potential to reduce food waste.
  • Decide whether it balances health, affordability, sustainability, and enjoyment.

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 December 15, 2027.
Registration

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
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Veronika Švehlová
Academic Lead of the BIP
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Mendel University in Brno
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Faculty of AgriSciences
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IČO: 62156489
DIČ: CZ62156489