Open Days at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in the Academic Year 2006/2007 Saturday December 16, Saturday February 17 and Saturday May 19 The University of Gastronomic Sciences is pleased to announce the dates for its Open Days during the academic year 2006/2007. The university will be open to schools, student groups and anyone else … …read more
Exhibition “Mujeres” at the University of Gastronomic Sciences: Works by the Mexican artist Beatriz Morales As part of the event Terra Madre 2006, held in Turin from October 26 to 30, the Mexican artist Beatriz Morales will be holding an exhibition of 15 of her works, highly expressive studies of women. Following Terra Madre the … …read more
TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBERWOLFGANG MEYERHOF Who: Professor Wolfgang Meyerhof Title: Impact of Taste on Diet Abstract: Humans and mammals use their sense of taste to sample information about the chemical properties of their food. They distinguish five basic taste qualities: sweet, umami, bitter, sour and salty, with each quality having a separate physiological … …read more
First Stages Outside Europe: Students to Study Food Culture in Australia, India, Japan and the United States The second-year students of the undergraduate degree course in Gastronomic Sciences will be finishing their academic year in September with a series of stages which will take them around the world in the pursuit of quality food culture, … …read more
Regional Stages in Portugal, Ireland, Veneto and Puglia From September 4 – 14, 2006 four groups of 15 students each from the first year of the degree course of the University of Gastronomic Sciences will be on stage in Portugal, Ireland, Veneto and Puglia to learn about the typical products and gastronomic traditions of these … …read more
The Master of Gastronomic Sciences Students Arrive in Piedmont to Study Wine and Much More From July 18-25 the northern Italian region of Piedmont will be the classroom for the students of the Master of Gastronomic Sciences and Quality Products. The region’s famous wines such as Barolo and Barbaresco will of course be studied, but … …read more
TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH: JULY Conference: “The Future of Wine” Title: Conference: “The Future of Wine”. Moderator: Nicola Perullo (Academic Coordinator at the University of Gastronomic Sciences) Presentations: Domenico De Masi (Lecturer on the Sociology of Work at the University of Rome La Sapienza); Vincenzo Ercolino (President of the Feudi di San Gregorio winery); … …read more
Regional Stages in France, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Valle d’Aosta From June 26 to July 7 four groups of 15 students each from the first year of the degree course of the University of Gastronomic Sciences will be on stage in France, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Valle d’Aosta. For two groups these … …read more
Master in Food Culture Stages Underway The students of the international Master in Food Culture: Communicating Quality Products are in the midst of their stages, educational field trips that will take them all over Italy and the rest of Europe to study quality food culture and how to communicate it. On May 28 the group … …read more
May Guest Lectures at UNISG Following the visits at the beginning of May of sociologist George Ritzer from the United States and Australian aquaculture expert Nick Ruello, the rest of May at the University of Gastronomic Sciences also saw a number of other important encounters between students and guest lecturers, in addition to the regular … …read more