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Pre-admission call is now online!
Extra UE students can submit the pre-admission at Global Food Law : Sustainability Challenges and Innovation until 20 June.
Enrolment for EU students opens on 3 June.
‘Regulatory Challenges in Plastics’, scholarship
Do you want to become a food professional and learn about the major challenges of sustainability and innovation facing the agri-food world?
Apply for the course
“LLM Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation”
The registration will be active from 17 July 2024 12.00 noon to 18 October 2024 12.00 noon click here
A legal interdisciplinary hub between academic research, private entities and public institutions, the only one in Italy, where research and training are particularly focused on food law with a strong emphasis/view on food sustainability and innovation.
The pillars of the Food for Future project are: a) five research groups working in synergy with other departments of the University, b) a Master of Law (LLM) taught in English, c) international partnerships, d)dissemination and training events. Food for Future aims to be a legal reference point for future generations’ students that aim to acquire a broader view on the new challenges of law, considered crucial for a truly sustainable future.
Key Goals
RESEARCH
We develop research programmes focused on innovation and sustainability in the agri-food sector both nationally and internationally.
TRAINING
A range of pre- and post-graduate training courses, delivered with innovative and experiential teaching methods.
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Food is a global language. We promote international mobility for our students, researchers and teachers to establish new partnerships with universities and foreign research centres.
SUPPORT
We support organizations and institutions towards the adoption of policies and regulatory solutions able to guarantee a new sustainable awareness.
THE COURSE GLOBAL FOOD LAW
An interdisciplinary Master of Laws, taught in English, with the participation of Professors from other Departments of our University, with prestigious visiting Professors and new methods of experiential learning.
RESEARCH
Cutting-edge/pioneering legislative and regulatory solutions, technical and scientific innovation and economic, social and environmental sustainability in the agri-food sector, consumers’ protection, safeguard of health and the environment.
Department of Excellence
The Department of Law, Political and International Studies of the University of Parma has been included by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) in the prestigious list of Departments of Excellence for the five-year period 2023-2027.
Partnership
Companies undertake to enable and promote the activation of training internships and to collaborate in the organization of experiential teaching activities.
