Back to school it is!

15/09/16

This year, for the first time, the Observatory on Bioethics and Law at the University of Barcelona offers a Masters course on Food Ethics and Law (MAED, by the Spanish acronym). It is a (the very first) university post-graduate programme which combines legal, political and ethical aspects of food production and distribution.

Particularly targeting professionals in the food industry with a technical background (e.g., chemistry, food science and technology, nutrition and dietetics, agronomist engineering, etc.), the course aims at providing students with

– training to ensure compliance of their products with European and national rules and regulations;

– a critical perspective on the ethical and social implications of the existing technologies in the market; and

– a multidisciplinary overview of food sector regulations so as to assess whether any innovations are acceptable and legally viable.

The faculty includes academics from the University of Barcelona’s Medicine and Law Faculties; food industry professionals; and representatives of the Administration. Just to give you a hint, there will be specialists from DEOLEO, from the Catalan Government, from AECOSAN and from several biotech research and development centres… and… yes, so will we!

As you know, we deal a lot with issues relating to the Food Supply Chain Act and the Code of Good Practice for Contracts in the Supply Chain, so we are thrilled to participate in this innovative project. It will provide a platform for us all (the industry, the Administration, lawyers, researchers…) to connect with each other… and with reality, which never hurts 🙂 Congratulations on the initiative to the organisers!

In a nutshell: should you still wonder what to do this term, then let us repeat our message last June: Come to the University of Barcelona! By the way, it is still possible to register for the diploma in Private European Law taught by the Jean Monnet Chair…