1st Transnational Partnership Meeting and Project Launch

We were delighted to launch the FoodTuristisc Erasmus Key Action 2 funded project in November 2023. This project addresses the lack of green technology curriculum in European culinary and hospitality schools, which primarily focus on gastronomy and hospitality management skills. The project aims to develop digital resources for educators and students in hotel and culinary schools across four partner countries to reduce food waste, develop circular economy skills, and localise food production. The project will develop a vocational education and training course, a website, a mobile app, and a good practice guide to address the green skills gap in European culinary and hospitality schools. The project aims to reduce food waste, utilise food waste in novel technology composting systems, and utilise new technologies to grow appropriate foods onsite. The skills developed by project output users will have strong legacy potential and benefit the reduced carbon impact of schools and industry. The project is led by Dr Tony Johnston, Director of Research Development in the Faculty of Business and Hospitality. Partners include Munster Technological University (Ireland), Lycée Hotelier de Dinard (France), the Institute of Tourism Studies (Malta) and the Vocational College of Hospitality and Tourism Maribor (Slovenia).