MGT 605 Practical Experience-Sustainable Food Systems
This program is an essential tool for global and local businesses to nurture leadership talent. It offers professionals in the food industry new knowledge and insights to enhance skills. It gives them the opportunity gain new perspectives, and develop systemic thinking to deal with the complexity and unintended consequences of our global food supply chain.
Students will work with coaches and professors on a self-directed program of study, combining online study with practical field experience in Food Tech startups, global corporations or NGOs, focusing on production and consumption patterns, value chains and specific food system challenges. The learning portfolio includes selected sessions and classes, experiential learning through travel and project-based work, consisting in five modules touching topics such as leadership, ecosystems, and food complexity, with a collection of case studies and success stories. A one-month dynamic boot camp, field trips and company visit are also part of the agenda, enabling students to meet international experts, participate in self-paced masterclasses and mentoring sessions. Further to the standard program curriculum, the Future Food Institute [FFI] offers a selection of international Field Schools during the Summer semester to cultivate firsthand experience on extraordinary best practices, startups, and innovative projects from the global sustainable development system.