ECAMPUZ Project

ECAMPUZ PROJECT

“101083216 — ECAMPUZ European World Talent Camp for Uzbekistan Scientists in Food Science and Technology — ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE”

Project Number: 101083216

Project Title: European World Talent Camp for Uzbekistan Scientists in Food Science and Technology

Project Start Date: 01.01.2023

Project End Date: 31.12.2025

The project is aimed at enhancing capacity in Uzbekistan to address national priorities related to “Sustainable Growth and Jobs” in the food sector, developing and implementing sustainable tools.

ECAMPUZ Project Partners:

Partner Organization

Representatives

Country

Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute

Zebo Babakhanova, DSc, Prof.
Akmal Boboev, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Uzbekistan (Coordinator)

University of Copenhagen

Søren Balling Engelsen, DSc, Prof.
Bekzod Khakimov, PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Tomasz Pawel Czaja, Assistant Professor

Denmark (Co-coordinator)

University of Extremadura

Jorge Ruiz Carrascal, PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Pablo Hurtado Pardo, PhD

Spain

Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan

Akbarov Khamdam, DSc, Prof.
Kholikov Abduvali, DSc, Prof.
Berdimurodov Elyor, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Uzbekistan

Bukhara State Technical University

Rakhmonov Kakramon, DSc, Prof.
Ulugbek Ibragimov, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Uzbekistan

Andijan State University

Dilshadbek Nurmatov, PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Jamshidbek Khabibullaev, DSc

Uzbekistan

Al-Khwarizmi Urgench State University

Mansur Radjabov, PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Zabibullo Babaev, DSc, Prof.

Uzbekistan

Center for Advanced Technologies

Shahlo Turdikulova, DSc, Prof.
Dilbar Dalimova, PhD
Sarvar Kakhkhorov, Ass. Researcher

Uzbekistan

ECAMPUZ covers three key areas of food science and includes three leading global research groups:

1) Methods for food product analysis and chemometrics;

2) Food microbiology and food safety;

3) Food chemistry and molecular gastronomy.

TARGET GROUPS:

Group №1. Young scientists in food science in Uzbekistan (bachelor, master, and PhD students);

Group №2. Food science and technology teachers and researchers in Uzbekistan (young teachers and researchers, as well as deans, department heads, academic supervisors, and laboratory managers);

Group №3. Food industry workers and stakeholders in Uzbekistan.

SPECIAL TASKS OF THE ECAMPUZ PROJECT:

One CAMP per year (CAMP 1 and CAMP 3 in Uzbekistan; CAMP 2 in Spain). Total participants – 75 students. Duration – 2 weeks;

Training of 7 researchers, 6 teachers, and 10 doctoral students at European Union universities: professional development at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and the University of Extremadura (Spain). Total participants – 23. Duration – up to 3 months (1st to 3rd year students);

Organizing open seminars and practical workshops to create useful networks among researchers and industry specialists;

Establishing an academic network “Advanced Topics Cluster in Food Science and Technology”;

Creating the “Uzbekistan Food Science and Technology Society” to ensure the sustainability of the project outcomes.

PROJECT ADVANTAGES

The 1st working group, composed of young teachers from partner universities, benefits from studying in the European Union and updates education and research opportunities in advanced food sciences and technologies.

Target Group 2 benefits from updated teaching materials and improved classroom activities, professors' and teachers' laboratory skills, practical research linked to the food industry, and training provided locally by newly established UZB food sector partners.

The third target group consists of food industry partners who benefit from modern technologies and techniques, market demands, sector problems, and needs through significantly improved and qualified graduates.