Erasmus & International Exchange
In addition to the many international placement opportunities built into the suite of courses offered, our school is actively involved in developing links with several well recognised culinary schools throughout Europe via the Erasmus + Study Mobility programme.
We work closely with our International Office to provide opportunities for you to study abroad, for a semester, through established agreements and student exchange protocols.
Our school is also a member of the France-Ireland Network for Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism (FICAHT) which brings together French and Irish institutions specialising in gastronomy, hospitality and tourism. Since its first forum, jointly organised by the School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology in 2015, FICAHT has grown into an extensive collaboration vehicle with 60 higher education institutions in France and 17 institutions in Ireland now participating. This network provides opportunities for study exchanges among its members under the Erasmus mobility programme.
We are also involved in two new projects with partner institutions who are seeking to develop Erasmus study opportunities at both undergraduate and postgraduate level which will provide additional opportunities for students of our school in the future.
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree FIPDes is a 2-year Programme in Food Innovation & Product Design.
It is the 1st course created to tackle the global challenges of food innovation along with product design and packaging.
FIPDes is:
- 65 high quality teachers and researchers
- 25 international guest speakers
- 10 research centers
- 7 incubators and technologic halls
- 3 experimental kitchens
- 10 different scientific fields
- 40% practical, experimental and project work
A consortium of 4 top-ranking European Universities:
- Université Paris Saclay and AgroParisTech - France
- Technological University Dublin, Ireland
- University of Naples Federico II - Italy
- Lund University - Sweden
These universities, amongst the oldest and most prestigious institutes in Europe, offer this truly integrated and unique programme, adopting a holistic and cross-disciplinary approach: from initial conception through prototypes to consumption, from raw materials to packaged goods.
The following scheme illustrates the international mobility cycle. During the semester 1 the students attend altogether courses in Paris, France. In the semester 2 they move to Dublin, Ireland. Afterwards students attend a summer school and an optional summer internship. For the semester 3 students specialize in one of the three options: France, Sweden or Italy. During the semester 4 students carry out the Master Thesis according to their specialization. The FIPDes Master concludes with a graduation ceremony integrated in the FIPDes Week, which is the introduction week for the new cohort.
FIPDes students study, live and get professional experience in four different EU countries. They benefit from the most competitive and innovative learning environments, based on participative learning, team work, R&D projects and hands-on trainings in collaboration with pioneering research, culinary & industrial laboratories.
Graduating FIPDes students for 2020 and 2021
Photo by Gabriel Sauvageot
To find out more about FIPDes please view FIPDes
The Cooking Passport which was the brainchild of an Irish Erasmus student, Róisín Gallagher is a collection of dishes from all over the world, inspired by the multicultural experiences gained during the FIPDes journey. View more about this on The Cookbook Initiative - FIPDes
You can also view videos on YouTube channel for the FIPDes 10th Anniversary
Successful application under:
Erasmus+
Action Type KA220-HED - Cooperation partnerships in higher education
Call 2023
Round 1
TRADINNOVATIONS is a 3 year project which is being funded by the EU and will commence on November 1st 2023.
The project will involve:
- Project-based learning methodology for students to work on recipes, scientific study and renovation to target specific
nutritional needs among local populations.
- Educational blended teaching and learning tools both online (with an e-platform having specific educational paths adapted
to various student's programs) and physical (lab experiments and collaboration with socio-economical stakeholders).
- Communication activities (scientific and wide public) on European and international levels.
The project is co-ordinated by Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, Montpellier, France.
Dr. Róisín Burke is the TU Dublin partner who will work together with partners from
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA Portugal
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia
TURUN YLIOPISTO Finland and
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA Spain