Researchers from the faculties of psychology, mathematics, computer science and mechanics and management at the University of Warsaw (UW) will participate in 19 projects financed by the Knowledge and Innovation Community in the area of EIT Food.

EIT Food is part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology – an institution of the European Union that supports innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe. EIT Food is a Knowledge and Innovation Community dealing with the modernization of the food sector. It is composed of 50 partners from 13 countries. These include universities, research units and enterprises, among others: University of Warsaw, University of Cambridge, Hohenheim University, Technical University of Munich, Bosch, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Siemens, Sodexo and Polish Maspex.

The projects of the scientists from the University of Technology will be implemented in 2019 and concern education, innovation and communication.