Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Agriculture

Faculty of Food Technology,
Latvia University of Agriculture
Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes
Pārtikas tehnoloģijas fakultāte
Former names
Faculty of Food Industry Technology
Type Faculty
Established 1948[1]
Dean Inga Ciproviča[2]
Academic staff
46
Location Jelgava, Latvia
Affiliations Latvia University of Agriculture
Website ptf.llu.lv

Faculty of Food Technology (Latvian: Pārtikas tehnoloģijas fakultāte; FFT, LUA) is a faculty of Latvia University of Agriculture founded in 1948. It offers second-level professional higher education studies in food technology, academic baccalaureate studies in food science and professional baccalaureate studies in catering and hotel management, as well as academic master's degree studies in food science and nutrition science (in cooperation with Latvian University and Riga Stradiņš University) and doctoral studies in food science.[3][1]

On October 22, 2014, the Latvia University of Agriculture signed a contract with the company "RCBS" for the total amount of 2.34 million euros for the construction of a new Faculty of Food Technology two-storey building behind the Valdeka castle in 22 Riga Street for the total area of 1513.2 m2.[4][5] The construction took place from the autumn of 2014 till the summer of 2015, and since February 1, 2016, the lectures and laboratory work take place in the new building.[6] In the first floor of the building scientific laboratories and pilot plants for fruit and vegetable processing, beer manufacture, grain processing and bread production, milk, meat and fish processing, as well as an packaging plant are located, but on the second floor auditoriums, instructional laboratories and the dean's office are placed.[7][8]

Divisions

The Faculty is divided into three departments:

Deans

References

  1. 1 2 Rabickaite, Sandra (April 8, 2015). "Faculty of Food Technology". Latvia University of Agriculture. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty of Food Technology History" (in Latvian). Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Agriculture. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Agriculture" (in Latvian). National Education Option Database. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. Janmere, Lana (November 1, 2014). "The Construction of the Faculty of Food Technology New Building will Begin in this Autumn" (in Latvian). Latvia University of Agriculture. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. LETA (September 30, 2014). "A New Faculty of Food Technology Building will be Built in Valdeka for 2.34 Million Euros" (in Latvian). Zemgales Ziņas. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  6. "FFT Students Start the Semester in the New Premises" (in Latvian). Zemgales Ziņas. January 12, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  7. Laukšteina, Daiga (October 19, 2015). "A New Center with Three Whales For Food Studies" (in Latvian). Dienas Bizness. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  8. "LUA Faculty of Food Technology Building will soon be completed" (in Latvian). Building.lv. August 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. "Faculty of Food Technology Divisions" (in Latvian). Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Agriculture. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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