Functional Collaboration Model between Public Research Organizations and the Economic Environment for the Delivery of High-level Scientific and Technological Services in Bioeconomy
SWEETCONOMY
The aim of the project is to develop a functional collaboration model between public research organizations and the economic environment in order to provide high-level scientific and technological services in the field of bioeconomics. The main impact of this proposal is reflected by the creation of new jobs for researchers, sustainable and after the completion of the project, by expertise the human resources and by training the young researchers in modern techniques for the re-launch of SCDA Turda.
The sub-project coordinated by the Department of Public Health at Babes-Bolyai University, entitled “Assessing and improving the knowledge of the northwest population of Romania on soybean product types and the impact of nutrition on human health” – EvaSOY aims to evaluate the health and nutrition literacy and the behaviour and knowledge related to the consumption of added sugars and soy-based products and to improve the general knowledge and awareness of the impact of nutrition on the health of the population from the North-Western region from Romania.
Starting / Ending Date
March 2018 – December 2020
Project Coordinator
Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca – Romania
Funding
Funder: Executive Unit for financing education Higher, Research Development and innovation (UEFISCDI)
Total Amount: 5.287.500 RON
BBU Amount: 450.000 RON
Staff from Department of Public Health
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Educational Administrator
Project Partners
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Agricultural Research and Development Station, Turda, Romania
Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Project Outputs
The iNSIST questionnaire for health and nutrition literacy, soy and added sugar consumption and behaviours
The dataset containing 2000 entries from a representative sample of people from the North-West Region from Romania
The online platform desprealimentatie.ro with evidence-based information for healthy nutrition and dietary intakes