PROJECT R&D+I

TITLE
DEFRUS - DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR FOOD SCIENCE STUDIES
AT RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

HIGHLIGHTS
Comparative analyses of existing standards and methodologies of Qualification Framework
development in food science at Russian universities.

ABSTRACT
The project DEFRUS aims to prepare jointly Structural Measures type of Tempus designed to
support the structural reform of higher education system and strategic framework development at
national level in Russian Federation.

The main objective of the project will be development of qualification framework for Food
Science studies in Russia. Using project partners expertise and experience from former projects
we would like to discuss and to define learning outcomes with main reference level descriptors:
skills, competences and knowledge. We also plan to consider methods for assessment and
certification, mechanism of qualification accumulation and recognition and quality assurance
system. Resulted conclusions and recommendations will allow for producing training manuals and
for organization of trainings for Russian partners.

KEYWORDS
Food Science, Russia, Education Program, Qualification Framework

PROMOTERS / PARTNERS
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Catlica Portuguesa (Portugal); Warsaw University of Life
Sciences (Poland) (coordinator); Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Portugal); Dublin Institute of Technology
(Ireland), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Italy); Mikoyan Meat Processing Plant (Moscow);

FINANCING PROGRAM EXECUTION DATE GLOBAL BUDGET

Tempus 2011-2014 29 300,00

CONTACTS E-MAIL PHONE

Cristina L.M. Silva clsilva@porto.ucp.pt +351 22 558 0001