Lecturer (Research Profile)
AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Antwerp, Belgium
Qualifications: Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics
Contact details: E: koen.vanherle@ap.be
About Koen's Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Education
Areas of research interest (related to sustainable food systems)
Consumer behaviour - perception and attitudes towards sustainable nutrition - labelling
How long has your affiliated tertiary institution offered sustainable food systems education?
7-8 years
What was the process for getting sustainable food systems education into your curriculum?
It is inherent in food technology courses and grew with international partners
Which course(s)/degree(s) and year level(s) contain(s) sustainable food systems education?
It is wide spread in many courses but not one specific course dealing specifically with it. We organize an international Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on sustainability in nutrition
Are the learning and teaching activities integrated across multiple units/courses/modules and year levels or delivered as a stand-alone unit/course/module?
Integrated
Is this content compulsory or an elective?
Compulsory/Core
Do you include experiential learning and teaching activities? (Please note: these can be on or off-campus, and part of the assessed curricula or a voluntary offering)
Yes, our BIP called 'The Foodture'
Which learning and teaching activity(s) would you consider to be your most effective to facilitate a deep learning amongst students? These can be in-class, assessment tasks, field trips, volunteer opportunities, etc.
I think our BIP The Foodture is the most effective - it allows students to apply and create in collaboration with international peers. We will be soon describe learning objective and competence statements for these activities to embed it within a didactic framework