FISEC
Encyclopedia
The Food Industry Students European Council (FISEC) is an association for students studying food science
, food technology
and related courses at a European university.
FISEC is a non-profit, apolitical and independent association, which tries to help students to meet and learn from one another through international events.
2. Create opportunities for the students to meet and learn from one another through our organized events.
3. To expand educational and job possibilities for all our members and to achieve personal development.
4. Continuous development of communication and cooperation between students, universities and companies.
FISEC is holding two annual conferences, the General Assembly and the Food Convention.
These conferences provide an excellent opportunity to meet our European counterparts and to learn more about their industries, usually by visiting food companies and talking to their representatives. At the General Assembly we also organize the necessary official parts of an association, like electing a new president.
, France
.
1989, November: Starting point for the work between students of the ENSIA and the ESB, Porto
, Portugal
.
1990, May 5: As a result of that cooperation FISEC is founded at the ESB in Porto by the following six universities: University of Reading
, UK; University of Milan
, Italy; Wageningen University
, Netherlands
; ESB Porto, Portugal; ENSIA, Massy and ENSBANA, Dijon
, France
.
1991 : The Technical University of Berlin joined FISEC during this year . The last General Assembly was held in Nancy, France and the Food Convention was in Brussels
, Belgium. A decision was taken for the next Food Convention to be in Berlin
, Germany.
Through the years sometimes the separate FISEC teams have lost traces but it never stopped functioning and the students from the various universities across Europe have found their ways to gather.
1998 : FISEC’s official meeting gathers many new members and a few Universities that are very active members till nowadays join the association : Croatia (Zagreb
and Osijek
) , Portugal (Porto) , Belgium (Brussels), Spain (Zaragoza
), England (Reading
), Hungary (Szeged
), France (Nantes
), Germany (Munich
), Sweden(Kalmar
) and Netherlands (Wageningen) are among the participants in the event.
1999: The General Assembly was held in March 1999 and the Food Convention was organized by the team of FISEC Zagreb , Croatia in October during the same year.
2000: The record is only for the Food Convention that was held in Brussels, Belgium where teams from Austria ( University of Vienna
) and Bulgaria (Plovdiv
) joined the members of FISEC.
2001: The next two events gather even more interest.The General Assembly was organized by the team of FISEC-Berlin ( Germany) and the Food Convention was in Thessaloniki
(Greece) . In 2001 Universities from Romania, Slovakia and Portugal(Algarve and Faro) are among FISEC’s new members.
2002: The official website of FISEC was created by Stefan Topfl - member of the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. The General Assembly was held in Plovdiv and the Food Convention in Faro, Portugal.
2003: The General Assembly has been organized in April 2003 by the FISEC team Nantes (France) and the Food Convention in the same year was voted to be in Brussels, Belgium.
During this year the first steps in FISEC’s collaboration with other student’s non-governmental organizations have been done by its current president Mauro Portela.
2004: General Assembly was held in Zagreb, Croatia
2005: General Assembly was held in Szeged
, Hungary and Food Convention was held in Istanbul
Turkey on Istanbul Technical University
2006: General Assembly was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Food Convention was held in Faro, Portugal
2007: General Assembly was held in Split, Croatia. Today's structure and members are accepted on this GA.
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
, food technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
and related courses at a European university.
FISEC is a non-profit, apolitical and independent association, which tries to help students to meet and learn from one another through international events.
FISEC's roles
1. Help students to meet and in that way to become more internationally minded.2. Create opportunities for the students to meet and learn from one another through our organized events.
3. To expand educational and job possibilities for all our members and to achieve personal development.
4. Continuous development of communication and cooperation between students, universities and companies.
Executive committee
The Executive Committee consists of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.FISEC's events
pt:FISECFISEC is holding two annual conferences, the General Assembly and the Food Convention.
These conferences provide an excellent opportunity to meet our European counterparts and to learn more about their industries, usually by visiting food companies and talking to their representatives. At the General Assembly we also organize the necessary official parts of an association, like electing a new president.
FISEC's history
1989, May : The First Food Convention takes place at ENSIA, MassyMassy
Massy is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.7 kilometres from the center of Paris.-Population:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
1989, November: Starting point for the work between students of the ENSIA and the ESB, Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
1990, May 5: As a result of that cooperation FISEC is founded at the ESB in Porto by the following six universities: University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
, UK; University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
, Italy; Wageningen University
Wageningen University
Wageningen University and Research Centre is a Dutch public university in Wageningen, The Netherlands. It consists of Wageningen University, the Van Hall-Larenstein School of Higher Professional Education, and the former agricultural research institutes of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
; ESB Porto, Portugal; ENSIA, Massy and ENSBANA, Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
1991 : The Technical University of Berlin joined FISEC during this year . The last General Assembly was held in Nancy, France and the Food Convention was in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium. A decision was taken for the next Food Convention to be in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany.
Through the years sometimes the separate FISEC teams have lost traces but it never stopped functioning and the students from the various universities across Europe have found their ways to gather.
1998 : FISEC’s official meeting gathers many new members and a few Universities that are very active members till nowadays join the association : Croatia (Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
and Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
) , Portugal (Porto) , Belgium (Brussels), Spain (Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
), England (Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
), Hungary (Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
), France (Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
), Germany (Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
), Sweden(Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
) and Netherlands (Wageningen) are among the participants in the event.
1999: The General Assembly was held in March 1999 and the Food Convention was organized by the team of FISEC Zagreb , Croatia in October during the same year.
2000: The record is only for the Food Convention that was held in Brussels, Belgium where teams from Austria ( University of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
) and Bulgaria (Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
) joined the members of FISEC.
2001: The next two events gather even more interest.The General Assembly was organized by the team of FISEC-Berlin ( Germany) and the Food Convention was in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
(Greece) . In 2001 Universities from Romania, Slovakia and Portugal(Algarve and Faro) are among FISEC’s new members.
2002: The official website of FISEC was created by Stefan Topfl - member of the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. The General Assembly was held in Plovdiv and the Food Convention in Faro, Portugal.
2003: The General Assembly has been organized in April 2003 by the FISEC team Nantes (France) and the Food Convention in the same year was voted to be in Brussels, Belgium.
During this year the first steps in FISEC’s collaboration with other student’s non-governmental organizations have been done by its current president Mauro Portela.
2004: General Assembly was held in Zagreb, Croatia
2005: General Assembly was held in Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, Hungary and Food Convention was held in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
Turkey on Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
2006: General Assembly was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Food Convention was held in Faro, Portugal
2007: General Assembly was held in Split, Croatia. Today's structure and members are accepted on this GA.