University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

The University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest is the only veterinary school in Hungary and has an uninterrupted teaching record for more than two centuries, being established in 1787. Besides UVMB’s accredited educational programmes in veterinary medicine and biology, it operates 31 research groups dealing with a wide spectrum of topics, including public health, food safety, food technology, and food waste management. In the MICROORC project, the Department of Applied Food Science represents UVMB, which has experience in implementing various international projects funded by H2020, Horizon, LIFE, HADEA etc. programmes. The Department’s research activities cover food consumption patterns, consumer behaviour and preferences, food safety risk perception and food waste generation. The experts of the Department also take part in professional forums and panels and support policymaking organisations and legislative development in the European food chain.

Role in the project: Tasks of UVMB are mainly related to the evaluation of consumers’ perceptions and acceptance (WP5), the examination of the legislative environment (WP6), and conducting dialogue with policymakers (WP7).