Joy of Eating for Healthy Ageing Plus (INJOY+) is a Summer School for individuals interested in support healthy ageing, vitality and longevity by incorporating the joy of eating and therapeutic nutrition as preventative care at home. This programme aims to:
» Increase awareness of the foods, dietary patterns, and behaviours associated with frailty prevention, healthy living and active ageing by cultivating collaboration among leading experts from the scientific, medical, industrial, entrepreneurial, innovative and financial sectors of Europe;
» Empower a new generation of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and innovators highly trained in translating the science of nutrition into citizen-centric health applications, products and services designed to modify dietary behaviour and foster healthy ageing;
» Provide the tools necessary to identify opportunities and challenges in the market, and design business models that are innovative, consistent and potentially fruitful.
The INJOY+ Summer School 2019 has been awarded funding from EIT Health. The INJOY+ partnership includes the University of Barcelona, Université Grenoble Alpes, Abbott, Nestlé, CIBERFES, and the University of Reading.
Who should apply?
Entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, innovators, students, and researchers interested in creating products and services to empower citizens to eat nourishing foods, which support healthy ageing.
The candidates have a minimum BSc degree, a fluent level of English and basic computer skills. Applicants from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, that are interested in empowering citizens to improve health with nutrition, are invited to apply.
Programme
The Summer School will take place from 11 June to 20 June at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Over the 10-day “learn-by-doing” training, entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists, and experts unite from across Europe in creating a dynamic and creative learning environment rich with experimental workshops, team-building activities, gastronomic excursions, hands-on design, collaborative projects, real-world case studies, networking events, coaching sessions and mentorship. Leading scientists and experts in nutrition research share the most-recent data, recommendations, and initiatives aimed at modifying dietary behaviour as a way of promoting healthy ageing. The result creates an engaging, experimental and reflective learning environment, which empowers students to create novel business solutions.
Working in entrepreneurial teams, students receive inputs on how to validate an idea and structure an opportunity. The final day of the training culminates in a Final competition and awards event designed to give students the opportunity to pitch projects and receive feedback from a panel of experts, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs.
INJOY+ is an official course of the University of Barcelona and students who complete the course receive credits with a value of 5 ECTS.
Enrolment Fee: 190 € per student
INJOY+ EIT Health Summer School will be awarding grants to a select number of students. These grants can be applied only to housing costs at the University of Barcelona Col·legis Major Penyafort-Montserrat dormitory facilities.
For students staying at the University of Barcelona Col·legis Major Penyafort-Montserrat on-site dormitory, the Half Board Package includes breakfast.
Lunches for 9 days are included for all students.
In the event of cancelation, the enrolment fee will not be refunded.
More information about this programme can be found at the INJOY+ Summer School website
Click here to access the application form for the 2019 INJOY+ EIT Health Summer School
Application deadline: May 10th (admission deadline may close early if all seats have been filled, so please check the website for updates)
