Place, Dates & Organisers Other Highlights
Place: Milan, Italy
Dates: 23 May 2015 to 1 June 2015
Season: spring15
Organised by: BEST Group Milan
University: Politecnico di Milano
(See University profile in BEST university centre)
Type: BEST Course on Technology
Fee: 40.0 euro. Convert to

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Application until: 30 Nov 2014 at 23:00 CET
Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Working time: 30 hours (estimated)

General description

"EXPO15: Feeding The Planet" is gonna be in Milan this spring!

And to stay in theme with its topics, we decided to give you guys the chance to study one of the finest products of our beautiful Italia, il vino!

For instance, did you know that in Italy for a wine to be DOC (certified as original) the vineyard can't be watered unless it's dying?
So here's the question: Will our old traditions find the right compromise with the newest technologies??

Would you like to learn more about wine production?
How to smartly use technology to save money and improve the quality of your product?
How to build a winery?

This is the FANTASTIC opportunity to truly feel the intellectual environment that will be in Milan during EXPO, especially in the world of nutrition!

And, of course, you'll get the basic Milan package:
-pizza
-big hugs
-hand gestures
-a group of friends that can't wait to hang out with you awesome people

It's gonna be the GRAPEst course ever! (....get it? GRAPEst! GRAPE!)
Can't wait to have you guys here =)

Academic information

  • Fields of activity: Agronomics/Forestry , Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering , Biology , Biomedical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Food Engineering , Industrial Engineering , Optics/Optometry , Power Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Territory Engineering
  • Content and topics: The course will explore the creation of wine, from the field to the production site, with lectures on topics such as precision farming, how to build a winery and non-invasive technologies to analyse the quality of the grape.
  • Learning goals and objectives: The aim of the course is to introduce to the world of agriculture, and especially wine production, the participants, and teach them about some of the specific problems of this industry that engineers need to deal with.
  • Examination type: written exam
  • Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

  • Selection criteria for participants: Motivational Letter and questions in the application.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

  • Lodging during the event: Hostel
  • Food during the event: 3 meals per day, at least one cooked
  • Transportation during the event: Public transport, provided by organisers

More information

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