BEST: Distillation and Fermentation. Feel the Polish BEST Spirit.

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Place: Lodz, Poland Dates: 9 July 2015 to 19 July 2015 Season: summer15 Organised by: BEST Group Lodz University: Lodz University of Technology (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 44.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 23 Mar 2015 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
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Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 31 hours (estimated)

General description

Have you ever wondered how real Polish beer tastes like?

Have you ever imagined how complicated is distillation process of Dmitrij Mendelejev's drink?

Stop WINE-ing about how poor your knowledge is, we are here to expand it!

Polish cuisine is mostly based on dairy and bread, so we dare you to brace your stomach and try it!

If that haven't convinced you yet... ever heard of Polish girls' beauty? ;)

You won't know until you apply. Piotrkowska Street is waiting for you!

Academic information

Fields of activity: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering , Architectural Engineering , Architecture , Automotive Engineering , Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering , Biology , Biomedical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Civil Engineering , Computer Engineering , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Economics/Business Administration/Marketing , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Food Engineering , Industrial Engineering , Industrial Management , Materials Engineering , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Medicine/Dental Medicine , Naval Architecture & Engineering , Petroleum Engineering , Pharmacy , Physics/Physics Engineering , Power Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Telecommunications/Electronics , Textile Engineering & Technology , Transport Engineering , Veterinary Medicine
Content and topics: - process of distillation & fermentation - vodka, beer, wine, dairy and bread as main products manufactured with usage of these - learning how to differ bad and good quality by sensory assessment based on consumer tests
Learning goals and objectives: Learning goals include acquaintance with: -methodology of food sensory assessment based on consumer tests -industrial applications within the scope of fermentation technology in the fields of brewing, winemaking, spirit and dairy products -practical skills and knowledge of fundamentals of fermented food technology and microbiological analysis
Examination type: Test or presentation
Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: Interest on topic, motivation letter and your answers.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: 2 person rooms in students' dorms
Food during the event: Three meals per day, at least one warm
Transportation during the event: walking, public transportation for the company visit and weekend trip.

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

Event website: http://sc-lodz.pl/
Event schedule: http://sc-lodz.pl/schedule-sc.pdf
Event survival guide: http://sc-lodz.pl/survival_guide_sc2015.pdf