Master in New Food Thinking

An Avant-Garde Program with Creativity Focus

Study food and its systems using all your senses, as well as through experimental teaching and learning methods and artistic practises. 

Immerse yourself in contemporary food cultures with international study trips to expand your global network in the food sector.

Start date: October 10, 2022

An Experiential Approach to Creativity, Art, Relationships and Education

Learn from groundbreaking, international experts of the art and gastronomy world during lectures and seminars, complemented by a wide range of practical learning opportunities, like study trips, lab work, workshops and tasting sessions. 

Become a forward-thinking gastronome empowered to create ecologically-oriented contemporary solutions with a deep understanding of food production, transformation and consumption. 

Our interdisciplinary approach includes subjects such as: 

• Taste as Experience
• Art Curation
• Food Architecture
• Food Design
• Food and Art History
• Food Psychology
• Food Publishing
• Arts and Crafts
• Smellscapes
• Performing Ecologies

Meet Revolutionary Minds and Gastronomic Cultures

Experience the connection between creative processes and the gastronomic cultures by combining theoretical concepts with practical experiences in the field. 

Develop a critical understanding of implementing creative methods to design sustainable and educational practises in food systems by stepping into dialogue with small- and industrial-scale companies and gastronomic communities. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed new strategies that allow us to adjust our study trip offer according to present and potential future measures, always staying true to our experiential study approach.

Enhance and Improve Your Career in Europe or Abroad

Our high occupation ratio – within a year of graduation – originates from the combination of: 

• Our comprehensive and interdisciplinary academic model
• A close relationship with our Career Centre through one-on-one and collective professional coaching sessions
• A solid international network of companies

We can help you secure an internship in Italy or abroad to expand your career with our resources and support.

Shift the Course of Your Networking

Become part of a community including people from 97 different countries, and expand your academic journey beyond the realms of education. Our international student body helps foster a global community where students can learn about other world cultures and continue expanding their network.

Our “Pollenzo Bubble” – as named by our alumni and students – guarantees that your university experience continues long after graduation!