Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies explained

Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Native Name:	Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes Pārtikas tehnoloģijas fakultāte
Established:	1948
Type:	Faculty
Dean:	Mārtiņš Šabovics^[1]
Academic Staff:	46
City:	Jelgava
Country:	Latvia
Campus:	Jelgava, Rīgas iela 22A, LV-3004
Coordinates:	56.6617°N 23.7525°W
Former Names:	Faculty of Food Industry Technology
Affiliations:	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Website:	ptf.llu.lv

Faculty of Food Technology (Latvian: Pārtikas tehnoloģijas fakultāte) is a faculty of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies founded in 1948. It offers second-level professional higher education studies in food technology (Pārtikas tehnoloģija), academic baccalaureate studies in food quality and innovations (Pārtikas kvalitāte un inovācijas) and professional baccalaureate studies in catering and hotel management (Ēdināšanas un viesnīcu uzņēmējdarbība), as well as academic master's degree studies in food science (Pārtikas zinātne) and nutrition science (Uzturzinātne; in cooperation with Latvian University and Riga Stradiņš University) and doctoral studies in food science (Pārtikas zinātne).^{[2] [3]}

History

On 22 October 2014 Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies signed a 2.34 million euro contract with a building company "RCBS" for the construction of a new Faculty of Food Technology two-storey building and its surrounding territory behind the Valdeka castle in 22 Riga Street, Jelgava for the total area of 1513.2 m².^{[4] [5] [6]} The construction took place from autumn of 2014 till the summer of 2015. The official opening ceremony was held on May 11, 2016,^[7] but the building was open for lectures and laboratory work already since February 1, 2016.^[8]

On the first floor scientific laboratories and pilot plants for fruit and vegetable processing, beer manufacturing, grain processing and bread production, milk, meat and fish processing are located, as well as a packaging plant, but the second floor contains auditoriums, instructional laboratories and the dean's office.^{[9] [10]}

Divisions

The Faculty is divided into three departments:

• Department of Chemistry;
• Department of Food Technology;
• Department of Nutrition.^[11]

Deans

• Pāvils Zariņš (1948–1961);
• Fricis Angers (1961–1964);
• Ernests Jurevics (1964–1974);
• Ināra Melngalve (1974–1993);
• Daina Kārkliņa (1993–2006);
• Inga Ciproviča (2006–2017);^[12]
• Mārtiņš Šabovics (2017–present).^[1]

External links

• • Virtual tour of the faculty

Notes and References

1. Web site: Faculty of Food Technology dean's office . LUA FFT . Latvian . December 1, 2017.
2. Web site: Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies . National Education Option Database . Latvian . March 9, 2016.
3. Web site: Faculty of Food Technology . April 8, 2015 . . English . March 9, 2016.
4. http://wikimapia.org/40074979/LLU-Faculty-of-Food-Technology LLU Faculty of Food Technology (Jelgava)
5. Web site: The Construction of the Faculty of Food Technology New Building will Begin in this Autumn . Janmere . Lana . November 1, 2014 . . Latvian . April 17, 2016 . April 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160428014935/http://www.llu.lv/aktualitates?op=raksts&id=11477 . dead .
6. Web site: A New Faculty of Food Technology Building will be Built in Valdeka for 2.34 Million Euros . . September 30, 2014 . . Latvian . April 17, 2016.
7. Web site: The New LUA Study and Science Center Opened in Valdeka Complex . Lāsma . Dobele . May 11, 2016 . Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies . Latvian . May 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223042041/http://www.ptf.llu.lv/aktualitates?op=raksts&id=13726&cat=2885 . February 23, 2017 . dead .
8. Web site: FFT Students Start the Semester in the New Premises . January 12, 2016 . . Latvian . April 17, 2016 . April 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417082005/http://zz.diena.lv/vietejas-zinas/jelgava/ptf-studenti-semestri-iesak-jaunas-telpas-210151 . dead .
9. Web site: A New Center with Three Whales For Food Studies . October 19, 2015 . Laukšteina . Daiga . . Latvian . April 17, 2016.
10. Web site: LUA Faculty of Food Technology Building will soon be completed . August 2015 . Building.lv . https://archive.today/20160418054627/http://www.building.lv/2-zinas/130977-llu-partikas-tehnolo%C4%A3ijas-fakultates-jauna-eka-drizuma-bus-pabeigta . dead . 2016-04-18 . Latvian . April 17, 2016 .
11. Web site: Faculty of Food Technology Divisions . Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies . Latvian . March 16, 2016.
12. Web site: Faculty of Food Technology History . Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies . Latvian . December 1, 2017.