Beamerpresentatie blauwe achtergrond

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Food Safety our common goal and concern Dr
Aalt Dijkhuizen Chairman Executive
Board Wageningen University and Research Center
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Our vision on research in Europe

• Europe is our home base
• Focus and specialize
• Working together in extensive programs
• Partnering with businesses and stakeholders
• Being open-minded and open for dialogue with
  society
• Wageningen leading in 4 networks
• Being proud of agriculture and its science

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Food Safety

• Food has never been more safe
• Yet widely subject to public concern
• Linked with emotions and feelings
• Tracking tracing and transparency required
• Multi-disciplinary approach
• sociological
• economic
• technological
• Global issue

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The Wageningen approach

• Systems approach
• Interdisciplinary
• Interactive
• International
• Innovative

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Three partners in research education
Wageningen University
Van Hall Larenstein
DLO
Wageningen, Lelystad, IJmuiden, Den Haag 40
other
Deventer, Velp, Leeuwarden
Locations
Wageningen
500 fte
2400 fte
3700 fte
Staff
5000 1200 PhD
Students
4300
(vanaf 2004)
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For Quality of Life