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27/02/2024
Professor Ali Mobasheri from the University of Oulu participated in several major scientific conferences in China in 2023
Photo by Ali Mobasheri, visit to Chinese University of Hong Kong Professor Ali Mobasheri from the University of Oulu participated...
27/02/2024
Course on “Global Food Safety” supported by Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) Programme: Bridging Cultures and Knowledge
The online DigiCampus course on Global Food Safety (3 ECTS) has successfully progressed to exam week after an intensive lecturing...
26/02/2024
A special issue highlighting Finland-China Food and Health Network will be published by the scientific journal Food Innovation and Advances
The Special Issue entitled Food for Sustainability and Health covers original research and review article on a broad scope of sustainability and health...
25/02/2024
Plant proteins as raw material and the related new world of taste and business potential
Food experts and researchers from the University of Turku and Helsinki, as well as Haaga-Helia and Laurea universities of applied...
22/02/2024
Remember to apply for TFK funding
The 2024 Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) programme’s official call for applications is open until 2 May 2024 (the online system...
10/02/2024
Happy Chinese New Year from the Coordination Team!
In Chinese we say ‘新年快乐，龙年大吉’, which means Happy New Year and Good luck in the Year of Loong. It translates...
20/12/2023
Season Greetings from the coordination team!
We have had a successful year collaborating with 21 Finnish higher education institutes and Chinese partners as well as different...
20/12/2023
Finland-China Food cooperation meetings and events held in China in autumn 2023
Autumn 2023 was active in Sino-Finnish dialogue and several meetings were held face-to-face. Firstly, the 20th China-Finland Joint Committee Meeting...
14/12/2023
University of Turku Seed Funding Call 2024 is now open!
The University of Turku (UTU) is offering internal support for research collaborations with China and Finland-China cooperations as part of...
11/12/2023
News from the UTU FCFH seed funded research scene: Diverse Research Endeavours and Research Journeys at the University of Turku
Exploring human milk lipids: Timo Seitz’s research journey on maternal obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus, and dietary influences Timo Seitz, with...
20/10/2023
Delegation Visits Strengthen Academic Ties and Foster Collaborations
Photo: ZAFU Delegation visit 21 September The University of Turku (UTU) recently welcomed two esteemed delegations from Zhejiang Agriculture and...
18/10/2023
Ongoing FCFH research and educational collaborative projects at the University of Eastern Finland
Two projects have been granted the FCFH-UEF seed funding at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in June this year....
31/08/2023
Scientists and experts met on the Food for Sustainability and Health Symposium
Finland-China Food and Health (FCFH) Network Symposium ‘’Food for Sustainability and Health’’ brought together around 80 scientists, experts and professionals...
14/08/2023
Food experts from Finland and China meet in Turku seeking solutions for sustainable food and healthy diet
The Symposium “Food for Sustainability and Health” gathers eighty experts and professionals in Turku during August 15-16th 2023. The Finland China...
17/05/2023
Food for Sustainability and Health Symposium will take place in August
We are happy to welcome you to Food for Sustainability and Health Symposium – a Live Event taking place in...
16/05/2023
Webinar on Sustainable Food Systems 5th of June 2023, 9.00–12.00
The aim of the webinar is to bring together Finnish and Chinese experts from academia, governmental organizations, and industry working...
15/05/2023
Machine Learning for Diagnosis of a Brain Disorder: An FCFH Project
Turku PET Centre and the Department of Neurology Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University Beijing have teamed up to research...
25/04/2023
Finland-China Food and Health Network Symposium “Sustainable and Healthy Life” March 22nd-23rd
Finland-China Food and Health Network Symposium “Sustainable and Healthy life” brought together scientists from the different partner institutes both in...
06/04/2023
Looking for Chinese partners: FCFH-UEF Seed Funding Call is now open!
This funding is for you if you are interested to collaborate with the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) on research...
23/02/2023
Sign up for Finland-China Food and Health Network Symposium here!
Dear Colleagues, We are very glad to invite you to participate in Finland-China Food and Health Network Symposium on the...
10/02/2023
Project establishing a Finland-China collaborative course on food safety receives funding in the Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) Programme
The project entitled “Finland-China collaborative course on Global Food Safety: An approach to enhance global sustainability” or “GloFoSa” secured funding...
10/02/2023
Purple Vegetables and Tubers Have Antidiabetic Properties
Anthocyanins in plants have properties that reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, shows a new review article from the...
20/01/2023
Finland-China Food and Health Network’s Planning Group Met in Turku
After having worked mainly remotely for two years, Finland-China Food and Health Network (FCFH) held its first hybrid planning meeting...
30/11/2022
FCFH grant awardees from the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki has awarded two grants for researchers working at University of Helsinki under FCFH network platform. The goal...
30/11/2022
Green2Value project studies root vegetable side streams
Rapid growth of global population leads to expansion of food processing industries, generating enormous amounts of agricultural side streams. Root...
29/11/2021
Grains – an overlooked source of sustainable protein for health
Cereal foods already play a major role in the diet in most countries worldwide, as the main dietary source of...
18/11/2021
University of Turku led research project tackling sustainability of foods
The food industry produces substantial amounts of side streams rich in valuable components such as proteins and fibers. Currently, most...
05/11/2021
Finland–China Food and Health network deepens research cooperation with China
The Finland-China Network in Food and Health is a new multidisciplinary network which aims, on their part, to answer the...
29/10/2021
Planetary health diet goes beyond Finnish nutrition recommendations
Researchers have designed a new diet that could safeguard the well-being of humans and our planet alike. In this diet,...
27/09/2021
Rethinking Global South Collaboration in Research, Innovation and Education
Addressing the global challenges, such as climate change, environmental degradation, sustainable food production, biodiversity loss and social inequality, requires global...