Food Science Croatia - Interview with Kata Galić

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This is an interview with Kata Galić about choosing a career in food science in Croatia, recorded at the 2010 EFFoST Annual Meeting in Dublin, Ireland for the Foodgalaxy website (http://www.foodgalaxy.org), part of the European Track_Fast project. --------------------------------- Summary of Kata Galić's interview for Foodgalaxy.org (Recorded at the EFFoST Annual Conference 2010 Dublin) Kata Galić is professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, in the Laboratory for food packaging. Her decision to select food technology as her occupation is dating from time when she was in the secondary Pharmaceutical school, and her fond for chemistry-which makes a great deal of food technology study. Professor Galić says that she is, and even today, pleased with her decision. Food technology, as any other sector, is facing its progress. However, advances in innovations at scientific institution, is unfortunately dependent on financial resources of the institution. For the young colleagues, showing interest in food technology or nutrition, my recommendation is to select it. There is obvious interest, in Croatia and worldwide, in the field of functional food as well as solving the problem of proper nutrition. Thus it is not surprising that young people show their interest in these areas of studies. Sažetak intervjua profesoricom Kata Galić za Foodgalaxy.org (Snimljeno na EFFOST godišnjoj konferenciji 2012 Dublin) Kata Galić je profesorica na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu, Prehrambeno-biotehnološkom fakultetu u Laboratoriju za pakiranje hrane. Odluka za odabir prehrambene tehnologije kao svog poziva datira još iz srednje Farmaceutske škole i njene naklonosti prema kemiji, koja čini sastavni dio studija prehrambene tehnologije. Profesorica Galić kaže da je i danas zadovoljna sa svojom odlukom. Prehrambena tehnologija, kao i sva druga područja, doživljavaju svoj napredak. Međutim napredak u inovacijama, na žalost, na znanstvenim institucijama, vrlo često ovise o financijskim izvorima ustanove. Preporuka mladim kolegama, koji pokazuju interes za prehrambenu tehnologiju ili nutricionizam, je da to svakako i realiziraju. Očiti interes, kod nas i u svijetu, je u području funkcionalne hrane i rješavanje problema pravilne prehrane, stoga i ne čudi interes mladih ljudi za studiranjem na ovim područjima. -------------------- For more information please visit: http://www.foodgalaxy.org