The five European universities of this project (Public University of Navarre -UPNA- in Spain, University of Pisa -UniPI- in Italy, TU Graz in Austria, TU Dublin in Ireland and ISARA-Lyon in France) have been pioneers in designing a new educational model based on how to effectively acquire sustainability competences, through SL. The graduates are better prepared to face the challenges of our global world. The project has also involved students from different disciplines, they had an international experience with all the values linked to it. The students have increased their awareness about sustainability and SL, the global challenges of humanity and the importance of integrating all this in their professional future. The importance of sustainable food innovation is reflected in the 17 SDGs; in particular, in Goal 2 (“end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture and farming”) and Goal 12 (“responsible production and consumption”). Education is a key change agent in catalyzing the achievement of the SDGs. In particular, SDG 4.7 requires all learners to acquire critical skills, essential knowledge and an ontological mindset for becoming deeply committed to building a sustainable future.
In a global context marked by the Agenda 2030,sustainability is one of the values governing society and a key competency for graduate students in the upcoming decades.Food discipline graduates need to address challenges such as climate change, food waste and food losses as well as providing support to food producers seeking to meet global economic, social and environmental sustainability targets.NEMOS project has linked sustainability, service-learning (SL) and food to demonstrate how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) can be achieved. Higher Education (HE) is crucial to achieving the SDGs:to create a more sustainable world, a collective effort is required by all individuals and societies. While policies and public initiatives can raise awareness and initiate sustainable actions, education is one of the most powerful vehicles for sustainable development.Education includes both working with and for the socio-economic ecosystem and the inner transformation of the individual mindset, values, behaviours and capacities. The needs addressed were that teaching,learning and curriculum design should integrate sustainability competences with a focus on experiential learning practices that can foster sustainability mindsets in students.