North Savo Cluster meets Africa: Food system perspectives from Zambia 28.3.2025

North Savo Cluster meets Africa: Food system perspectives from Zambia 28.3.

Welcome to Internationalization! Expert from the University of Zambia is coming to Northern Savonia and will deliver keynote speech at the Campus Heart of Savonia’s Kuopio campus. Join us to hear and discuss issues related to the African food system and agricultural land use.

🕙 Date & time: 28.3.2025 at 12:00-14:30

📍 Location: Hybrid event at Campus Heart (Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Microkatu 1 Kuopio) or via Teams

➡️ Event registration: Register here

Join the event remotely with this Teams link

Program

12:00 Opening and welcome
Keynote: Food science perspectives from Africa, Dr. Vincent Nyau, the University of Zambia
Keynote: Enhancing Agricultural Education – teaching approach to better address food insecurity and youth unemployment in Africa, Project Specialist Jennifer Ohemeng, HAMK
Keynote: Waste4Soil and SoilProm, Dr. Tuomo Eskelinen and Dr. Ardita Hoxha-Jahja, Savonia
Panel discussion
14:30 Summary and closing

Presenting keynote speakers from UNZA & HAMK

Dr. Vincent Nyau / Assistant Dean & Senior Lecturer, University of Zambia

Dr. Vincent Nyau is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Zambia. He has expertise in food processing, post-harvest technologies, and nutraceuticals. Dr. Nyau’s broader research interests are in the areas of post-harvest technologies, food processing and nutraceuticals. The current focus is on exploring plant based foods for possible nutraceutical potential (health promoting properties). Source: University of Zambia

Jennifer Ohemeng / Project Specialist, HAMK

Jennifer Ohemeng is a Project Specialist in Häme University of Applied Sciences. She has worked on improving teaching methods through several projects in the delivery of Agriculture programmes with several Universities across the continent of Africa including UNZA.