Granai della Memoria

University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo

The University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo, founded in 2004 by the international organization Slow Food,in cooperation with the Italian regions of Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna, is a government-recognized, private non-profit institution. The university trains gastronomes, new professional figures with multi-disciplinary skills and knowledge in the fields of science, culture, politics, economics and ecology of food, working to apply them to production, distribution and sustainable consumption. The keystone of what can be defined as a gastronome is the profound understanding of food as a value and its important role in creating and shaping society.