{"id":1628,"date":"2025-03-11T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.languages.upatras.gr\/?page_id=1628"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:57:23","slug":"food_science_and_technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/english\/food_science_and_technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Science and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 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toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Degree: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Undergraduate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">ECTS:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">5<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Type of Course: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Compulsory<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Course Description:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><p>This course is designed to enhance students&#8217; reading, writing, and speaking skills within an academic context. Students will engage with techniques related to critical reading, including skimming, scanning for specific information, and identifying main ideas. Additionally, the curriculum focuses on essential aspects of academic writing, such as maintaining an objective tone, constructing arguments, referencing other authors and sources, and adhering to organizational patterns. Students will also learn how to effectively structure an oral presentation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Instructor:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/faculty-staff\/zorbas-vasileios\/\" title=\"Zorbas Vasileios\">Zorbas Vasileios<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li 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toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-content-boxes-2 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Degree: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Undergraduate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">ECTS:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">5<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon 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