SIT Study Abroad: Italy: Food Cultures and Sustainability
Program Overview
Engage with Italian food professionals and local communities to explore foodways, cultural ecologies, and sustainable agriculture practices. Experience Italy’s food systems, from Bologna’s culinary traditions to Turin’s urban food systems and the Venice lagoon ecosystem. Learn frameworks such as bioregionalism and terroir, and consider Italy’s role as the birthplace of the Slow Food movement. Obse...
Engage with Italian food professionals and local communities to explore foodways, cultural ecologies, and sustainable agriculture practices. Experience Italy’s food systems, from Bologna’s culinary traditions to Turin’s urban food systems and the Venice lagoon ecosystem. Learn frameworks such as bioregionalism and terroir, and consider Italy’s role as the birthplace of the Slow Food movement. Observe how food insecurity is addressed through agricultural practices, sustainable food production, and social safety networks, while developing cross-cultural awareness of food’s symbolic and nutritional role.
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- Summer
- Agriculture
- Food Science
- Health Sciences
- Sustainable Development
Updated Aug 5, 2026
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Locations
- Bologna, Italy
Types & Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Agriculture
- Food Science
- Health Sciences
- Sustainable Development
Available Terms / Availability
- Years Offered
- 2026, 2027
- Terms Available
- Summer
Eligible Nationalities
- All Nationalities
Education Levels & Language
- Language
- English
- Education
- Some college credit, no degree
Accommodation Options
- Dormitory
- Guest House
- Other
Application Procedures
- Letters of Reference
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Transcript
- Other
Age Requirement
18-30
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Refund Policy
Refund with conditions
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