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SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger - 2. STUDENT HUNGER
Last modified: 09. November 2024
2. STUDENT HUNGER 2.1. Student food insecurity and hunger
MATE considers it important to have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, therefore provides access to different food services (e.g. canteens, restaurants, buffets) on the campuses. Most of the places offer discounts for students or provide a multi-course daily menu for everyone (students and staff as well). See the list of the services later.
The university campuses also provide adequately equipped communal spaces (with microwave, tables, chairs, crockery, glasses, cutlery, etc.) where students can heat and eat food brought from home. E.g. Nestlé Mini Bisztró provides affordable meals for students on Buda campus (the bistro has been open since 2019: https://www.nestle.hu/media/pressreleases/szie-kurzus).
In addition to all this, MATE is also involved in projects that provide educational support for the special dietary consumer market: Gastrotop-project (HUHR/1901/4.1.1/0058): “Comprehensive educational support of food-service providers facilitating demand on emerging special dietary restrictions consumer market”https://palyazatok.uni-mate.hu/gastrotop
“The overall objective of the project is to improve the accessibility of training in the field of consumer market for special dietary restrictions, develop and implement training programmes, creative student camps - workshops, panel discussions for students, entrepreneurs and academia, as well as an innovation student workshop in the food production segment, a competition for ideas for tourism product packages for specific dietary needs, a workshop on different dietary approaches/trends, training on how to prepare "free" meals. The specific objectives are to develop specific training programmes for students and to deliver training courses to improve the professional skills of students interested in food tourism and of the trainers or trainers who teach the courses. To contribute to the promotion of the food tourism business thinking of the young generation through innovative solutions. "
In addition to these, our university is connected to the Gödöllő-based Hungarian Food Bank Association that locate and collect surplus food to deliver to those in need, reducing food waste and deprivation.
As a part of the programme in place on student food insecurity, MATE offers social-based scholarships which support students with social needs. You can find the details in the following document (in Hungarian): Organisational and Operational Rules of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences – volume III: Student Requirements - III.2. Student Allowances and Reimbursements (February 1, 2021), page 25:
