The inter-university, international second cycle degree course in Food Sciences for Innovation and Authenticity, set up collectively by the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano (administrative hub) and the Universities of Udine and Parma and awarding a joint degree.

The course is structured in different profiles, each defined by specific teachings, included in the third semester, which will be taught at the partner universities or at the University College Cork, Ireland, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, and at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. The first two semesters are held at the Liber University of Bozen/Bolzano, while the fourth semester, dedicated to the final dissertation, takes place at one of the partner universities, at foreign universities or in cooperation between several universities. The degree course is sponsored by the Assoimprenditori Alto Adige Food section, whose partner companies, as well as other companies in Italy and abroad, will host the students for the realization of a thesis jointly developed by the university and the company. The same commitment was made by the Südtiroler Bauernbund farmers' union, among others. Compulsory attendance is not required.