About the Institute
The Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition was established on October 1, 2019, by a resolution of the Senate of the University of Rzeszów. It originated from the Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, which had been founded in 2005, building on the legacy and experience of the Branch of the Kraków Agricultural University—established in 1973 as the first higher education institution of its kind in southeastern Poland. Until 2019, the Faculty was one of the few research and teaching centres in Poland with a comprehensive focus on both agricultural and natural sciences.
Today, the Institute employs:
- 6 professors (full professors)
- 9 associate professors
- 26 assistant professors (PhD)
- 11 assistants
- 13 engineering and technical staff
The Institute comprises seven specialized departments:
- Department of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis, and Microbiology
- Department of General Food Technology and Human Nutrition
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology
- Department of Animal Production and Evaluation of Poultry Products
- Department of Agricultural Processing and Commodity Science
- Department of Dairy Technology
- Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry