The document summarizes information about the University Dunarea de Jos in Galati, Romania. It describes several faculties and research centers at the university, including the Faculty of Food Science and Engineering. It provides details about a research project called BIOALIMENT Platform that aims to develop biotechnology applied to the food industry. It also lists some research areas and publications of faculty members, such as investigating biologically active substances from foods and beverages. Finally, it outlines plans for a bilateral collaboration between the university and a Bulgarian partner on developing functional foods and beverages.

1. Placed in the south-east of Romania The first mention of the city under its current name dates back from 1445 Estimated population in 2009 – 290.733 Rivers : Danube and Siret Galati city

2. Tourist sights in Galati Romanian Orthodox Cathedral The Danube River Memorial House of Al. I. Cuza Fortified Chu r ch

3. Tourist sights in Galati The television tower The Palace of Navigation Botanical Garden Theatres

4. Dunărea de Jos University in Galati www.ugal.ro 1948 – Faculty of Teritorial Improvement Today: 16 Faculties (Food Science and Technology, Metalurgy, Sport, Medicine and Pharmacy, Educational Studies, Science, Economical Studies, Low, Art etc.) Our university operate with18000 students in 46 fields of education having BSc, MSc and PhD levels. Within the university there are ten doctoral schools preparing approximately 500 PhD students under the guidance of 75 doctoral scientist leaders

5. Faculty of Food Science and Engineering www.sia.ugal.ro The oldest Faculty of Food Science in Romania 3 Departaments: Bioengineering in Food Industry Biochemistry and Technologies Aquaculture and Fishery

6. BIOALIMENT PLATFORM Research and Education Centre for Biotechnology Applied in Food Industry http://www.bioaliment.ugal.ro BIOALIMENT Project Contract value 1.5 M Euro Financial supported by our University and the National Council for Scientific Research in High Education 2006 – 2008 Project manager: p rof. Gabriela BAHRIM BIOALIMENT PLATFORM Location University “Dunărea de Jos” Galati, Romania Faculty of Food Science and Engineering Project Objectives Improve endowment Develop a research pole based on multidisciplinarity Support education and training Promote innovation Participate in national and European projects

8. BIOALIMENT Platform

13. Portable Spectrometer XRF - Thermo Scientific XLTj-793 NITON Spectro UV-VIS Double Beam PC 8 Scanning auto cell UVD-3200 , Lobomed, INC , Faculty of Science

15. Flamphotometer Jenway model PFP7 Faculty of Science

16. Analitycal balance Faculty of Science

21. Elaboration formulas and technologies for new functional foods and beverages production 1. Facult y of Food S cience and Engineering Universit y “ Dunarea de Jos ” of Galati Str. Domneasca, 47, 800008, Galati 2. Facult y of S cience Domnească str. 111, Universit y “ Dunarea de Jos ” of Galati

24. Team of Bulgarian Partner SOFKA KATSAROVA Ognyan Karabadzhov Tana Sapoundzhieva Nikolay Penov Gabor Zsivanovits Dida Isserliiska Boryana Brashlyanova Panayot Tsonev Angel Iliev CANRI CANRI CANRI University of Food Technologies CANRI CANRI CANRI CANRI CANRI

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