SAPERE network news

Sapere network forum – March 2026

Sapere network forum, March 2026: Sapere and Finalnd Aliisa Hyvönen, the new Director at Ruokakasvatusyhdistys Ruukku ry / Finnish Society for Food Education, explains the influence of the Sapere method on Ruuku and on food education in Finland, and why…

April 8^th, 2026
Aliisa Hyvönen, Finnish Society for Food Education, Ruukku

10th Sapere International Symposium, 18 & 19 November 2026

Save the Date for the 10th Sapere international symposium: 18th & 19th November 2026, in the Netherlands Receive our newsletter for updates and invitations by email HERE

March 31^st, 2026

UN using taste education/Sapere as a case study

This is work our board member Jason O’Rourke have been doing with the UN that they are using as a case study for their new food education programme for developing countries. Great that sensory food education is being promoted to…

December 2^nd, 2022
SAPERE, sensory education, taste, UN

TastEd won the BBC Food and Farming Innovation award 2022

Congratulations to our colleagues from TastEd TastEd won the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Innovation award last night. You can find us here

November 10^th, 2022
award, BBC, TastEd, United-Kingdom

Video of the SAPERE e-conf: The relation of Sensory food education and Sustainability – 20 October 2022

On the last 20th of October 2022, SAPERE international organized its first e-conference. It was dedicated to The relation of Sensory food education and Sustainability. More than 60 participants joined the e-conference from Europe, Canada, and Japan. The e-conference was…

October 31^st, 2022
e-conference, SAPERE, sensory education, sustainability

Sapere and TastEd on the BBC Food program

Sapere and TastEd were on the BBC Food show yesterday. The whole program is exciting. But if you don’t have time to listen to everything, you can go directly to the intervention of Sapere and TastEd, Start at 17m 30s.

October 17^th, 2022
BBC, Food Innovators, SAPERE, TastEd, United-Kingdom

Jason O’Rourke and sensory education on the BBC

Our board member Jason O’Rourke contributed to this BBC Radio 4 program about food-based sensory education and other food education ideas. It’s a very good documentary to fully listen. But if you want to go straight to Jason’s interview, it’s…

October 17^th, 2022
alimentation, BBC, food education, Jason O'Rourke, sensory education

A digital conference : “The relation of sensory education and sustainability“

On October 20th 2022, SAPERE international organizes a digital conference from 15.00-17.00 Brussels time. Many speakers from the SAPERE aisb network will follow one another to shed light on our reflection on the relationship between sensory food education and sustainability…

September 12^th, 2022
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An Homage to Professor Dr. E.P. Köster 28/9/1931- 18/8/2022

Today, Sapere has lost another one of our inspirational founders, E.P. Köster. During his career, his research has greatly contributed to a better understanding of our eating behaviour especially in connection with olfaction. E.P. was a doctoral professor in experimental…

August 18^th, 2022
E.P. Köster, E.P. Köster, fondateur, SAPERE

SAPERE digital conference, 20th October 2022, “The relation of sensory education and sustainability”

SAVE THE DATE SAPERE international organises a digital conference on October 20th 2022, from 15.00-17.00 Brussels time for SAPERE members. The theme will be The Relation of sensory education and sustainability (environmental + social). Stay tuned here for the detailed…

July 13^th, 2022
conference, environment, sensory education, sustainability