Chugunova Olga Viktorovna  Head of the Department of Nutrition Technology, USUE, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Scientific Supervisor of the Direction "Food industry: technology, quality, innovation"

Tikhonov Sergey LeonidovichHead of the Department of Food Engineering, Ural State University of Economics, Doctor of Science, Professor, Scientific Supervisor of the Direction "Innovations in the field of agro- , biotechnology, food and processing industry"

Donskova Lyudmila AlexandrovnaAssociate Professor of the Department of Quality Management and Expertise of Goods and Services, USUE, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor, Scientific Supervisor of the Direction "Quality and safety of food products as factors of sustainable development"

The international competition of research projects for young people "Food Security" is held by the Ural State University of Economics (USUE) with the participation of scientific supervisors and experts from three departments of the Institute of Management, Entrepreneurship and Engineering: the Department of Food Technology, the Department of Food Engineering and the Department of Quality Management and examination of goods and services.

The purpose of the Competition: to intensify the research work of students of higher educational institutions, young scientists of research organizations and young practitioners - representatives of the business community, the creative application of knowledge and the practical development of skills related to topical issues of food security at the national and global level.

Participants of the Competition: undergraduate and graduate students, graduate students, young researchers from universities, research institutes, as well as representatives of other interested organizations under the age of 25 who do not have a degree.

Research papers for the Competition can only be submitted by individual authors.

Research papers and projects are submitted for the Competition in the following areas:

1. "Food Industry: Technology, Quality, Innovation";
2. "Innovations in the field of agro- , biotechnology, food and processing industry";
3. " Food Quality and Safety as Factors for Sustainable Development ".

Applications for participation in the Competition, competitive works and abstracts of works are submitted until March 20^th, 2023 through the registration system of the site.

The lists of the finalists of the competition invited to face-to-face defense of works and to participate in the final events of the Forum will be published on the competition page from April 1^st until April 10 ^th, 2023

Full-time defense will take place on April 26^th, 2023 from 10:30 to 15:30, awarding on April 27^th, 2023.

Winners and prize-winners of each direction (section) of the Competition are awarded with diplomas and cash prizes:

• 15 000 rubles - for 1 place
• 10,000 rubles - for 2nd place
• 5,000 rubles - for 3rd place

The winners of the Competition, awarded with the Diploma of the 1st degree, are awarded points for individual achievements in admission to study at USUE for master's programs (2 points).

Based on the results of the final events, it is planned to release a collection of materials of the XIII EEYF, where the abstracts of the finalists of the Competition will be posted. The collection will be posted in the RSCI and on the website of the Ural State University of Economics.