Promoting Health and Well-being Across the Lifespan

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Hygieia was the Greek Goddess of cleanliness, sanitation and health, adored by her power to prevent –not cure– sickness. HYGIEIA project aims to design a ground-breaking transnational Master providing scientific knowledge and competencies that are applicable in strategies ensuring health and wellbeing through non-pharmacological approaches- use of Cosmetics, Food Supplements, and nutritional and lifestyle education. HYGIEIA- Promoting Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan Master aims to attract the best students worldwide aspiring to a career in the health and wellness industry and businesses, enabling them to make a significant contribution to the transformation of societies, not only from an economic perspective, but also by improving public health, thus increasing the resilience and sustainability of the populations. HYGIEIA will be led by Lusófona University (Lisbon), targeting a joint Master involving student mobility in HEI located in, at least, 3 Programme countries - Portugal, Spain and Serbia-the latter never having participated in an EMJMD. HYGIEIA will expand the EMJMD catalogue, currently limited to 10 human health-related degrees, with an area of scarce formative offer in the EU. The embryonic consortium has the USPaulo (Brazil) and 4 organizations/SMEs, but aims to weave a solid network based in industry, and relevant stakeholders, supporting the dissemination and sustainability of the Masters. HYGIEIA aims to foster transformation in the members of the consortium, boosting international awareness and providing a unique opportunity to tackle significant societal challenges whilst becoming meaningful contributors to the EHEA and inspiring regard towards the European project. Finally, HYGIEIA strives to modernize and internationalise curricula, teaching and learning practices and produce front-line research, whilst contributing to the development of common mechanisms related to quality assurance, accreditation and recognition of European degrees.