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Welcome to the 14. BfR-Summer Academy on Risk Assessment and Risk Communication in the area of Food Safety!
The 14. BfR-Summer Academy 2026 will be conducted by highly qualified and experienced BfR-scientists as well as external experts with profound and long-standing experience in the assessment and communication of chemical or microbial risks. The course is intended for members of staff of public organisations engaged in food and feed safety, who already have experience in risk assessment analysis. The participants will gain deeper understanding in risk assessment analysis and in risk communication measures. Consequently this BfR-Summer Academy is from professionals to professionals.
The first BfR-Summer Academy was held in 2012. In the last 14 years more than 1000 participants from over 70 different countries took part in this professional training. The 14. BfR-Summer Academy will be open to participants from public institutions engaged in risk assessment of food.
This year's BfR-Summer Academy will be a digital event.
- June 15 to 19, 2026; 12:30–15:30 Berlin time (UTC+2)
The costs are:
Are you interested in participating? Then please submit your application via the online form of the BfR Academy by 31 May 2026:
Application form
Flyer
Programme
After positive review of you application you will have to register in a separate link for payment and participation.
If you have any questions regarding the 14. BfR-Summer Academy 2026, please contact the BfR-Summer Academy Team: summeracademy@bfr.bund.de
Organiser:
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8 – 10
10589 Berlin Germany
www.bfr.bund.de/en
