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2 April another one took place in the walls of the Odessa National Academy Job fair. The event began with presentations of companies and enterprises in conference hall B-210 12 year. After that, everyone who wanted had the opportunity to talk with the employers, pass an interview for acceptance to practice or work. They were present close 50 companies, among which the following should be noted: PrJSC “ADM Illichivsk” and LLC “Delta-Vilmar Ukraine”. These enterprises are members of the association “UKROLIAPROM”.

PrJSC “ADM Illichivsk” is engaged in the production of oil and fat products, namely unrefined and refined oils and fats, margarine, vegetable fats. Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) – international agro-industrial corporation, which covers more than 33000 employees. Headquarters – mind. Decatur, state of illinois, USA. Today it is one of the world's largest agricultural companies and suppliers of food ingredients, which serves customers in more than 140 countries.

Company "Delta Wilmar SND" carries out its activities in the food industry market with 2006 year, and during this time managed to prove itself as stable, responsible and reliable partner. The company produces butter and fat products and ingredients for bakery manufacturers, confectionery and dairy products. Constantly improving the quality of service and expanding the assortment line, they occupy leading positions on the Ukrainian market. They cooperate with reliable partners throughout Ukraine and deliver to Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Romania, etc.

30 March 2015 year at the department of milk technology, fats and perfumery and cosmetic products passed cathedral scientific and practical conference of masters according to the results of their research work in the laboratories of the department. They took part in the conference 6 masters, namely Gresko Iryna, Popov Ivan, Mykhailo Mishchenko, Serhii Mitrov, Natalia Glazunova and Volodymyr Pylypiv.

In addition to students, teachers of the department were present at the conference, namely: chief. department, Professor Nataliya Andriivna Tkachenko, associate professors: Yevgenia Oleksandrivna Izbash, Chabanova Oksana Borysivna, Dyudina Iryna Anatolyivna, Olena Volodymyrivna Sevastyanova; assistants: Kotlyar Yevhen Oleksandrovych, Olga Oleksandrivna Kurenkova, Tetyana Volodymyrivna Makovska.

The first speaker was the master with a report and presentation Gresko Iryna (scientific director – prof. Tkachenko N.A.). Her master's thesis topic – “Development of functional mayonnaise production technology”. The results of research analyzes in the field of creating functional oil-fat emulsions were presented, which are obtained by the introduction of biologically active additives, using functional ingredients, and themselves before- and probiotics.

The second speaker was M.Sc Popov Ivan with a theme: “Improvement of milk technology and dairy drinks with extended storage period” (scientific director – Assoc. Dyudina I.A.). This paper proposes the use of a new disinfectant reagent “Aquaton-10” in order to extend the shelf life of milk and fermented milk drinks.

The next master's degree, who gave a speech, was Mykhailo Mishchenko. He is working on a comprehensive master's thesis on the topic: “The use of enriched oil in the technology of fish preserves based on spicy and aromatic raw materials” (scientific director – Assoc. Dec N.O.).

Master's degree Serhii Mitrov made a presentation on the topic: “Gum arabic as one of the components of modern dairy products” (scientific director – Assoc. Sevastyanova O.V..). Gum arabic is widely used in various areas of the food industry as a structure regulator, consistency, stabilizer of dispersed systems, etc. Its functional features are determined by the features of its chemical structure and composition.

The next one made a speech Natalia Glazunova (scientific director – Assoc. Izbash E.O.) The topic of her master's thesis is related to the development of technology for the production of cheese products for diabetics with stevia. This sweetener is non-toxic, low calorie, not addictive, successfully used as a sweetener in diabetes and carbohydrate metabolism disorders.

The last speaker was Pylypiv Volodymyr (scientific director – prof. Tkachenko N.A.) with the topic of the report: “Technological aspects of complex processing of casein whey for technical and feed purposes.” Rational use of secondary dairy products is no less relevant and significant problem, as well as industrial processing. It's a pity, is assigned to her, including processors, consumers and investors, insufficient attention. So, the task of full use of milk whey remains unsolved and requires the introduction of new technical and technological solutions into practice.

14 March 2015 year department of milk technology, of fats and perfumery and cosmetic products took part in the Open Day of the educational and scientific technological institute of the food industry named after. M.V. Lomonosov (NN TIHP named after. M.V. Lomonosov). Representatives of departments of all faculties took part in the Open Day, which are part of NN TIHP named after. M.V. Lomonosov:

• Faculty of Grain Technology, bread products, confectionery products, compound feed and biofuel;
• faculty of technology and expertise of food products and perfumery and cosmetic products;
• faculty of wine technology, canned food and commodity science;
• Faculty of Innovative Food Technologies, restaurant, hotel and tourist business.

The vice-rector of the academy for scientific, pedagogical and educational work was present at the meeting with applicants, Ph.D., Associate Professor Trishin F.A., director of NN TIHP named after. M.V. Lomonosov, deans of faculties, who spoke in detail about specialties and specializations, according to which specialists are trained at the institute. Presentations of all specialties were presented, which students of the institute study. The event was accompanied by interesting numbers of talented students of the academy, namely songs, performances of the KVK student team. After that, the applicants had the opportunity to talk with the teachers of the departments, graduates, students.

Representatives of the Department of Milk Technology, of fats and perfumery and cosmetic products - the head of the department, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor N.A. Tkachenko, associate professors of the department Shrahmatova T.E. and Chabanova O.B., responsible for the organization of career guidance work at the department, graduate student O.O. Kurenkova, entrants were introduced to specialties, for which bachelors are trained, masters and specialists at the department. Applicants were given information on the organization of the educational process at the department by specialty "Tstorage technologies, canning and processing of milk" and "Technologies of fats and fat substitutes". Interested applicants became guests in the laboratories and lecture halls of the department, got acquainted with the basic equipment, which students use when performing laboratory classes, learned about the main scientific directions with interest, which exist at the department, about scientific developments of students, graduate students and teachers.

The list of specializations aroused the special interest of applicants, which are used to train specialists and masters, list of enterprises, with which the department cooperates and at which students undergo practical training and find employment in the future.

12 March 2015 year Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies became a member Associations “Ukroliyaprom”, established as a voluntary association of oil and fat enterprises in June 1998 year for the purpose of coordination of activities and mutual assistance of its participants in solving joint organizational issues, economic, technical and other issues.

To the association “Ukroliyaprom” includes the largest oil and fat enterprises of Ukraine, whose activities cover over 90% domestic production of vegetable oils, over 80% production of margarine products, close 40% production of mayonnaise, as well as the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the National Academy of Sciences, enterprise for the production of equipment for the processing of vegetable oils LLC “TAN”, the enterprise for the production of thermal energy and energy machine building LLC “SPKTB “Energomash project”, Information and analytical agencies “APC-Inform”, "Expert Agro", Consulting agency “UkrAgroConsult” and a number of small enterprises, whose activities are related to the production of oil and fat products.

We hope, what is the combination of science, of education and production will contribute to the improvement of the quality of training of specialists for the domestic oil and fat industry, as well as solving scientific and practical problems of enterprises of the industry and increasing their competitiveness in the conditions of European integration.