Chiara Falvo

Chiara holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Milan, with study exchanges in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. She is currently a SAPIENS Network Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow and a PhD candidate in law at the University of Turin. Her research focuses on Sustainable Public Food Procurement (SPFP) for Schools in the EU, also comparing the Italian and French approaches. During her PhD, Chiara gained practical experience as a Food Procurement Assistant in the Education Division of the Department of Dordogne, France, contributing to the sustainable school meal project. She was also a visiting researcher at the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) in Copenhagen and the School of Agriculture (ISA) of the University of Lisbon.

For the past two years, Chiara has taught a module on SPFP within the master’s course in Food System Law at the University of Turin. She has presented her research at conferences in Italy, Belgium, the UK, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and South Africa, and has published in the fields of public procurement law and sustainable food systems.