The Opening Ceremony of the Jean Monnet Module “The Protection of Geographical Indications and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed in the European Union Law” was held on 17th February 2017 at Istanbul Technical University together with module coordinator Dr.Didem Özgür, key staff and Dean of Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Prof.Dr.Beraat Özçelik, head of Food Engineering Department Prof.Dr.Gürbüz Güneş, and key staff of the project Assoc.Prof.Dr.Levent Kırval from Faculty of Maritime, Department of Basic Science Department.