Looking back at the nearly century long development process of home economics in China, it is now in a golden period of vigorous development. Many universities have opened new majors in home economics and enrolled students. The demand for various domestic services from families is increasing day by day. China's home economics education is facing opportunities for rapid development.
In promoting a better stage of society, home economics education needs to face a series of challenges, including the system, objects, types, and specific implementation methods of home economics education.
From the perspectives of serving individual development and social needs, home economics education has been given a greater mission. On the one hand, it is based on the education of "people", and on the other hand, it is based on the cultivation of "talent".
Focusing on the above two aspects, home economics education contributes to the construction of a high-quality and sustainable society.

A group of Family and Consumer Sciences professional leaders came together to recruit the next generation of professionals in this field. Oklahoma sought to follow the National Alliance for Family and Consumer Sciences to enhance its recruitment process and establish future partnerships. Family and Consumer Sciences professionals in Oklahoma joined hands to collaborate across organizations and benefit from each other's expertise. They organized a statewide recruitment event that urged high school students to choose Family and Consumer Science Education as their major at university. This presentation will detail the planning process, partnerships, obstacles, and successes of this recruitment event and the formation of an alliance among Family and Consumer Science partners. Attendees will receive information on how to use this model to strengthen their collaborative efforts and learn about recruitment initiatives in other states.

The name Home Economics has lost favor in higher education in the US, despite the continued value and importance of the disciplines that compose it. This work looks at one land-grant university and the history of naming difficulties in the face of restructuring efforts and within the changing landscape in higher education in the US. Originally a Department of Home Economics (1924,) the department has been called a variety of names over time: The Department of Housing, Interior Design and Resource Management, Department of Near Environments, and most recently, the Department of Apparel, Housing and Resource Management. Units have been combined and separated and then recombined—or moved to other Colleges. The units have been a standalone College at one time and closed due to economic constraints during another period. Despite the vicissitude of change, the disciplines persist. The work presents an analysis of similar compositions at other Land Grant Universities in the US. The name is once again under review and consideration and faces institutions challenges and internal unit debates. Whatever the future holds, the importance of the constellation disciplines which make up the original Home Economics continues to be relevant and important to society.

Given the situation that global and individual challenges in nutrition and sustainability are complex, uncertain and rapidly evolving, enhancing judgment competence is one of the main objectives of nutrition and consumer education (Angele et al., 2021).
The presentation firstly explores theoretically the complexity of teaching nutrition and consumer education to enhance judgment competence.
Secondly, it provides preliminary results of a concurrent PhD project investigating judgment competence in Austrian secondary schools in home economics and nutrition, using a Design-Based Research approach (Euler & Sloane, 2014). One part of data collection involves interviews with secondary school educators, evaluated with qualitative content analysis (Mayring, 2022).
The preliminary results give a first insight in subjective theories and methodical patterns of the educators how they promote judgement competence in the classroom. In conclusion, from the perspective of the first interview partners nurturing judgment competence in nutrition and consumer education is crucial for future life skills which can be seen as a part of home economics education.

Angele, C., Buchner, U., Michenthaler, J., Obermoser, S. & Salzmann-Schojer, K. (2021). Fachdidaktik Ernährung. utb.
Mayring, P. (2022). Qualitative content analysis: a step-by-step guide. SAGE Publications Ltd.
Euler, P. F. E. & Sloane, D. (2014). Design-based research. Franz Steiner.

Nutrition counselling is an integral component of healthcare for People Living with HIV (PLWHIV), aiming to enhance their overall well-being and manage the unique dietary challenges associated with HIV. The study explored the types and impacts of nutrition counselling received by PLWHIV, shedding insight on the range of experiences among this population.
The study used a hermeneutic phenomenology study design and employed homogenous purposive sampling to select 25 adults aged 20 to 60. A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect narratives from PLWHIV enrolled in nutrition programmes, providing insights into the counselling they received. The findings revealed that participants received two main types of nutrition counselling: group counselling and individual counselling. Group sessions covered topics such as balanced diets, food choices, health screenings, and individual counselling tailored to individual nutritional status.
This study emphasises the importance of personalised care and tailored interventions to address the specific needs of PLWHIV and enhance the effectiveness of nutrition interventions. It underscores the need for consistent and individualised nutritional support to maintain health and manage HIV-related conditions. Further research is needed to explore the factors influencing the frequency of nutrition counselling and to identify strategies for addressing potential gaps in service delivery.