Food material science, food business management & safety (UHOH-UW-UNITO)

Master in Food Systems consortium
Belgium, Leuven

Study location	Stuttgart (Germany), Warsaw (Poland) & Turin (Italy)
Type	Management of food system innovations, full-time
Nominal duration	No duration set (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	UHOH-UW-UNITO (FSM)

Tuition fee	€18,000 per year Participation fees are due per semester (€9000 per semester). (participation fee includes travel & hotel expenses for the Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the Food System module – estimated at €2500)
Deposit	€4,500 one-time After being accepted by the programme, you will be offered to accept or decline the enrollment. When you accept the offer, you will be required to pay a deposit fee. The deposit fee will be deducted from the invoice for your first semester fee. If payment is not received within 7 days after accepting the offer, it is possible you will no longer be accepted within the programme. The deposit fee is non-refundable. In case you receive a scholarship, the deposit fee will be adjusted accordingly to 50% of your first semester fee, with 250€ as a minimum.

Tuition fee

€18,000 per year

Participation fees are due per semester (€9000 per semester).
(participation fee includes travel & hotel expenses for the Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the Food System module – estimated at €2500)

Deposit

€4,500 one-time

After being accepted by the programme, you will be offered to accept or decline the enrollment. When you accept the offer, you will be required to pay a deposit fee. The deposit fee will be deducted from the invoice for your first semester fee. If payment is not received within 7 days after accepting the offer, it is possible you will no longer be accepted within the programme.

The deposit fee is non-refundable.

In case you receive a scholarship, the deposit fee will be adjusted accordingly to 50% of your first semester fee, with 250€ as a minimum.

Entry qualification	Bachelor diploma (or higher) A prior degree from one of the following fields is required: - Agrarian sciences - Agrarian Biology - Biology - Food Science - Chemistry - Food Chemistry - Food Security - Nutritional Science The eligibility of additional degrees will be considered by the admission commitee. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or higher)

A prior degree from one of the following fields is required:

- Agrarian sciences
- Agrarian Biology
- Biology
- Food Science
- Chemistry
- Food Chemistry
- Food Security
- Nutritional Science

The eligibility of additional degrees will be considered by the admission commitee.

The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German.

Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Documented language level of B2 CEFR is required (see the page “Admission requirements”).

Language requirements

English

Documented language level of B2 CEFR is required (see the page “Admission requirements”).

Other requirements	Prerequisites Semester 1: Basic science or engineering knowledge (e.g. food, agriculture, natural science such as biology, chemistry or biotech), chemical, mechanical or process engineering. Semester 2: Basic knowledge about the food system Semester 3: Basic knowledge of the food microbiology

Other requirements

Prerequisites

Semester 1: Basic science or engineering knowledge (e.g. food, agriculture, natural science such as biology, chemistry or biotech), chemical, mechanical or process engineering.
Semester 2: Basic knowledge about the food system
Semester 3: Basic knowledge of the food microbiology

This path focuses on Food safety, transparency, traceability

Food safety is a cornerstone of quality, healthy and excellence of the food. However, consumers have a reduced trust in the food sector. This is complicated by a highly fragmented food sector lack of transparency. State of the art analytical and biological methods, as well as systems to early detect harms in food, are essential for food safety. Digitalisation, analytics and biological data coupled with a data management processes will be instrumental to guaranty the safety of citizen and to gain trust in the Food System.

Semester 1 – Food Material Science – University of Hohenheim
Semester 2 – Food System Management – University of Warsaw
Semester 3 – Food safety of the whole value chain – University of Turin
Semester 4 – Thesis – University of Hohenheim

Semester 1 – University of Hohenheim – Food Material Science

This track covers primary production principles as well as conversion and processing to value added ingredients and innovative food products. The module “Food Product Development” provides an introduction and overview on food innovation and realization from ideation to implementation. The track is complemented by two electives from a pool of modules from the fields of food science or agricultural technology.

Overarching module: SPOC Introduction to the Food System

Semester 2 – University of Warsaw – Food System Management

The track Food System Management is offered for those who want to invent and develop innovative solutions for the food sector, and simultaneously to have an impact on the commercialization process. The goal of the track is to educate people with entrepreneurial and responsible mindset who are able to identify market needs and opportunities, and manage projects generating values for customers.

The track is prepared so that students, regardless of whether they had previously dealt with the theory and practice of management, are able to explore knowledge and develop skills in this discipline. The three designed modules cover the most crucial areas related to organisation management and the value chain.

The knowledge and skills obtained during this tack provide foundations to apply for job vacancies as: production management and logistics, processes optimisation for production and logistics. Other exemplary job positions would be those of: new products developers, analysts of the broadly understood agri-food sector, consultants and advisers, specialists in food quality assurance and in food security management. The studies/track will promote entrepreneurship and self-employment by enhancing start-ups development.

Overarching module: Summer School Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Food System

Semester 3 – University of Turin – Food safety of the whole value chain

The main subjects covered in the track will be the food safety of the whole chain from production to consumption, with insights of foodborne pathogens physiology and virulence, food toxicology, food safety management systems. Problem solving exercise will be carried out in the field of food safety.

Overarching module: Emerging Technologies Business Case Study