Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Food Science, Technology and Business

This Joint Master Degree Project runs under the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Community (Key Action: Learning Mobility of Individual, Action: Student and staff mobility in Joint Master Degrees). The aim of this two-year European Master of Science programme in Food Science, Technology and Business (BiFTec) is to foster innovation and technology in order to cope with future needs and sustainability. The programme is organised in a modular format by three European partner institutions: KU Leuven Technology Campus Gent, Catholic University of Portugal and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. It is covering on one hand an “as broad as possible” range of food production, processing-related and agribusiness topics, with a horizontal multidisciplinary approach. On the other hand the program is offering a vertical specialisation, with programme units that are teaching state-of-the-art topics dealing with different sectors in food processing, development and business, providing access to performing research in these topics and to professional environments in academia and in industry. Students are required to undertake six compulsory core modules and four optional modules selected from the optional modules listing organised by the institutes with the most expertise in the particular field. The programme will also require the students to complete a semester of professional competence (a specialisation) and work on a scientific project in one of the partner institutions or in an approved workplace and to submit a thesis. Successful graduates are awarded a joint degree by the three consortium partners.