Wageningen University ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’

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  • Wageningen University To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life
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  • living environment The Wageningen UR domain: healthy food and living environment food and food production health, lifestyle and livelihood Sustainable agriculture Nutrition and health Sustainable fishery Biomass Chains Marine resource management Landscape and land use Nature & Biodiversity Water management Competing claims Behaviour and perception Food security Institutions Consumer Citizen
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  • Why Wageningen University? Voted #1 University in the Netherlands 70th position on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings Largest education & research institute in the Netherlands University with an international community [>100 nat.] Multidisciplinary between science groups Practically oriented and personal contact
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  • Wageningen University Netherlands largest research and education institute Over 7000 staff 8.000 Students [25% international] Student Teacher ratio: 1/7 Budget: 0.8 billion Scientific and professional education
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  • Education system 1900 PhD 60% International 3713 MSc 45% International 3813 BSc Wageningen University
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  • Master programmes (MSc) Animal Sciences Applied Communication Science Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management Bioinformatics Biology Biosystems Engineering Biotechnology Climate Studies Development and Rural Innovation Earth and Environment Environmental Science Food Quality Management Food Safety Food Technology Forest and Nature Conservation Geographical Information Management and Applications Geo-information Science International Development Studies International Land and Water Management Landscape Architecture and Planning Leisure, Tourism and Environment Management, Economics and Consumer Studies Molecular Life Sciences Nutrition and Health Organic Agriculture Plant Biotechnology Plant Sciences Urban Environmental Management Health and Society (specialisation) Sensory Science (specialisation) Water Technology (specialisation)
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  • Academic Year
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  • Admission and application Requirements Relevant Bachelor degree GPA of 70% Good working knowledge of mathematics and statistics Fluently in English, both written and spoken
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  • Wageningen Campus
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  • Library of Wageningen UR Open 14 hours per day Extensive sports facilities Research facilities Language courses in different languages by Language Services
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  • Student Life Housing There are 4500 student rooms in Wageningen Idealis Kamernet WSO
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  • Student Life Sport facilities Large sport centre De Bongerd 60 different sports 70 per year
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  • Important information www.wageningenuniversity.eu/master facebook.com/wageningenuniversity twitter.com/uniwageningen youtube.com/wageningenuniversity Pinterest.com/wageningenuni Thank you for your attention