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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