Professional Education
To tackle the major global challenges our society is facing, Wageningen University & Research educates professionals around the world by offering high quality knowledge on healthy food and the living environment. WUR focuses on ‘lifelong learning’ educational ecosystems, ranging from MBAs and postgraduate study programmes to summer schools, online courses and MOOCs.
Custom-Made Programmes
Working closely with the greenest and most sustainable university in the world, we will bring Knowledge in Action by designing customised training programmes. Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has abundant expertise, technology, facilities and ideas.
All Courses and Programmes
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Governance and Food Safety in International Food ChainsThis three-week course empowers you to assess and manage food safety throughout the value chain. -
Guiding Seed Sector TransformationBroaden your international experience and strengthen your competencies to support seed sector development taking an integrated perspective during this course. -
Horticulture Sector Development for Emerging MarketsThis course covers the complete horticulture value chain, including fruit, vegetable and ornamental subsectors, and both greenhouse as well as open field production. -
Integrated Pest Management and Food SafetyThis course explores Integrated Pest Management (IPM) & Food Safety with an innovative approach, combining technical and strategic advice to IPM into practice. -
Landscape GovernanceDiscover how to adopt an integrative perspective, to look beyond the forest, and build bridges between the public and the private sector. -
Local Economic Development: towards Local Agribusiness Cluster DevelopmentIn this course you will learn to analyse local sub-sectors for boosting urban and rural wealth through agribusiness cluster development. -
Lost Harvest and Wasted FoodIn this course you will look at ways to minimise losses, reduce food waste and explore alternative uses. Ultimately this should contribute to food security. -
Making Agriculture Work for Food and Nutrition SecurityThis course explores the nutrition-sensitivity of agricultural policies and programmes and focuses on which agricultural pathways lead to food and nutrition security. -
Managing Risk in the Face of Climate ChangeExplore how vulnerabilities and exposure to natural hazards can be reduced to build resilient communities during this course. -
Market Access for Food and Nutrition SecurityThis international course shows participants to which extent and in which manner markets can be used to induce and prolong positive change. -
MicroMasters Business and Operations for a Circular Bio-EconomyLearn more about the business and operations of a circular economy and gain the skills to make the switch to biobased resources. -
MicroMasters Chemistry and Technology for SustainabilityEarn a MicroMasters® programme credential and help drive the transition from fossil resources to renewable ones and engineer a biobased future. -
MicroMasters Economics and Policies for a Circular Bio-EconomyLearn more about the economics and policies of a circular economy and gain the skills to make the switch to biobased resources. -
Milking to PotentialLearn how to design and implement dairy development strategies in emerging economies. -
Nutrition and Disease: Nutrition and CancerDiscover the latest insights on the role of diet, nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention, occurrence and progression of cancer in the course Nutrition and Cancer. -
Nutrition and Disease: Nutrition, Heart disease and DiabetesDiscover the latest insights on the importance of nutrition and lifestyle in the development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. -
Nutrition and Health: Food SafetyLearn about bacteria, pesticides and health hazards present in food and gain the tools to assess and quantify the dangers they can present. -
Nutrition and Health: Human MicrobiomeImproved gut function can avoid disorders like IBS, obesity and diabetes. Learn how to impact your health by balancing out your microbiome and nutritional intake. -
Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and OvernutritionPart of the Professional Certificate Pogramme Nutrition and Health this course sheds light on macronutrients and overnutrition and how they impact human health. -
Nutrition, Exercise and SportsLearn about exercise physiology and sport nutrition science and whether certain nutritional strategies can be relevant for athletic performance and muscle growth.