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
40 activities scheduled
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Online Summer School Biotechnology, Agriculture and FoodExpand your knowledge and learn about new technologies and innovations in the agricultural and food domain during this summer school. -
Online Summer School From Farm to Fork: New Technologies and TrendsExpand your knowledge and learn about new technologies and innovations in the farm to vork chain during this summer school. -
Farmer Agency: a Practical Approach for Farmer-Inclusive Food System TransformationThis course provides you practical facilitation tools and options for action to make agriculture and food systems more farmer-inclusive. Join the course. -
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. -
Online Course How Mother can Influence OffspringCourse on transgenerational (nutritional) effects in humans and animals. Epigenetics, early life, transgeneral effects and mechanisms of epigenesis will be discussed. -
Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food SecurityLearn how to strengthen the use of plant genetic resources and develop a seed system that increases the access to and control over planting material by smallholder farmers. -
Global One Health: towards Human, Animal and Plant HealthThis course is about the interconnectedness of the health of people, animals, plants and their environments. -
Responsible Aquaculture DevelopmentLearn how to make sector management plans for a certain region or ecosystem that take ecological, socio-economic and governance aspects into consideration. -
Resilient FisheriesIn this course, you will boost your skills to help stakeholders learn together in building resilient fisheries communities. -
Online Winter School Greenhouse HorticultureLearn more about protected cultivation in relation to many topics, such as crop, climate and root zone management at the 'knowledge heart' of the Greenhouse Horticulture. -
Aquaculture Smallholder Business DevelopmentLearn more about the empowerment and professionalization of fish farmers’ business organisations, with responsible and inclusive growth of the aquaculture sector as main objective. -
Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems for a Food Secure FutureDiscover how to design interventions, strategies and policies for resilient and sustainable food systems in your own local context. -
Contemporary Approaches to Genetic Resources Conservation and UseDo you want to be updated on state-of-the-art insights in various plant genetic resources management strategies and its relevant policies? Then this course is of interest to you. -
Guiding Seed Sector TransformationBroaden your international experience and strengthen your competencies to support seed sector development taking an integrated perspective during this course. -
Animal Behaviour in ConservationHow can we co-exist with wildlife in our human-dominated world? Learn how you can apply animal behavioural principles to design more effective conservation actions. -
Agricultural Water Management: Water, Society and Technology InteractionsJoin us as we explore how we can meet the increasing food demands around the world by contributing to optimisation of agricultural water governance and technologies. -
Big data for agri-food: principles and toolsDecipher your unsampled big data set and the phenomena it hides by properly choosing and putting into practice the scalable solution for your agri-food business. -
Drainage in Agriculture: controlling water and salt levels in the soilBe prepared for the effects of climate change by learning how to design and implement effective agri-drainage systems to create optimal soil for growing conditions. -
Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) MissionLearn how to execute a flight mission (from image acquisition to data visualization) with a drone and how to process the collected data for your own applications. -
Evaluating Animal Breeding ProgrammesLearn how to evaluate an ongoing breeding programme in terms of both genetic progress and diversity and how to apply that to a farm.