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
37 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. -
Food Structuring - Structuring by Temperature, Designing Edible BarriersIn this online master's course learn how to structure foods by studying the physics of heating and cooling and the chemical potentials in multiphase products. -
Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery - Carbohydrases & KineticsIn this online master's course learn about about enzymatic processes - carbohydrases and the kinetics of these enzymes - for food production or biorefinery. -
Food Structuring - Structuring by Deformation, Properties of Interfacial SystemsIn this online master's course discover the relationships between emulsification or extrusion processes and the stability of structured multiphase food systems. -
Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods - Product CompositionIn this online master's course learn about specific compounds in food products for quality control and to trace the origin of food materials. -
Advanced Food Microbiology - Tools for Safety ManagementThis online master's course focusses on the ecology and physiology of food and gastro-intestinal-tract microbes and their impact on food quality and safety. -
Predicting Food Quality - Theoretical Principles of ModellingIn this online master's course learn about quantitative analysis of food quality and modelling to predict both quality attributes and uncertainties of foods. -
Automation in Food ManufacturingIn this online master's course, you will learn about automation in food manufacturing in both theoretical and practical aspects. -
Advanced Food Physics - Rheology and Fracture of Soft SolidsIn this online master’s course we will study the rheological properties of soft solid materials and how these are related to their microstructure. -
Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery - Proteases, Lipases & BioreactorsBuilding on the enzymatic aspects of protein and lipid conversion, in this online master's course learn about proteases, lipases and bioreactors. -
Food Ingredient FunctionalityIn this online master’s course learn about the techno- and bio-functional and properties of ingredients and how to improve them for efficient use in food systems. -
Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods - Product Authenticity and ToxicologyIn this online master’s course learn about analytical techniques used for analysis of pesticides, toxins, additives, biofunctionals and markers to trace food. -
Advanced Food Microbiology - Minimal Processing, Preservation and FermentationIn this online master's course learn about the impact on food quality of the ecology and physiology of viruses, bacteria and fungi and how to enhance functionality. -
Predicting Food Quality - Solving Food Science Problems by ModellingIn this online master's course learn to analyse, evaluate and solve problems related to food quality, using mathematical, quantitative modelling tools. -
Advanced Molecular Gastronomy - from Ingredients to Food TextureIn this online master's course learn how physical and chemical properties of products are linked to sensorial properties, focusing on ice cream, bread and beer. -
Food Toxicology - Toxicity and Risk Assessment of Avoidable Chemicals in FoodIn this online master's course learn about the toxicity and risk assessments of avoidable chemicals (like additives, pesticides, flavours, etc) in food. -
Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing - Flow and Pinch AnalysisIn this online master's course learn to evaluate technologies with respect to efficiency of raw material, water and energy use and sustainable process system design. -
Product and Process Design – Principles of consumer-oriented food product design (PPD-DL I)In this online master’s course learn of the continuous need for new products and how to apply and assess methods for successful consumer-oriented food design. -
Advanced Molecular Gastronomy - Physical and Chemical Aspects of Flavour PairingIn this online master's course learn how the physical and chemical properties of wine and chocolate –sweet, savoury, astringent- are related to sensory perception. -
Food Toxicology - Toxicity and Risk Assessment of Unavoidable Chemicals in FoodIn this online master's course you will study the toxicity and risk assessments of unavoidable chemicals in food (like contaminants, natural toxins, etc).