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
39 activities scheduled
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Plant Based Diets: Food for a Sustainable FutureDiscover the effect of Plant Based Diets on climate change, infectious diseases and chronic illnesses and the impact you can have, by ‘going (more) plant based’. -
Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking the futureEngage in interdisciplinary debates to explore and co-create future responsible travel and tourism initiatives in your personal/professional context. Join us! -
Summer School Insects as Food & FeedLearn the basic principles behind the factors that affect all processes in the insect production and consumption chain during this Summer School. -
Climate Action for Food Systems TransformationGet a full understanding of climate change and become a facilitator of change. -
Transformative Citizen Science for SustainabilityTransformative Citizen Science (TCS) actively engages citizens in responding to global sustainability challenges, locally, by using different forms of research. This course is hos... -
Setting the Scene: Food & Agri Principles for FinancialsAgricultural systems face accumulating economic, ecological and social challenges, raising concerns about their sustainability and resilience. In this context profitability of Food... -
Feeding Cities: Improving Food Systems in Urban AreasGain insight in the latest concepts, tools and approaches for food system analysis and urban food policy and planning during this course. -
Global One Health: towards Human, Animal and Plant HealthThis course is about the interconnectedness of the health of people, animals, plants and their environments. -
Engage Young People Towards Climate and Social Resilience [French]Analyze and understand the current situation in Africa in relation to climate change, youth involvement and political insecurity. -
Blended Course Planning, Design and Management: Public Space and TransitionsAre you looking for ways of dealing with complex transition challenges in public space? Would you like to broaden and deepen your theoretical knowledge and apply the latest insight... -
Climate Change Adaptation in Food Security and Natural Resource ManagementDiscover strategies for climate smart agriculture and natural resource management and develop a personal action plan to integrate your new knowledge and skills into your work. -
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. -
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. -
Biorefinery: From Biomass to Building Blocks of Biobased ProductsLearn how to design an effective biorefinery to obtain valuable components from various biobased feedstocks such as plants, organisms and waste streams. -
Blended Course Managing Public Space: Time and ScaleAre you looking for ways of dealing with complex challenges in the management of public space on different scale levels? Then this course is something for you. -
Business Strategy and Operations in a Biobased EconomyLead your company in dealing the the strategic and operational challenges facing a company in the biobased economy and build a profitable sustainable business. -
Catalytic Conversions for Biobased Chemicals and ProductsDesign new (bio)catalytic conversion routes that allow you to use biobased feedstocks to their highest potential as building blocks for chemicals, materials and fuels. -
Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary ApproachJoin the transition towards a circular economy, taking into consideration economic, supply chain, social, technical, managerial and environmental aspects. -
Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing IndustryUnravel the fundamentals of the circular fashion value chain, from new compostable, re- or upcirculed textile materials and design all the way to business modelling.