Education by the Operations Research and Logistics group

We offer a diverse portfolio of courses followed by students across all programmes at Wageningen University. These include basic courses as well as follow-up courses with a focus on management, engineering, sustainability, or an integration of these perspectives. In addition, we contribute significantly to courses taught by other groups.

Beyond coursework, we provide opportunities for students to engage more deeply with our field through bachelor’s and master’s theses, as well as internships, all supervised by our academic staff. We also host an active PhD programme, where research is conducted within our key domains: Sustainability, Resilience, and Health and Nutrition. You can find our research themes on the bottom of our research page. 

Students that execute a bachelor or master thesis at the Operations Research and Logistics (ORL) group have the chance to further develop their knowledge and skills within a theme of their interest that is studied in our group, sometimes in collaboration with industry. Students learn how to conduct a research project and master students become a specialist in (one of the) central themes of the ORL group. Personal development of our students is leading. Together with the thesis coordinator, they determine the type of thesis that they will conduct.

Students can explore our available thesis themes on Brightspace. Go on the Brightspace homepage in the navigation bar to ‘Discover’ and search for ‘ORL Thesis & Internship’. You can enroll yourself with your WUR-account.

Are you interested in exploring a bachelor or master thesis with ORL, or are you triggered after following (one of) our courses? Do not hesitate to fill out this intake form. You will be invited to an intake meeting with one of our thesis coordinators.

Internships supervised by the Operations Research and Logistics (ORL) group prepare students for a career in e.g. the management of supply chains, operations analytics and logistics development. Supervised by one of our specialists and a person from the host institution, our students work on one (or several) project(s) that require both an academic level training and an academic attitude. Our internships prepare students for a head start on the labour market.

Our chair group collaborates with a variety of interesting companies in our field. Please find our current student projects offer with our partners via our Brightspace page 'ORL Thesis & Internship'.

The internship coordinator welcomes you for an intake to discuss your preferences with respect to your internship. If you fill out this intake form, the coordinator will contact you for an appointment.

The ORL group focusses on the methodologies of decision sciences and the analytical facets of operations and supply chain management. Our courses integrate these methodologies with real-world examples predominantly drawn from the bio-based and agri-food sectors. We offer basic courses, courses with a focus on management, engineering or sustainability, or a combination of those.

Visit the Study Handbook for detailed information.