Food Technology

What do you think of pizzas with green bases? Did you know some strains of bananas are red? Why is there plastic packaging around cucumbers? Get a taste of these food innovations and more in the English-taught Food Technology bachelor’s programme.

What will you study during this Bachelor’s?

From health to quality, food safety to sustainability. The Food Technology programme will teach you all about food. You will research the development of new products and learn how to improve existing ones. Using chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology, you will learn to develop new, safe, and high-quality foods. With economics and logistics, you learn all about market positioning, packaging, and food transportation. You will then apply this knowledge to practice, so you are prepared to implement sustainable innovations in the world of food.

Is your mouth watering already? Take on the challenge and contribute to the innovative, sustainable food of the future. 

Why this programme?

• WUR’s food technology facilities and research are at the forefront: we are one of the leading the world’s foremost universities in this field. 
• The food industry is developing so fast that a huge number of attractive jobs can be found in the Netherlands and abroad. 
• You learn about food systems by engaging in technical subjects like mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology; these are enormously important in the sustainability and innovation challenges faced by the food industry. 

More information about Food Technology

Want to know more? Continue to the WUR website. Read more about the study programme, future career and everything about admission and application.