The bachelor?s programme focusses on answering the following questions:
- Which ingredient do I have to add when, how and in which amount to the product?
- How do you create the right structure and how do you prevent deterioration?
- What do I have to do during the processing, packaging, preservation and transporting of this product to meet the demands of the consumer??
Unique?Food Technology?programme aspects at???
- Practical:?Students apply chemistry, physics and biology to develop foods.
- Large and diverse sector:?There are many companies in the Netherlands and across the globe that offering attractive positions.
- Quality management:?Develop new methods to guarantee a market for good products.
Future career - Food Technology
Graduates find jobs with relative ease, especially in the Netherlands and Western Europe. Recent graduates found positions worldwide, from small- and medium-sized companies to large multinationals, at universities as PhD students, and at research institutes. Graduates also work in the field of process technology at innovation centres, innovative food companies or government agencies.
Job Market
The Dutch job market is currently still in good shape, and most students find work upon graduating or soon thereafter. Only graduates with specific needs (e.g. who limit themselves to a certain region or industry) have more trouble finding their first job.
The average salary for food technologists is slightly higher than that of the average Dutch university graduate and is the highest of all Wageningen graduates. The private sector (industry) usually pays more than the public sector (government or education).
