Master of Research
MRes, Global Innovation and Sustainability in the Food Industry and Nutrition
Department of Food Science and Nutrition – University of the Aegean
This masters is an exciting and challenging course, combining the food sciences and nutrition with an international awareness of global market. You will acquire the knowledge associated with current trends in the production of food and drinks, technological developments, R&D, nutrition and sustainability complemented by the interaction with academics and professionals from all over the world, especially from developing markets. The course also develops essential management skills of supply chain planning and quality management in agriculture.
Who is it for?
This masters course is suitable for professionals and recent graduates of any subject. It will advance candidates’ technical knowledge and soft skills necessary for scientific leadership roles and career development in the food and drinks sector. Candidates will develop an international perspective of agriculture, including case studies from Europe, Asia and Africa, in order to become champion professionals in the food and drink sector.
Weekly programme
The weekly programme is designed to suit professionals and their employment in parallel to the course. Most of the taught teaching is taking place from distance. Professionals and graduates based abroad are highly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in attending the course from distance, you should contact us in advance and discuss options of collaborating institutions and/or companies that could host your dissertation project. This can include your current employer or our collaborating organisations abroad.
Make a difference
Research visits, industry case studies and guest speakers from various countries will give you plenty of real-life exposure throughout the final year. As part of your dissertation project you will address real-life industry and societal problems. The combination of distance taught modules and research project will develop problem-solving skills applicable in the food industry and agriculture sector.
There is an opportunity to complete your research project in collaboration with the food industry and/or other organisations. Projects can be laboratory based or based in companies. You can do the practical part of your project in our research facilities at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (University of the Aegean, Greece) which hosts a wide range of testing equipment and/or by placement in a company as part of your employment and/or our industry and academic partner organisations in Greece, Europe, Asia and Africa.
This masters course is suitable for graduates and professionals.
The weekly programme is designed to suit professionals and employment in parallel. A considerable part of teaching is taking place from distance.
Professionals and candidates based abroad are highly encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in attending the course from distance, you should contact us in advance and discuss options of collaborating institutions and/or companies that could host your dissertation project. This can include your current employer or collaborating organisations of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
Entry requirements
The entry requirements include a BSc in relevant subject or equivalent.
You are not expected to hold a BSc at the time of application; however, you must complete your BSc before the course starts (October 2023). If you expect to have completed your BSc by October 2023, then you are eligible to apply.
The next call for applications to this MRes programme is expected to be published in February 2023 and onwards.
Please check in February 2023 or later in order to submit an application aiming your study starting in October 2023.
The scientific background of each candidate will be considered along his/her other experience/skills in order to advise on the suitability of this course.
This masters course is suitable for graduates and professionals.
Application
Formal applications are submitted through the Nautilus portal: https://nautilus.aegean.gr/msc_list.php
The course has a limited number of entries. You are highly encouraged to informally contact us in advance in order to discuss your application. You are welcome to contact the course director at kgkatzionis@aegean.gr
Κατηγορία:
Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές,Νέα
Ημερομηνία Λήξης Προβολής:
31 Ιανουαρίου 2024
