As the world population continues to grow rapidly, so does the demand for food. The food industry depends heavily on crop farmers, who have to contend with erosion, soil deterioration, drought, insect pests and plant diseases. This is where you come in. As a budding assistant plant breeder, assistant researcher or seed production specialist, you will develop resilient crop cultivars that ensure sustainable crop production. Our Plant Breeding programme prepares you for this with a combination of courses, research assignments, an internship and assessments for seed companies that we work closely with. So, are you going to play your part in providing global food security?
Plant breeding
- Duration
- 1 year
- Education type
- Bachelor programme
- Field of interest
- Biology
- Field of interest
- Plant sciences
This is how you get admitted
Prior learning
Level of English
Applicants must also
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Do you have any questions about admission?
Please contact our International Office by sending an email to international.uas@aeres.nl.
What you need to know...
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Application
- Start date for this programme: 1 September
- Application open as of: 1 October
- Application deadline for non-EU applicants: 1 April
- Application deadline for applicants from the EU: 1 May
You can apply through Studielink. Studielink is an online application tool in the Netherlands that allows your enrolment details to be automatically forwarded to Aeres University of Applied Sciences.
On this page, you will find more information about your application.
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Fees and funding
- Tuition fee for students from the EU 2024-2025: €2.530,-
- Tuition fee for students from outside the EU 2024-2025: €9.434,-
- Non-EU applicants can apply forThe NL Scholarship
When you're going to study abroad, it's good to know what to expect finanicially. Here you can find information about tuition fees and other (study) costs.
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Other practical matters
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This is what you will learn
Year 1
We developed this programme for those who are interested in a career as an assistant breeder or as a research assistant in breeding or seed production at a seed company. On successful completion, you will be able to design, organise and implement a breeding programme, analyse data of marker assisted selections, and determine the best way to genetically modify crops at the different stages of the breeding programme. This is a 1-year programme made up of two minors in the first semester, which consist of courses, excursions, training sessions and assessments for the breeders of Dutch seed companies. In the second semester, you will do an internship and write a graduation thesis.