International Food Business is the programme for you if you are curious about the processes involved in food production. Would you like to help think up ideas on how to sustainably improve local and global food production? The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of food products in the world. This programme will prepare you for your part in shaping tomorrow’s food industry as a professional or business owner. As in any other business administration programme, you will learn how to set up a business and make it grow. You will also learn about food products and the ever-changing industry, how consumers make choices and how to produce and market innovative products. Your practical experience will come from actual business projects and internships. The best part is you will also study abroad, and you decide where.
Food and food products really interest you and you are curious about the journey that food products make, from farm to fork. You also ask yourself lots of questions. For instance: How does a tomato become tomato ketchup? Or, where does our tea come from? And you also feel it is very important to provide people around the world with food products in a sustainable way.
You have a hands-on and enterprising mentality. Maybe you are even considering starting a business of your own. Or you prefer to work for an international food company. With so many possibilities, the food industry lies at your feet. In this programme there will be ample opportunity to explore what suits you best.
You will learn to think beyond borders. You will be in an international class at a university of applied sciences with more than 25 years of experience in international education. Through the combination of lessons and experience from studying abroad, you will learn how to understand your clients and come up with creative solutions that make all the difference.
In the course of the programme, you will learn all there is to know about the production of innovative, reliable and safe food products and how to market these. You will feel at home in the international food marketplace and become a food industry expert who applies smart technology to provide transparency to clients and consumers.
Seeing that this is an international programme, you will spend much time studying abroad at a partner university of your choice in Italy, France, Canada or the United States. So, if you love travelling and discovering new cultures and food, then this is the programme for you.
The combination of your personal growth and development, knowledge, perspective and talent for innovation will positively impact the international food industry. Not only can you play your part in putting food on the table for future generations, you will also build networks and make friends for life.
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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Like in any other business administration programme, Year 1 focuses on learning the basics of running a business, whether it is an innovative start-up with its own unique story or a leading international corporation. This involves being able to start a good (online) marketing communications strategy for a food product. Besides getting the hang of business operations, you will also get to know the ins and outs of the agricultural and food industries, as well as the entire food production chain. You will learn about trends and developments and what causes prices to rise in supermarkets. Not to worry if this feels overwhelming, as you will be assigned a personal coach who is more than happy to help you become the professional you want to be. In Year 1, you also get to choose in which country you want to study in Years 2 and 3: France, Italy, Canada or the United States.
This is what Years 2 and 3 will look like if you choose to study in Europe, i.e. in France and Italy:
Are you thinking of studying in Canada? This is what you can expect in your second and third year:
If you choose to study in the United States of America (USA), your second and third years will look like this:
Doesn’t time fly when you are having fun? Before you know it, you will be in Year 4, choosing your minor programmes that enable you to either specialize or broaden your studies. It is all up to you. You will complete your studies with a graduation internship and a graduation thesis. Or are you up for something completely different? In that case, participate in Green Starters. This is a great opportunity to start your own business with the help of experienced business coaches from Aeres and the industry.
People need to eat every day. So, the food industry is looking for people like you. International Food Business graduates whose full-time studies not only broaden their scope of application, but also provide them with a vast array of job opportunities. With 98,8 % the employment rate among graduates from Aeres University of Applied Sciences is very high and promising! These are some of the career opportunities laid on your table once you successfully complete the programme:
If you do not feel like starting your career in food business just yet, you can further your studies with us. We provide two English 1-year master’s programmes:
