Food Safety Management

Field of interest: Food sciences
Education type: Exchange programme
Duration: 5 months

Do you know where the food products you find in the supermarket come from? And are these safe to consume? Well, due to globalization and an increasing range of products and diversity in food producing companies, most consumers do not. Our exchange programme Food Safety Management helps you to develop the knowledge and skills needed to ensure food quality and food safety and prepares you for a management or advisory career in food safety management.

Why this programme?

Gain knowledge of and learn skills in all aspects of food safety and food quality.
Learn everything there is to know about food safety and food quality management and technology, EU food legislation and implementation of food safety management systems.
Study at a university of applied sciences with a long history of agriculture and specialization in agrifood and entrepreneurship.
Our lecturers work in close collaboration with organizations and experts in the field.

Location: Almere
Education type: Exchange programme
Duration: 1 semester (6 months), full-time
Language: English
Number of credits: 30 ECTS
Start date: 1 September
Application deadline: 1 May

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Programme content
This programme is based on first-hand knowledge and experience from organizations and experts on the subject of food safety in the Netherlands. For many years, the Netherlands has played a leading role in the field of food safety and quality and the first food safety certificates were issued to companies there. Here the ‘From farm to fork approach has been fully integrated.

You will be following two parallel minors that are made up of 6 specialization courses:
1. Food safety and food quality management
2. EU Food Law
3. Food safety technologies
4. Implementation of food safety management systems
5. Auditing food safety and quality systems
6. Food safety project
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Admission requirements
- Completion of at least three years of university studies in a related subject relevant to the study programme, in such a way that the resulting combined study pathway is plausible in its entirety.
- A minimum score of 550 in the TOEFL English test or a formally recognized equivalent, such as the IELTS (level 6.0) or IBT (79).
- The ability to formulate coherently in written English, and to have a vision of food chain management. Essay writing may be part of the admission procedure.
- Strong motivation for success in the sector.
- Team spirit and a flexible attitude in an international working environment.
Qualification
Scholarships
- The NL Scholarship
- Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus

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International students check food products in a food store for research

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