While the world population continues to grow rapidly, the food industry relies heavily on crop farmers to meet the ever increasing demand for food. Crop farmers face many challenges, such as erosion, soil deterioration, drought, insect pests and plant diseases. They look to budding assistant plant breeders, assistant researchers and seed production specialists to develop resilient crop cultivars that ensure sustainable crop production. Our exchange programme in Plant Breeding provides you with an international learning experience and the opportunity to add value to your undergraduate programme. It is part of a bachelor’s degree programme with the same name and teaches you all there is to know for a career in plant breeding and plant production.
Plant Breeding
- Duration
- 5 months
- Education type
- Exchange programme
- Field of interest
- Biology
- Field of interest
- Plant sciences
This is how you get admitted
Study at partner university
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.
Is this the programme for you?
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International learning experience
Many of the students who took this programme before you tell us that studying abroad helped them to broaden their horizon and improve their English. They also enjoyed working on challenging projects with fellow students from all over the world with different backgrounds. Not only did the programme prepare them for an international career in horticulture and management, it also provided them with an international learning experience.
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You love plants
Naturally, you love plants. This love runs deeper than that of the average plant enthusiast. You have a fascination for the biology and physiology of plants. And whenever you get the chance, you study plant matter under a microscope, grow plants to observe their development, and spend time researching different variations and their characteristics and applications.
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Researching comes naturally
Seeing that this programme is geared to sustainable crop production, you will spend much time researching and studying. This is so that you learn how to develop crop cultivars that are resistant to pests, diseases and changes in the environment. So, researching comes naturally to you.
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Learn from the best
In all modesty, studying at Aeres UAS means you will be learning from the best. It is the only university of applied sciences in the Netherlands with a programme tailored to a career in the seed breeding sector. And it is also the country’s food and agriculture education specialist.
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Plenty of practice
This is a hands-on programme. So, you will get plenty of practice, carrying out assignments from real seed companies, where you analyse their breeding programmes and present advisory reports. When you are not applying new knowledge and skills, there will be excursions to leading seed companies.
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Global food security
As the world population rises, so does the demand for food. At the same time, farmers are dealing with erosion, soil depletion, drought and a decrease in the amount of arable land suitable for crop production. In your future role in plant breeding, you will help to provide global food security.
What you need to know...
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Application
- Programme duration: 1 September –31 January
- Application is open as of 1 October
- Application deadline: 1 May
The International Office will inform you via email about the application procedure as soon as your home university or university of applied sciences has informed us that you have been nominated for an exchange programme.
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Fees and funding
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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