Does Biology Tick your Biological Clock? Take this Online Course

Looking to build a career in biobased industry? Here are a set of six courses packaged in one program for students and professionals

By Malavikka

Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2016, 16:53 [IST]

A career in a biobased industry such as bio-chemical industry, agrifood water companies, energy producers, logistics would be niche as well as unique. Wageningen University is offering a set of six courses packaged in a program covering Business & Management, Social Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Science and Chemistry for students and professionals.

Name of the course:

Biobased Sciences for Sustainability

Organiser:

Wageningen University and Research

Key points covered:

Challenges of switching from a fossil fuel based economy to a biobased economy
Identifying suitable raw materials and create valuable new products
Refining biomass without damaging its valuable components.
Performing a functional analysis of potential methods that can be used for refining a resource.
Efficiently converting biobased feedstocks into desired products
Evaluating technological, ethical, societal and economic consequences in the production of biobased products
Judging new innovations on their sustainability and business merits
Applying the circular economy principles to a process or product chain

Eligibility:

At least a BSc degree or equivalent in a field closely related to the chosen MSc programme
A Grade Point Average (GPA) for the relevant BSc of at least 70% of the maximum grade
Proof of English proficiency by an IELTS with an overall grade 6.0 and with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking