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Maastricht University Campus Venlo
Maastricht University Campus Venlo
Health, nutrition and business are the three main focus points at Campus Venlo. Research and educational topics range from food innovation and the psychology of eating to logistics optimization.
Campus Venlo is the home of one Bachelor’s programme (BSc/BA University College Venlo) and two Master’s programmes (Msc Health Food Innovation Management and MSc Global Supply Chain Management and Change).
With all courses taught in English and attracting a wide range of nationalities, studying at Campus Venlo is studying in a small-scale academic community. In an international setting, you will be in close contact with staff and fellow students where academic and practical perspectives combine. You will learn to apply your knowledge from day one onwards!
Bachelor’s and Masters’s programmes
BSc / BA University College Venlo
University College Venlo is unique. You follow your interests and select your own courses. This enables you to study issues related to health, nutrition and business in an interdisciplinary manner. With the help of your personal academic advisor, you build a tailor-made bachelor’s programme, perfecty adapted to the Master’s programme or professional position you aim for.
Msc Health Food Innovation Management
Are you interested in developing new food and nutrition solutions to optimise health and prevent and treat disease? Would you like to know how a healthy food product goes from being just an idea to being launched in the market? And would you like to be involved in creating commercially viable foods that are both tasty and healthy? Then Health Food Innovation Management could be just the programme for you.
Msc Global Supply Chain Management and Change
Are you a creative thinker who can innovate to achieve a competitive edge? Are you interested in supply chain management processes and how they can be improved? And would you like to make a real difference to a company that wants to compete in a dynamic, international marketplace? If so, the master’s programme in Global Supply Chain Management and Change may be the perfect way to start your career.
Problem-Based Learning
At UCV we value academic curiosity and personal contact. Our Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Research-Based Learning (RBL) settings stimulate active learning. With PBL and RBL, you deal with academic and practical problems that challenge you to formulate the questions you need to understand the problem. Combining work in small groups and individual research, you seek solutions to problems and get feedback to help you refine your answers.
You are in control of your own education. A tutor is there to facilitate your learning. This format helps you retain information better, teaches you to think about problems independently and develops your interpersonal skills.
Research at FCCV
Food Claims Center Venlo (FCCV)
If you want to stay healthy, you have to eat healthy foods. But how do we know which foods are healthy? And how do we overcome cravings for unhealthy foods? The Food Claims Center Venlo focusses on the promotion of healthy eating by researching the effects of food on human health. Furthermore, they research developing innovative, wholesome food products and advancing the promotion of good dietary habits.
At the Centre of Healthy Eating and Food Innovation, they conduct research that primarily targets the general public and focuses on three dimensions that are important for the promotion of healthy eating; the food itself, the individual consumer and the environment of individuals. In most aspects, they also work closely with entrepreneurs and businesses.
Research at BISCI
The Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI) develops smart and sustainable innovations in supply chain management. Set up by Maastricht University and the Province of Limburg in early 2019, BISCI seeks to apply the latest results of logistics research to address the challenges of service providers in the region and beyond.
In addition, the institute trains the next generation of professionals who can contribute to supply chain innovation in the industry. BISCI derives its strength from closely collaborating with partners in the public, private and community sectors.
Research at HEFI
If you want to stay healthy, you have to eat healthy foods. But how do we know which foods are healthy? And how do we overcome cravings for unhealthy foods? The Centre for Healthy Eating and Food Innovation focusses on the promotion of healthy eating by researching the effects of food on human health. Furthermore, they research developing innovative, wholesome food products and advancing the promotion of good dietary habits.
At the Centre of Healthy Eating and Food Innovation, they conduct research that primarily targets the general public and focuses on three dimensions that are important for the promotion of healthy eating; the food itself, the individual consumer and the environment of individuals. In most aspects, they also work closely with entrepreneurs and businesses.
Maastricht University Campus Venlo
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