Iupfood - MSc Food Technology

Do not forget to submit your application for Master in Food Technology as deadlines are approaching!!
- February 1: for scholarships
- June 1: other non-EU applicants

More information on www.iupfood.be
See you in September!
The IUPFOOD team

Application instructions for Bachelor, Master, Postgraduate programmes and Credit Contracts Our admissions process works on a rolling basis. However, we advise you to apply in time to start in the following academic year.

First year student testimonial upon arrival in Gent... what are you waiting for to also apply for the IUPFOOD programme, organised by UGent and KULeuven?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvHcy9nsevQ

VLIR-UOS Scholarship applications are open till February 1, 2024: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/instructions

Application instructions for Bachelor, Master, Postgraduate programmes and Credit Contracts Our admissions process works on a rolling basis. However, we advise you to apply in time to start in the following academic year.

The past week programme director Koen Dewettinck, prof Katleen Raes and programme coordinator Katleen Anthierens visited Vietnam in the framework of several projects and in combination with the UGent's rector mission to the country. During alumni meetings in Hanoi, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City, we had the occasion to meet many alumni and to revive memories... Looking forward to the next occasion!!!

During graduation the Vandemoortele plant-based foods award 2023 has been awarded to alumna Kelly Wibowo. On the pictures she is surrounded by prof Filip Van Bockstaele, director of the Vandemoortele Centre for Lipids and professor in the IUPFOOD programme, as well as by prof Bruno De Meulenaer, IUPFOOD professor.
Congratulations Kelly!!!

And of course we also like to share the pictures of the graduation one day earlier at KU Leuven.... isn't that great: having 2 proclamations for your degree!!!

At the eve of a new academic year, we also say good-bye to the fresh graduates. On Saturday September 23 the graduation ceremony at Ghent University was a moment to enjoy with family, friends and colleagues.
Congratulations to all of them!!!

Last Friday, we gathered with the new batch of Food Technology students. Some of them being in Belgium for a few weeks already to attend the BePrep Summer Courses, others just arrived and still settling... 33 students are starting this new journey in Gent and Leuven. We wish them all the best!!!

The past weeks about 45 students arrived one by one, ready to start a new adventure.... 2 years of study and friendship are laying ahead of them.... good luck!!!
Thanks to our 2nd stage students to invite them for a warm welcome in Gent!!!

We have been quiet for a while, but have been working hard!!! After an intense exam period we had the opportunity to visit 2 companies Ardo and FrieslandCampina. An eye opener for our students!!!
Thanks to Flanders Food and Alimento for the organisation!!

Yesterday we held the first session of our Alumni Event Series. Prof Marc Hendrickx, Prof Ly Nguyen Binh and Dr. Daniel Sila presented the IUPFOOD programme and its mirror programmes in the South.
Thanks to the alumni giving their feedback and valuable opinions!
Looking forward to the second session on May 24 where junior alumni will testimony on the start of their careers....

Still 1 week left to apply for a VLIR-UOS scholarship. What are you waiting for?
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/instructionsvliricp

Application instructions for VLIR-ICP Master's scholarships Please check your eligibility before applying! You must meet the following two conditions in order to apply for the VLIR-ICP Master's Scholarships at KU Leuven.

Besides a good health, at the start of 2022 we wish our students successful exams!! Good luck!!

Congratulations to Jessika Natalia Humerez Flores! On 29.11.2021 she obtained the degree of Doctor of Bioscience engineering at KU Leuven. The PhD thesis under guidance of prof. Marc Hendrickx and Prof Paula Moldenaers encompasses in depth investigation on the different structural conversions that can be applied on the structure of this plant polysaccharide with the aim of generating tailored pectin structures with improved emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing properties.
We wish you success in your future scientific career!

Last week I already mentioned the quality of the research incorporated in the IUPFOOD programme. Today I can bring the great news that prof Dewettinck has been recognised as a 'Highly Cited Researcher' in the field of Agricultural Sciences (Clarivate ranking).
Congratulations!!
https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/?campaignname=Highly_Cited_Researchers_SAR_global_2021&campaignid=7014N000001r&utm_campaign=Highly_Cited_Researchers_SAR_global_2021&utm_source=earned_coverage&utm_medium=press

There are multiple reasons to choose for the MSc in Food Technology organised by UGent and KU Leuven. First of all we are convinced of the high quality and the expertise of our lecturers. It also incorporates the latest insights and research outcomes in the course materials.
And, last but not least, we cannot deny that the beautiful cities of Gent and Leuven also play a role... enjoy the Gent Light Festival!!!!
https://lichtfestival.stad.gent/en/

Lichtfestival | Home On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Light Festival starts at 7 pm and ends at midnight. On Sunday the Light Festival starts at 6 pm and ends at midnight.

Our multi-talented alumnus Michael Hinneh not only holds a PhD degree in Food Science after finishing the MSc in Food Technology, he also makes part of PELive, a gospel choir.
Tonight (CET 20:35) they are in the semi-finals on TV in the programme 'Belgium's Got Talent'.
Do you help to vote them to the finals???

We are happy to announce that our cooperation with VLIR-UOS has been prolonged for another 5 years....
Thanks to VLIR-UOS we can offer 10 scholarships to applicants for the MSc programme Food Technology, jointly organised by UGent and KU Leuven. Deadline February 1, 2022

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After 4 weeks of lectures, we may say that our 'new' students have been settling well. Lectures are on full speed now, assignments are being delivered (in time?😏) and the practical lab exercises are almost kicking off...
Thanks to the joined forces of the International Training Centre and the Study Counsellor, we can offer some Workshops on Study Time Management and Maximising Study Efficiency.
And now? Just turn the theory into practice...

Interested in making part of the global UGent community?
Check the vacancy for 'Professor in Food Chemistry and Technology'
in the UGent branch campus in Incheon, South-Korea.
https://www.ugent.be/bw/foodscience/en/news-events/news/vacancy-prof-food-chem-and-tech-gugc

For further practical information regarding this vacancy, please contact Junku Lee: [E-mailadres verborgen]
For further scientific information regarding this vacancy, please contact prof. Sam Van Haute: [E-mailadres verborgen]

Congratulations to all students who obtained their Master degree in Food Technology! It have been 2 special years , partly on campus and partly online. And finally we could celebrate this achievement with a physical graduation ceremony at UGent. For those who were not there, you can still rewatch the streaming video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etRs_lbtDhI

Food makes part of our daily needs...time to reflect about it...

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https://foodxfilmfestival.org/

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September 27, 2021...a date to remember... we started the new academic year with no less than 45 new students in our programme!!! After the BePrep Summer Course and time to discover the beautiful city of Gent, we can find them all in the classroom now. Enjoy this tough but most exciting time of your lifes!!!

At the eve of a new academic year we are welcoming students from all over the globe. It is great to gather again and to be able to receive them on campus with only minor restrictions. They are almost back, those good old times...😏

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In the framework of the course 'Food Fermentations' students got the opportunity to participate to an online visit to Alpro, daughter of the Danone Group. It was a real eye-opener to discover how new products are being developed in this innovative company.
Thanks to Fevia, Alimento, Alpro and prof Raes for organising this interesting visit. Hopefully next year we will be able to visit them in real!! But, fair is fair, we were also happy not having to travel in the rain 😏

Ghent University is hiring at its campus in Songdo, South-Korea.
Deadline for application: May 1, 2021.
A full-time post as assistant professor or associate professor/ full professor / senior full professor (combination of a full appointment at GUGC with 10 % professorship at Ghent University, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health)

Discipline Food Technology, with specialisation in Innovative Protein Technology

[Ghent University Global Campus] Professor in Food Chemistry and Technology Professor in Food Chemistry and Technology About Ghent University Ghent University is one of the most important education and research institutions in the Low Countries. On a daily basis, over 9,000 staff members and 41,000 students implement its motto "Dare to Think".