Short Courses in Nutrition and Dietetics

Short Course in Interdisciplinary Health Care Provision in a Global Perspective

In a globalised society health professionals are often faced with complex health issues demanding inter-cultural and interdisciplinary competencies. This course sets focus on these issues and aims at developing students’ abilities to meet these demands.

Short Course in Food Security: Assessment and Action

The Specialisation in Food Security: Assessment and Action is an extension of the FAO’s Distance Learning course in Food Security Information for Decision Making. In this Specialisation students are introduced to the concepts and tools used in food security analysis.

Short Course in International Agri-Food Policy

This Specialisation in International Agri-Food Policy is a mandatory component of the Master’s in International Agri-Food Governance and the Postgraduate Diploma in Food Systems and Governance.

Short Course in Chemical and Microbiological Food Safety

The objective of the course is to provide a theoretical introduction into the main subject areas within Food Safety. The emphasis will be on contaminants, natural inherent plant constituents and additives as well as on microbiological entities.

Short Course in Food Enzymology

Wageningen University

The course aims at providing detailed background information on enzymatic conversion processes with relevance to the food industry.

Short Course in International Distance Learning Programme on Food Safety Management

Wageningen University

E-learning courses in Food Safety Management: - Food Related Hazards, - Good Hygienic Practices, - HACCP, - Hygienic Design, - Food Preservation & - Sampling & Monitoring. Individual courses can be followed separately. Individual courses can be followed seperately.

Short Course in Management of Microbiological Hazards in Foods

Wageningen University

The aim of this course is to further improve the knowledge of course participants regarding the management of micro-organisms that may compromise the safety of foods. With this knowledge they will be better prepared for functions such as food quality and safety assurance, risk management and public health protection.

Short Course in Reaction Kinetics in Food Science

Wageningen University

The aim of the course is to acquire in-depth knowledge about kinetic modelling, and to apply and use kinetics in food science problems using modern software.

Short Course in Food Toxicology

Wageningen University

This postgraduate course will deal with the (potential) toxicity of toxic substances present in traditional and novel foods and their safety assessment. Special emphasis will be on novel scientific developments in selected existing topics and newly emerging topics within the field of food safety.

Short Course in Impact Assessment of Food Security Programs

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

This 4 month online joint UOC-FAO specialisation provides a comprehensive understanding and guidance for assessing the impact of development programmes on food security. Specifically, students review food security impact assessment in the context of development programmes; methods and approaches for assessing impact; and, interpreting and communicating impact assessment results.

Short Course in EU Policy for Agriculture, Food and Rural Areas

Wageningen University

The course is aimed at government officials, specialised persons in business and non-governmental organisations, researchers at universities or institutes and university and professional teachers, all of whom have a strong interest in EU policies for agriculture, food and rural areas.

Short Course in Nutritional and Lifestyle Epidemiology

Wageningen University

The aim of this advanced training course is to acquire knowledge and expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiologic research on lifestyle and nutritional factors in chronic disease etiology, and in summarizing such evidence for public health purposes.