Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering at the University of Antwerp

The University of Antwerp, Ghent University and KU Leuven have combined their expertise to offer you this unique Master’s programme. Through a multidisciplinary approach you will gain in-depth knowledge, skills and attitudes to tackle complex urban environmental issues by offering sustainable and (eco)technological solutions.

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Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering: Study Content

The Master of Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering aims to address rapid global urbanisation and its impact on the urban living environment. Resource use and waste production are increasing, air and water quality are under pressure, energy demand is changing, climate change effects are intensifying, risks of health problems are increasing, and so on.

The Master’s programme will qualify you to become a bioscience engineer who can provide (eco)technological and sustainable solutions to these various societally relevant challenges. The programme will provide you with in-depth knowledge of urban environmental challenges from different disciplines and of the right tools to address them. Key in the Master’s programme are the multidisciplinary CityLabs in the first year of the curriculum. Each CityLab is coordinated
by a different university and focusses on a particular urban environmental challenge.

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Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering: Career

During the Master’s programme, you will interact with different types of stakeholders that are active in a city, both locally and globally (citizens, policy makers, businesses, organisations and many more).

The Master’s programme prepares you for a maximal and global employability in a broad international professional field. You will find employment with a wide variety of employers, both with those already providing sustainable and (eco)technological solutions to urban environmental challenges and with those still lacking a sustainable approach: in the public sector at local, national or supranational level (e.g. ministries of environment or European institutions), in international organisations, in academic or research institutions (e.g. universities or research institutes), in non-governmental organisations, and in private companies (e.g. environmental sector, food industry or engineering firms).

Particulary relevant is that this Master’s programme is jointly organised by the University of Antwerp (coordinator),Ghent University and KU Leuven, which is unique in Belgium and will
result in a jointly awarded degree.

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Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering: Admission requirements

Belgian students with an academic Bachelor’s degree in bioscience engineering (bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen) are admitted without further requirements.

Furthermore, the Master of Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering is open to applicants holding an academic Bachelor’s degree in engineering (bioscience engineering, agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, or any equivalent engineering degree); and to applicants holding other Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees encompassing thorough coursework in mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, and basic engineering courses, and at least one of the following two domains (i) earth and environmental sciences, and (ii) biology and ecology.
This degree should be obtained at a recognized university, college or institute, with an end result of at least second class upper or equivalent.

Since the programme is taught in English, candidates with a prior degree issued outside Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English.

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Overview of Masters programmes - University of Antwerp

		Applied Ecohydrology (MAEH) (Erasmus Mundus)
		Applied Economic Sciences: Economic Policy
		Asia - Europe Cultural Curatorship Studies (Postgraduate programme)
		Biology
		Biomedical Sciences: Infectious and Tropical Diseases
		Biomedical Sciences: Neurosciences
		Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering
		Business Economics
		Business Engineering: Financial Engineering
		Chemistry
		Computer Science
		Development Evaluation and Management (Advanced Master)
		Digital Business Engineering
		Digital Text Analysis
		Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
		Energy and Climate (Postgraduate programme)
		Epidemiology (MEPI)
		Globalisation and Development (Advanced Master)
		Governance and Development (Advanced Master)
		Laws (LL.M)
		Leading International Vaccinology Education (LIVE) (Erasmus Mundus)
		Linguistics and Literary Studies
		Physics
		Political Science
		Postgraduate of Epidemiology
		Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy
		Water Sustainability: Integrating Technology- and Nature-based Solutions (Think Water) (Advanced Master)

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Why choose UAntwerp

Our university is located in the city of Antwerp, in the heart of Belgium and Europe. The port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world. The city of Antwerp is not just an ancient medieval and baroque city, full of history. It is also a bustling metropolis with a vibrant social scene, impressive architecture and cultural contrasts. Over 170 nationalities live here, more than in New York! This cosmopolitan vibe is also reflected at the University of Antwerp.

First-rate research and education make the University of Antwerp a wonderful place to study and to work. We foster the nexus between research and education. Internationalisation is key to our mission. It is no coincidence that the University of Antwerp is a partner in a highly promising European University Network, the Young Universities for the Future of Europe www.YUFE.eu.

As home away from home to over 20,000 students, the University of Antwerp prides itself on operating on a human scale. Our faculty and staff will welcome you into top-notch infrastructure on one of our four campuses. While you’re here you are also invited to enjoy our vibrant cultural programming, sports facilities and many other available student services.

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Orientation year

After completing your studies you can choose to look for work opportunities in Belgium. You can apply for an orientation year and extend your stay in Belgium by 12 months. Guidance and administrative assistance with this process is available through the university.

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