International Food & Agribusiness, BSc

HAS green academy, the Netherlands

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BSc	Full-time	4 years	September	EUR 2530 per year	EUR 10880 per year

About International Food & Agribusiness, BSc - at HAS green academy

The world is facing an immense challenge – feeding more people in a rapidly changing world. Do you want to be part of the solution? Then best you join International Food & Agribusiness!

Our mission at the International Food & Agribusiness programme at HAS University of Applied Science, is to inspire you to become a game-changer in global food and agri systems. Together with young professionals from across the globe, you gain relevant knowledge of the complex and interesting food and agricultural business industry, but you also develop and apply the necessary business and personal skills to address the latest challenges and opportunities facing sustainable food and agri systems worldwide.

The English-taught study programme International Food & Agribusiness will teach you how food is produced and processed in different countries and cultures, and how this can be achieved in a sustainable way, with respect for people and the environment. The economical use of resources is a part of that. You will be working on smart solutions which will allow us to produce sufficient and healthy food now and in the future. Besides technical knowledge about plants, animals, food and health, you will learn everything about international cooperation and enterprise. We will be looking at business and not-profit organisations, as by building bridges between various interests you can do business sustainably in the world of food & agribusiness.

In year two you can choose between the three domains:

Animal Production
Crop Production
Food Processing & Nutrition

DISCOVER IT! To help you choose the right study programme, we offer a variety of events.

Learn more about International Food & Agribusiness, BSc - at HAS green academy

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Notes about fees for this course

The tuition fees for EU-students for the academic year 2024-2025 are € 2,530.

The tuition fees for non-EU students (excluding students Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, and Switzerland) are € 10,080.

Indication of additional costs year 1: books, excursions and activities: € 425.

Entry requirements

The admission requirement for this 4-year Bachelor programme is a secondary school diploma, equivalent to the Dutch HAVO diploma, with the final-year subject mathematics. Practical (work-) experience is beneficial but not obligatory. The level of your diploma will be assessed after HAS has received your complete application form. If you want to know how your secondary school diploma is valued in the Netherlands before you apply, check the information in the Nuffic Foreign education systems.

GCSE in at least 4 subjects (grade A-C) and GCE with at least 2 subjects at advanced subsidiary level (in 6 different subjects).

Specific requirements

Mathematics should be at least GCSE level.

or

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (sector Land-based and Environment)

Please note that we always need to assess the value of your diploma. Nuffic will check your diploma for authenticity and academic level.

Student reviews of HAS green academy

Find out what students say about HAS green academy

Liene from Latvia studies Horticulture & Business Management

At HAS you get stimulated to be an independent thinker. The project work is really important. Nobody holds your hand, you just go for it. And that stimulates the creative and resourceful mind! All the excursions we get to make trigger your imagination. They make you realise the enormous variety of possible jobs in horticulture. Possibilities you would never have thought of yourself. You learn about the biological aspects of growing things but you also learn to look at what you grow as a lucrative product. As something you can put in the market, as a commercial possibility.

Max from Germany studies International Food & Agribusiness

“What I like most about IFA so far is that our lecturers come from all kinds of different backgrounds. Some have worked for the European Union or the United Nations, others for NGOs or the private sector. It’s great to learn from their experiences. I can only recommend anybody who is interested in food and sustainability to choose this study programme. I think it’s the best option out there.”

Eric from Ghana studies International Food & Agribusiness

“Before I came to the Netherlands I worked as a supply chain officer for a big multinational company where I was responsible for gathering market information. I realised that sustainability was a big issue, so I specifically chose this study programme to learn more about that area. I think in the near future I’ll go back to Ghana to help improve the agricultural industry there.”

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