Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering

Programme Description

The Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering programme focuses on:

• Development of technology for the production, processing and storage of food and agricultural non-food
• Management of the rural area
• Renewable resources
• Agro-industrial production chains.

In all cases it concerns innovation and sustainable technology. The interaction between technology, plants, animals, the environment and society plays a central role. Developments in society at large often involve the development of new technology. The adoption of new technology and its integration within existing processes therefore requires special attention. This is why the programme also offers a course in technology assessment.

The Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering programme has 5 specialisations.

Graduated agricultural and bioresource engineers are working for a large number different enterprises in a large variety of functions.
More than 75% of the young graduates finds a job that directly connects to the study programme. The others find other jobs that most times require an academic engineering background. Most students find a job directly after graduating and varies the past years between 50 and 80%, also depending on the economic situation. Many graduates start in a research function and move on to a management job. After five to ten years 20% has a management job and after more than ten years almost 40%.