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The Joint FIPDes EMM Course is scheduled over two academic years and will result in the accumulation of 120 ECTS credits.
The EMMC-FIPDes adopts a global approach “from materials to packaged product”.
Technical, entrepreneurial and theoretical knowledge is offered to students together with team-work based experience in food innovation.

Sustainability issues are approached in M1 and specifically treated in one of the three available M2 options dealing with food packaging design and logistics. Moreover, the culinary and molecular gastronomy approach is fully integrated into the food design philosophy and will offer interesting and complementary skills for innovation.

Assets of the EMMC-FIPDes:

A transversal joint module of Molecular Gastronomy running over two M2 options. This module will be run by the Italian and French partners and is coordinated by Hervé This.

A transversal joint module of Innovation Integrated Food & Packaging Project will be proposed over two M2 options. This module will be run by the Swedish and French partners and co-designed by the two teams. Whatever the specialisation chosen, during the third semester (S3), students will undertake an M2 senior project strictly related to the specialisation issues. This module is called “senior” due to the experience gained during M1. Student teams will be in charge of managing an R&D innovation project in close relationship with a food company.

The learning outcomes of these modules will enable students to successfully handle the training period of semester four. During the fourth semester, students will carry out the training research period (30 ECTS) which will lead to the writing of the Msc Thesis. Topics will concern an R&D innovation study developed with the industrial partners and academic associate members. This training period can thus be carried out within the Consortium or one of the Third Country associate members.

Requirements

The FIPDes admission team pre-selects students that meet the following formal admission conditions:

• Background: BSc degree or equivalent degree of at least 180 higher education credits in food science and technology, biotechnology, process engineering, biochemistry or related fields with a number of prerequisites (e.g. chemistry, biotechnology, process technology/engineering, biochemistry, mathematics, statistics) representing at least three years of study from a foreign institute of higher education.

• Grades: Grade point average of at minimum 70% of the maximum score.

• English language proficiency level ("B level", advanced) demonstrated in one of the following ways:
  • TOEFL at minimum level 575
  • Internet-based TOEFL at minimum level 90
  • IELTS at minimum level 6.5
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency
  • Students with English as their mother tongue (the copy of passport is needed to proove this)
  • Students who have completed a higher education degree with English as a medium of instruction (a certificate from the university is required to proove this)
  • Stay of more than a year in an English-speaking country (a certificate from employer or other as applicable, or a copy of the passport page showing visa to enter and leave the English-speaking country, is needed to proove this)
  • Exemptions can exceptionnally be made for outstanding students with a lower English proficiency level

English Language Requirements

Funding

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

EU students can apply to a Category B Erasmus Mundus scholarship. Non-EU students can apply to a Category A or B Erasmus Mundus scholarship. For precision on the Categories A & B scholarships, check our EU students and Non EU students pages.

For Category A sutdents, the scholarships are up to € 48,000 for the two years.
For Category B students, the scholarships are up to € 23,000 for the two years.

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship covers:

• university fees
• living expenses (€1,000/month for Category A scholarships, €500/month for Category B scholarships) for 24 months
• travel and installation grant for Category A scholarships (€8,000 for the two years)
• in the case of mobility in a partner university outside Europe for the M2 thesis, an additional grant of 3,000€ for the mobility and installation costs for Category B scholarships

It should be noted that, while the Category A scholarships should be considered as "full scholarships" covering all necessary costs of the student during his/her study period in Europe, Category B scholarships have to be considered as a "financial contribution" to the student’s costs while following his/her EMMC studies.

Applications to the Scholarship

Students wishing an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship must apply for it through our FIPDes online application tool. The deadline is January, 15th.

The number of scholarships is limited and varies each year.