Sustainable Food Packaging
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Hands-on training programmes
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Modular structures
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Strong interaction with industry
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Max. one day per week on campus
Supported by:
Let's avoid food waste while going for 100% circular or renewable food packaging!
Programmes
A world without packaging is unthinkable. It offers numerous advantages in terms of hygiene, food safety, transport, reduction of food waste, etc., but the current impact of certain materials and uses on the environment is too big and unsustainable.
Ghent University therefore wants to stimulate a switch towards 100% reusable, recyclable, compostable or biodegradable packaging, and prepare students or reskill professionals to become experts in sustainable food packaging systems.
The Sustainable Food Packaging training programmes bring the three domains (Food, Materials and Sustainability) together and teach you to design and/or optimise a food packaging system with a conscious and critical choice of resources and production methods, while at the same time considering the corporate or organisational culture, its mission and vision, and the broad socio-economic context:
“How we can keep food safe and preserve it for the required shelf-life using food packaging systems that are sustainable and balance the ecological footprint with ensuring access to high quality food and maintaining profitable food supply chains?”
Target audience
The programmes aim at three types of students:
- recent graduates
- international students
- professionals
In general, any highly motivated candidate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree, a keen interest in Sustainability, Food and Packaging, basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and sufficient background in chemistry and mathematics can enrol.
Contact
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Ghent University Campus Kortrijk
Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B
8500 Kortrijk
BELGIUM - sfp(at)ugent.be
- +32 56 32 21 91
Send us a message
For all inquires related to the Sustainable Food Packaging training programmes, please contact sfp(at)ugent.be or use the contact form below.
