Postgraduate Certificate Food Packaging
A world without food packaging is unthinkable. It offers numerous advantages in terms of hygiene, food safety, transport, reduction of food waste, etc. This postgraduate programme applies principles from different scientific fields to understand packaging material properties, food packaging requirements, and the packaging system. The programme offers three elective tracks, allowing students to focus on either the side of Materials, Food, or Sustainability.
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| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Peter Ragaert
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7
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Frank Devlieghere
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6
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Cynthia Linclau
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4
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1
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year
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en
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Bruno De Meulenaer
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3
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Peter Ragaert
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7
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1
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sem 1
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Cynthia Linclau
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4
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1
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year
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Bruno De Meulenaer
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3
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1
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year
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Liesbeth Jacxsens
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3
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1
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year
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Steven De Meester
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3
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| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Sophie Huysveld
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4
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1
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sem 1
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Peter Ragaert
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7
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Frank Devlieghere
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6
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1
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year
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Steven De Meester
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3
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Final Competences of the Study Programme
- To have knowledge and insights in food packaging systems (materials, equipment and packaging conditions) and their selected effect on the packaging chain and related aspects.
- To make evidence-based decisions in food packaging based on relevant and recent scientific evolutions in food and packaging systems.
- Be able to provide support in the selection of a packaging system for a certain food product considering different perspectives.
- To participate and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to control and develop advanced packaging systems.
- To professionally communicate inside and outside an organisation, when designing and/or optimising a food packaging system.
- To contextualise the impact of socio - economic tendencies on food packaging systems towards society and to adapt professional goals in a future perspective, this within an international context.