Food Innovation and Product Design Lund University

Overview

Key features

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Food Innovation and Product Design (FIPDes) operated by Université Paris Saclay and AgroParisTech (France), along with TU Dublin (Ireland), UNINA (Italy) and Lund University aims to provide a European dimension in the knowledge-intensive area of food research and development and is highly relevant for both EU and third country students who wish to be employed in the agrifood and drink sector. The programme was approved by the EU Commission in 2010 and started in 2011. The language of instruction of the FIPDes course is English with ample opportunities to learn the local languages and cultures.

Choosing FIPDes, it’s a unique opportunity to:

• Be able to successfully integrate and apply knowledge from different disciplines and cultural systems.
• Undertake front-running applied projects in collaboration with industrial and academic partners.
• Deepen your technical skills while exploring your creative abilities.
• Empower your adaptability and entrepreneurship capabilities.
• Shape a unique profile that would take many years to build when working in a company.
• Get the European experience and networks to be ready for new incoming professional challenges at local and global scales.

• Develop highly marketable soft-skills such as team-management, leadership, and English communication.

Career prospects 

Graduates will be able to take on the huge challenges and opportunities in the sector of food innovation, along with product design and packaging. They will typically either start their own manufacturing or consulting business, find positions in and outside of Europe, either in their country or in a national branch of a major international food brand, or they will return to academia as doctoral students within the food/innovation field. Visit the programme webpage, www.fipdes.eu for an overview of previous FIPDes students’ current positions.