Plant Breeding (Erasmus Mundus) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Overview

This Plant Breeding (Erasmus Mundus) program at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna will give students a multidisciplinary training of modern plant improvement techniques including management and social aspects thus prepare graduates for leading positions in the seed and plant breeding sector.

The complementarity of the consortium members in terms of specializations, working methods, climatic specificities and collaboration partners produces a programme that could not be offered by one organization alone. The wealth of knowledge and expertise in the fields of plant breeding, plant biology, seed technology, biotechnology of emPLANT+ is unique in the world.

emPLANT+ aims at providing students interested in Plant Breeding with excellent training in science, management, law, languages and soft skills that are needed in this field by the Seed Industry and Research Institutes.

Career prospects

The development and release of new varieties, along with associated activities, is one of the fields of technology with greater projection and foreseeable demand in the future.

emPLANT has been developed to respond to the needs of the seed and plant companies in terms of knowledge and competences.

The contacts with the seed industry and associated structures during the two years (lectures, visits, internships) will facilitate the students’ job insertion