Study blog
Study blog: how do high school students experience our Walk Along Days? Anna: Hi there, thanks for taking the time to talk with me. Can you tell me your name and what grade you’re in? Jonas: Sure, my name is Jonas and I am currently in my last of VWO at my high school. Anna: […]
The new implementation of skills and competencies in the BFT programme

“My name is Melanie van Berkum and I work at the Food Process Engineering (FPE) department as a teacher, and a few years ago I also started a PhD project on education. In this project I aim to improve the bachelor Food Technology (BFT) by implementing teaching and assessment methods on competencies, to make sure […]
Introduction: The Future Food Masters Team

The Future Food Masters team is made of 5 members: 2 teachers, 2 students, and one study advisor. The role of this working group is to facilitate implementation of the redesign of the programme according to the general vision/proposal, made by the previous working group, which was approved by the BoE. “Hello everyone, my name […]
Introduction: Student members of the PC BFT/MFT and PC MFS/MFQ

“Hello, readers! I am Lina Ben Amor, and I am a 3rd-year bachelor student in Food Technology. I am currently writing my thesis in the Food Microbiology Department! I am also the study commissioner of Nicolas Appert. I joined the Programme Committee before joining the board of the association, last September and officially at the […]
The Resit Effect : Teachers/ Student Council Party’s opinion

As you might have seen in the previous Study Blog, changes in the EER (Education and Examination Regulations) are currently under discussion. The main points of discussion were: The possibility of shifting the summer resits from August to July , with the scheduling of period 6 exams in the last few days of the resit […]
The Resit Effect : The students’ opinion

As you might have seen in the previous Study Blog, changes in the EER (Education and Examination Regulations) are currently under discussion. The main points of discussion were: The possibility of shifting the summer resits from August to July , with the scheduling of period 6 exams in the last few days of the resit […]
The Resit Effect

As you might have probably heard from the Student Panel Discussions organised by the Student Council a few weeks ago, the resits policy in our university is being reconsidered. This prospective shift has raised the concern of multiple students and teachers. For these foreseen reasons, the resit effect was the main topic of discussion within […]
Student assistant

As first or second year Bachelor student, you might have seen Food Technology students from higher years assisting at your courses, for example, as your practical supervisor. These students are present as a student assistant. As a student assistant, you help the teaching staff during courses, for instance, by answering questions from students during practicals […]
The Programme Committee chairs

Hi everyone! My name is Sam Kreuk and recently I started my new position as chair of the programme committee of the master’s Food Quality Management and Food Safety. Originally, I’m from Enkhuizen, a small city in the north of the Netherlands next to the IJsselmeer. From an early age I’ve been interested in the […]
The Food Programme Directors

Hello all, I am Jenneke Heising and last Februari I started working as Programme Director for the food programmes. I grew up in IJsselstein and I followed grammar school at Oosterlicht college in Nieuwegein. Then I went to Wageningen for my Bachelor and Master Food Technology, so I have experienced our education myself! After graduation […]