Food Industry Engineering
Italy, Padua
| Study location | Italy, Vicenza |
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| Type | Master's degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | IN2802/000ZZ/2024 |
| Tuition fee | €2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees |
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| Application fee | €30 one-time This fee is non-refundable. |
| Deposit | €204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable. |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or equivalent)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent certificate Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions |
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| More information | unipd.it/en/food-industry-engineering |
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Overview
The Master’s Degree program in Food Industry Engineering aims to create professionals capable of conceptualizing, planning, designing, and managing processes, systems, and services in the food industry, with a strong emphasis on safety. The educational path is structured around six areas:
- food technology, microbiology, safety;
- chemical and process engineering;
- design and management of automatic machines and integrated automatic systems;
- thermal exchange and energy sustainability;
- supply chain management, data digitalization, traceability, and quality;
- risk analysis and control.
Programme structure
1st Year: Legislation, hygiene and applied microbiology for food safety, Unit operations in food industry, Hygienic design & steels, alloys and coatings for food industry, Materials for sustainable food packaging, Electronics for information processing, Refrigeration and thermal processing technologies, Plant-safe design and food logistics.
2nd Year: Sustainable and traceable digital supply chains and statistical quality, Automatic machines and robots for food industry, Safety management and risk management, Electrification, sustainability and efficiency in food processing, Conversion and storage systems for the energy sustainability of the food industry, Applied machine learning.
The Master’s degree programme culminates in a significant design activity, concluding with a thesis
demonstrating mastery of the subject matter, autonomous working capabilities, and strong communication skills.
Career opportunities
Graduates can work both in the private and in public sectors, in Italy and internationally, in managerial positions focusing on automated integrated industrial processes, safety, quality monitoring systems, and food hygiene aspects. They can seek employment in food manufacturing companies, machines and plants production companies specifically designed for the food industry, distribution companies within the food supply chain, and qualified consulting services companies.
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