Fall semester in English at Oniris
The Food Engineering Technopole, located on the campus la Géraudière, is composed of Oniris, a Graduate School which offers Master & Engineer and PhD degrees (since 1973), the National Institute of Agronomic Research (since 1976) and a new building (since 2018) where start-ups and research units can interact.
Fall Semester Study at Oniris
Courses taught in English within the Food Science & Engineering program
Nantes, France - from September to January - for exchange students at Upper-undergraduate level.
Launch into the fast growing industries of Food,
become a changemaker in Quality / Sustainability / Innovation
Nantes, European Green Capital 2013
Capital of the County Pays de la Loire, Nantes is also the main city of Western France, with 600 000 inhabitants and 60 000 students.
Nantes can be easily completed in 2 hours from Paris by train, and is served by an international airport.
With a great range of cultural and recreational activities, Nantes is a great place to live, and at only 1 hour from the several seaside resorts of the Atlantic coast.
Oniris is ideally located on the Géraudière Food Science Campus, where scientists from Oniris, INRA (National Institute of Agronomic Research) and Cap Aliment1 can interacts to develop research, training and innovation.
1A selected resource center gathering industrialists, researchers and training institutions dedicated to the agri-food systems and sporty by the County Pays de la Loire.
Participation costs
Participation and registration fees are free of charge for students from our European and Non European partner Universities.
Accommodation, transport and food costs remain the responsibility of the students.
COURSES OPEN TO
Final year undergraduate students - Students with a BSc - Graduate students
in Food Science / technology – Chemical Engineering – Mechanical Engineering - Biotechnology
Each student can select from the following no more than 30 credits (a minimal of 20 credits must however be selected)
5 ECTS = approximately 3 US credits
| A B2 level English Proficiency is required to apply | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hours | ECTS | ||
| Food Science and Engineering basics1 | 42 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Food Safety and Quality Management1 | 22 | 1.5 | |
| Advanced tools and methodologies for food characterization1,2 | 36 | 4 | |
| Product innovation and food safety Management1,3 | 25 | 1.5 | |
| Energy and Sustainability1,2 | 60 | 5 | |
| Advanced Process Control1,2,4 | 30 | 4 | |
| Innovative food processing1,2,3 | 70 | 7 | |
| Communication and Leadership for Science and Engineering Professionals1 | 20 | 2 | |
| Data Science – Basics and exploration5 | 32 | 3 | |
| Data Science – Explain and predict5 | 19 | 1.5 | |
| Innovation and Creativity : design thinking at the service of engineers | 42 | 3 | |
| Baking Technology | 19 | 2 | |
| Baking process | 16 | 1.5 | |
| Food freezing and thawing | 22 | 2 | |
| Fruit Juice Technology | 12 | 1 | |
1 courses partially shared with graduate students from International Master’s degree in Project Management for Food Factories of the Future (PM3F).
2 courses partially shared with graduate students from Oniris Department of Food Process Engineering
3 courses partially shared with graduate students from Oniris Department of Food Science
4 courses partially shared with graduate students from Oniris Department of Biotechnology
5 courses partially shared with graduate students from Oniris Department of Management, Statistics and Communication
The courses not partially shared with Oniris graduate students or PM3F graduates students may not be opened if the number of registrants is insufficient.
Contact: iro@oniris-nantes.fr