Come and Study at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

Come and study at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Université de Liège

Information on studies International relations Passage des Déportés, 2 Laurent DE POTTER B-5030 Gembloux Tel. : +32 (0)81 62 22 43 Tel. : +32 (0)81 62 22 65 a [email protected] a [email protected] G www.gembloux.uliege.be/futur-etudiant G www.gembloux.uliege.be/international

2018, June Gembloux AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech has an international reputation for the Agro-Bio Tech, quality of its teaching and excellence in research. Faculty of the University of Liège, which has existed since Alumni from Gembloux work in over a hundred different countries. They contribute to the development of crop and livestock farming, the protection of the environment as well as 1860 and has got management of biodiversity and water resources in tempered, tropical, subtropical and mediterranean regions. 1378 students including AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK 327 PhD students Focusing on the jobs of tomorrow, the faculty is equipped with the latest scientific and teaching equipment: research laboratories, 41% of female students experimental sites in forests and fields, a university library, a language laoratory, fully-equipped and modern auditorium. 32% of foreign students

different nationalities 40 A UNIQUE SUPPORT CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND members of academic, scientific, RESEARCH IN BELGIUM 499 administrative and technical staff A unique research centre that will be equipped with the including 92 academic staff members best installations in Europe was developed at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. Also known as “Terra”, this large platform 233 scientific staff members represents an investment of more than EUR 16 million. It is composed of four Support Centres for Research and 253 research agreements Education entitled Agriculture is life, Environment is life, Food is life and Forest is life. 130 hectares G www.terra.uliege.be including 17 hectares of woodland

Figures as of June 2018 Video presenting Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech P www.gembloux.uliege.be/portrait Amsterdam The town of Gembloux (25 000 inhabitants) H London H is centrally located

Bruxelles H in Belgium and the ln Liège heart of Europe Lille Gembloux Thanks to the international train service, it is possible to reach numerous destina- tions from Gembloux. The main Belgian airports - Brussels Airport and Brussels H Arlon South Chaleroi Airport (lowcost airlines) - Luxembourg can also be easily reached from Gembloux.

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ACCOMMODATION ACTIVITIES To find accommodation in Gembloux, contact the faculty student Besides the courses provided by the faculty, Gembloux has a vast accommodation service (Aide à la vie étudiante). array of student, cultural and sporting activities to offer. It is best to submit your request to this service as soon as you have To find out more about activities organised by the students union, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech received an acceptance letter from the University of Liège. the international student association, and cultural life and sports Université de Liège In Gembloux, most of the accommodation is situated close to the around the faculty: Information on studies International relations university buildings, at a walking distance from the faculty. G www.gembloux.uliege.be/campus Passage des Déportés, 2 Laurent DE POTTER B-5030 Gembloux Tel. : +32 (0)81 62 22 43 More information on accommodation: Tel. : +32 (0)81 62 22 65 G www.gembloux.uliege.be/logement a [email protected] a [email protected] G www.gembloux.uliege.be/futur-etudiant G www.gembloux.uliege.be/international

2018, June Bioscience engineering programme The courses offered within the framework of these studies provide a multidisciplinary approach integrating life and environmental sciences, engineering and social sciences.

The four areas covered by the master in bioscience engineering give responses to the complex production problems and valorisation of bio-resources in relation with the sustainable management of our planet. The masters in bioscience engineering organised by Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech are accredited by The four areas of the masters in bioscience These four masters match four the “Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur“ engineering cover four fields of expertise: main categories of professions: and has been awarded the EUR-ACE label Environmental sciences and technologies engineering for a sustainable management (European Quality Label for Engineering Degree of environment, air, soil and water Programmes). Forest and nature management multifunctional management of forests and natural areas Agricultural sciences ecological intensification of agricultural productions ENGLISH SEMESTER Bio-sourced molecules: how to obtain, Chemistry and bioindustries valorisation and transformation of bio- resources characterize and valorize them? 30 to 47 ECTS to choose from 11 courses. G www.gembloux.uliege.be/bioingenieur G www.gembloux.uliege.be/full-english-semester

Landscape architecture programme At the crossroads between art, architecture and life sciences, the programme in landscape architecture prepares students to think of landscape as a limited resource. THREE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS This programme is conceived to learn how to design, plan and manage urban and rural Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech offers the programme environments, taking into account sustainable development and the well-being of people. in landscape architecture in collaboration with The master in landscape architecture is based on multidisciplinary teaching. It includes the Haute Ecole Charlemagne (Gembloux courses on technical and scientific aspects, human and social sciences, techniques in campus) and the Faculty of Architecture expression, representation and communication. La Cambre Horta, ULB (Brussels). This programme is unique in French-speaking www.architecturedupaysage.be G Belgium. Interuniversity master in agroecology This master degree trains actors able to be in charge of the agroecologic transition of the systems of food production in the european and tropical context. PARTNER INSTITUTIONS The programme is centred around on 4 teaching modules : The master is organised by the University 1. social sciences of the agroecologic transition ; of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech and the 2. systems and techniques of agroecologic production and ecosystemic faculty of sciences - Arlon Campus), by the services ; Université Libre de Bruxelles (interfeculty 3. regulation and modeling of agroecosystems at the level of a parcel and of school of bioengineers) and the University a territory ; Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech (France). 4. personal work for the master thesis.

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Interinstitutional master in the management of food innovation and conception This master degree trains professionals sensitised with specificities of the food products and the evolution of the PARTNER INSTITUTIONS society requests, in order to design the food of tomorrow. The master is organised by the University of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Faculty The programme includes the following teaching modules: of Veterinary Medecine, Faculty of Medicine , 1. Basics: bases for the for the sectors of raw materials production and transformation Faculty of Applied Sciences), the University oriented towards food and mainstream education (logistics, marketing, management, of Namur (Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of legislation) ; social, economic and management sciences) 2. five specialised modules based on the rule of the “5S”: Security – Santé (Health) – and the Haute Ecole Charlemagne Satisfaction (or Sensory) – Service – Society ; (Technical and agronomic categories). 3. a transversal project and a master thesis.

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Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech also coordinates the organisation of a specialised master in integrated production and preservation of natural resources in urban and periurban area.

G www.gembloux.uliege.be/masters-specialisation REGULAR STUDENTS INTEGRATION WEEKS / DAYS To be enrolled at Gembloux Agro-Bio as a regular student, The Pole académique de Namur organised cultural you need to refer to the admission procedures related to integration programmes in September and February. The your situation (nationality, title of the studies previously September integration week includes 40 hours of French completed). as a foreign language classes and cultural activities. In G www.enseignement.uliege.be/en/enrol February, the three integration days are a great opportunity to discover Belgian culture. EXCHANGE STUDENT Information and Registration : To apply to Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech as an exchange G www.poledenamur.be/etudiant/international student, you will have to fill in an online application file

within the indicated deadlines The Pole académique de Namur also offers, in collaboration G www.enseignement.uliege.be/en/erasmus-in with the Académie namuroise des langues vivantes, French as a foreign language courses throughout the year. LANGUAGE CLASSES The Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes (ISLV) Registration via the International Relations Department : also organises online language training (@LTER). G [email protected] This online tool proposes the study of 6 foreign languages, 3 different levels of learning (mainly distance learning), In Gembloux, the GROUPE ALPHA organises French that you can follow at your own rhythm, whatever the level classes for Belgian or foreign adults (15€ per semester). you are enrolled in. G www.alpha-gembloux.be G www.enseignement.uliege.be/langues

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