Master of Bioscience Engineering

The University of Antwerp (coordinator), in collaboration with Ghent University and KU Leuven, offers a unique Master of Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering. In this master's programme, you will learn to tackle urban environmental issues in a sustainable and (eco)technological way and situate possible solutions in an international perspective. The integrated and multidisciplinary approach to urban environmental challenges, the intense collaboration between the three partner universities and with external stakeholders, and the problem-based education in the CityLabs are just some of the defining elements of this unique master's programme.

In the first master's year, you take a number of introductory courses that prepare you for the core of that first master's year: the three multidisciplinary CityLabs. Each CityLab deals with a specific urban environmental challenge: the effect of an urban environment on water, atmosphere, soil, urban green and biodiversity (CL 1: The Urban Ecosystem), the optimisation of resource consumption in cities, focusing on water, energy, food and materials (CL 2: Urban Resources), and the impact of an urban environment on human health and the liveability of a city (CL 3: Human Health & Urban Liveability).

In the second master's year, you personalise your own learning pathway by including elective courses. In addition, the second master's year entails a compulsory internship. The programme concludes with the completion of a master's thesis.