Deadline:
February 28, 2025
Location(s)
Belgium Netherlands Norway Spain
Ghent, Wageningen, Trondheim, Barcelona
Overview
Aquaculture, the controlled production of aquatic (food) organisms, plays a crucial role in relieving the growing need for health, tasty and sustainably produced food. For decades, aquaculture sector is the fastest growing food production system globally and is the only option to reduce the pressure on levelling or declining wild fisheries.
Details
The ever-continuing intensification in aquaculture systems, along with an increased production scale has, however, inevitably resulted in the increased occurrence of viral, bacterial or stress-related disease outbreaks. This calls for innovative solutions to be developed and implemented by appropriately trained experts. In order to respond to the need for an expert training in aquaculture health management, the AquaH consortium combines the expertise of the 4 European excellency centers in the field:
- Ghent University (UGent – coordinator), Belgium
- the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
- Wageningen University - Aquaculture & Fisheries Group (WU), Netherlands
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Spain
Each partner has a long standing and strong reputation in aquaculture research, with a growing focus on health and disease management.
Learning Outcomes
Participants that successfully terminate the programme will be able to understand and control the interaction between aquaculture species and their environment, in order to produce robust and healthy animals with attention for epidemiologic, environmental and welfare regulations.
Structure
The programme offers 3 distinct learning lines, each addressing aquaculture health issues on a different level:
- @ NTNU: relationship between the ecosystem and health
- @ WU: preventing disease and maintaining adequate health, whilst minimising the impact on the environment
- @ UAB/UB: the relationship between animal physiology and health
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Admission Requirements
1. Academic requirements
Candidates must:
- Hold a Bachelor's degree of 180ECTS (is equivalent to 3y) from a university or recognized equivalent
- Demonstrate through their transcripts or records to have successfully acquired:
- Basic science training in at least 5 out of 7 of the following fields: (i) Mathematics; (ii) Physics; (iii) Chemistry; (iv) Biochemistry; (v) Biology; (vi) Microbiology; (vii) Engineering
- Statistics level 1 and 2
Some academic or professional background in aquaculture is highly recommended
2. Language requirements
The applicant must be proficient in English. The English language proficiency can be met by providing a certificate (not older than 5 years) of one of the following tests:
- TOEFL IBT 80
- TOEFL PBT 550
- ACADEMIC IELTS 6,5 overall score with a min. of 6 for writing and 6 for speaking
- CEFR B2 Issued by a European university language centre
- ESOL CAMBRIDGE English CAE (Advanced)
TOEFL/IELTS predictive tests and TOEIC will not be accepted
Language of instruction is not accepted anymore, except for:
- applicants who have a diploma (Secondary Education, Academic Bachelor Degree, Master Degree) awarded by a recognised institution in the Flemish Community
- applicants who are nationals from or have obtained a bachelor and/or master degree in a higher education institute with English as mode of instruction in USA, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Canada, and in the latter case a certificate that the mode of instruction was English has to be submitted.
Dates
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Possibility of Erasmus Mundus Scholarships covering the tuition fee + 1400€ monthly allowance + up to 7000€ contribution to be used for travel and installation costs.
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