Your future
A Sustainable Food Systems at UCV degree opens doors worldwide. You understand how behaviour, health, and innovation interconnect. This makes you valuable in research, policy, business, and entrepreneurship, precisely the sectors where people with a broad, analytical perspective are most needed to turn the sustainable food revolution into a success.
Master’s programmes
During your studies, supported by your academic advisor, you’ll choose courses tailored to your post-bachelor plans. This ensures you’re well prepared to progress to the master’s programme of your dreams, at Maastricht University or elsewhere in the world.
At Maastricht University, you can progress to various master’s programmes, including:
- Health Food Innovation Management
- Health Promotion
- Biomedical Sciences
- Sustainability, Science, Policy and Society
Popular choices at other universities include master’s programmes at Wageningen University, Karolinska Institutet, King’s College London, and Trinity College Dublin.
Career opportunities
What do you do after your studies? Your predecessors work in a variety of roles, but they have one thing in common: they work at the intersection of disciplines. They connect science with policy, behaviour with product, research with market.
- Marketer in the food industry, at companies like Tony’s Chocolonely
- Advisor at a 3D food printing company
- Smart Food Developer at TNO
- Policymaker at the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Entrepreneur at the Sustainable Food Fund
- Legal advisor on food claims for certification schemes such as Eko, Bio, and Demeter
Want to start your own business? Then learn from the entrepreneurs in one of Europe’s most innovative agri-food regions. You learn to innovate and turn knowledge into concrete ideas.
Want to start your own business? Then learn from the entrepreneurs in one of Europe’s most innovative agri-food regions. You learn to innovate and turn knowledge into concrete ideas.
What are the statistics about our alumni?
Three-quarters of alumni would choose this bachelor’s programme again, primarily because of its interdisciplinary nature and high quality. Over 87% continue their studies with a master’s, often in the life sciences.
And after that? Over 92% of graduates find a job, usually at an academic level, as researchers or in related roles. The majority are satisfied with their work and career opportunities.
Sustainability isn't just something you need to do professionally; you also need to understand it. I want to change our employees' mindset so that they understand why sustainability is important and become more involved in helping us achieve our sustainability goals.
