MSc Sustainable Food Systems – Double Degree program

Are you interested in sustainable food production “from farm to fork” and how to manage food processing and other food production related activities in a sustainable way? Do you want to study in an international context? Then the European MSc program Sustainable Food Systems is the right choice for you!

The food sector faces new challenges towards greater sustainability, including food quality and safety, public health, working conditions, environmental impacts. Markets’ globalization also impacts the future jobs in this sector and leads to a greater internationalization of the food companies and organizations. The future managers of the food sector will have to deal with these challenges, contributing to the development and implementation of sustainable food processes and related activities, and to the development of environmentally and socially responsible organizations. They must also have the abilities to integrate into international and multicultural environments.

The European MSc Sustainable Food Systems is offered by the Catholic University of Sacred Heart (Northern Italy) and ISARA (France).

This program is organized:

• in close collaboration with a network of food companies and organizations of the participating countries in order to guarantee the coherence of students' skills and attitudes with employers' expectations, to secure the employability of the future graduates.
• with the support of the European Union.

Partner universities:

• Isara (France)
• Catholic University of Sacred Heart (Italy)
• Ghent University (Belgium) as an exchange institution only

ISARA is a French "grande école" specialized in agriculture, food and environmental science. It is recognized by the French Ministry of Agriculture. ISARA offers a wide range of Bachelor and Master level curricula in agronomy, food and environmental science. We also develop research activities and consultancy services, mainly in two fields:

• Agroecology
• Sustainable food systems

Our mission:

• Educate the future managers with a high level of scientific knowledge and ethical responsibility, who are able to anticipate and support the societal changes to meet the national and international challenges in food, agriculture, and environment.
• Develop international excellence in Agroecology and Sustainable food systems
• Participate in a development beneficial to most of the population, support project development and innovation, develop scientific and technical knowledge.
• Participate in the public debate, and support the emergence of new ideas pertaining to science and society, economics and politics.

ISARA offers several study programmes, among which:

• ISARA Engineering Degree can be followed as a full-time student or apprentice after successful completion of secondary education, and can also be undertaken via continuing education or, for those without entry-requirement qualifications, through validation of prior work experience.
• European MSc (CGE) in Agroecology coordinated in conjunction with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway) and in partnership with other European and American universities.
• MSc (CGE) in Agroecology and Organic Agriculture with Wageningen University (The Netherlands).
• European MSc Sustainable Food Systems in partnership with several European universities.

Professional environment and students’ employability:

ISARA is established in Lyon and in Avignon, in a very dynamic environment close to companies, research centers and professionals working in agriculture, food industry, rural development and environment sectors. It is situated on the AGRAPOLE site, a cluster of excellence specialized in agriculture and food, which includes over 50 professional organizations of these sectors.