Data Science for Food and Health Wageningen University and Research

Overview

Key features

The Data Science for Food and Health programme at the Wageningen University and Research  will train ‘bridge builders’ who specialise in applying statistical and analytical instruments to Wageningen domains such as Human Health and Nutrition, Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles, and Marketing and Consumer Behaviour.

Why this programme?

• Interdisciplinary programme which integrates data science knowledge and skills with a sound understanding of nutrition, consumer behaviour and lifestyles, and their effects on human health.

• Learn to translate raw data from diverse sources into intelligible and actionable knowledge, using smart data processing and analytical methods.

• Explicit attention for interdisciplinary skills needed to perform a bridging role between various stakeholders.

• Personal leadership: students need to design and plan their individual learning pathway during their studies and will learn how to give direction to their personal and professional development.