Education
Our world-class Life Sciences knowledge institutes are home to scientists and teachers who are considered leaders in their field. Together they organize and supervise the educational programmes for our bachelor and master students, PhD-candidates and professionals, for their career in life sciences and/or bio business. In addition, they offer modules for high school education to introduce future students to the field of life sciences.
Europe's largest graduate school in Life Sciences located at Utrecht Science Park.
In Utrecht, you鈥檒l choose which paths to take, be able to move between disciplines, synthesise what you learn and grow together with our community. We provide an interdisciplinary framework where you can turn your ideas into sustainable actions.
Programmes
High Schools
Biomedical Sciences students from the UMC Utrecht visit high schools to guide students through hands-on DNA experiments and foster dialogues about the implications of genetic research. In , upper-level HAVO/VWO students act as DNA researchers, analyzing tumor DNA to detect mutations linked to cancer and develop a treatment plan. During , students from all levels engage in dialogues about the ethical and societal dilemmas raised by genetic research and technologies such as embryo research, embryonic DNA modification and DNA testing. This way, the visiting students try to make biomedical science more tangible and encourage high school students to reflect on both the biological background and the societal impact of research.
Bachelor
At Utrecht Science Park, there are three Life Sciences-oriented Bachelor's programs at the Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 of Applied Sciences (, , and ), as well as twelve programs in the field of 鈥Health for humans and animals鈥 at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. During these applied science programs, you deepen your knowledge in the areas of health, life sciences, and/or technology. You work in an inspiring field with advanced practices both independently and in collaboration with fellow students, lecturers, and researchers from the professional field.
Master
In line with the philosophy of a research university, all Master's programmes of the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) are directly linked to the focus areas of research of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, the PhD-programmes of the GSLS and renowned Utrecht Research Institutes. The GSLS offers 16 Master's programmes, many of them interdisplinary on the interface of Biomedical sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Veterinary medicine. Each programme provides ample research opportunities and freedom of choice in courses and profiles, which enables students to realise their own master plan. Currently almost 1800 students are registered in the Master degrees.
PhD
The Graduate School of Life Sciences offers 15 PhD programmes that together cover a wide range of research topics, from plants to patients, from molecules to populations. These PhD programmes are rooted in the focus of Life Sciences research in Utrecht. Currently over 2000 PhD candidates participate in the Graduate School divided over the many research groups of the faculties of Science, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. All programmes are in English. The GSLS PhD course center organises trainings on general skills and competenties for all PhD candidates.
Continuing education for professionals in the life sciences field has become a third educational pillar in the educational landscape of the Graduate School of Life sciences and Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 as a whole. The GSLS offers several courses from Master and PhD programmes that are open also to professionals that want to keep developing themselves at an academic level. Areas of interest include Health care, Veterinary medicine and Sustainability.
Broaden your horizon with a summer course in an inspiring international environment. The Utrecht Summer School offers a broad selection of over 150 summer courses in various disciplines, both on location as well as online. The Summer School is a partnership of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, HU 木瓜福利影视 of Applied Sciences and HKU 木瓜福利影视 of the Arts. These institutions of higher education offer high quality, fully accredited summer courses in English at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD level. Apply now and design your perfect summer!