Sustainable Food Processing

University
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK)
City, country
Seinäjoki, Finland
Duration
4 years
Specialties
Agriculture, General Engineering & Technology
Price
Free
Study language
English (ENG)
Degree
Bachelor
Study start
2026-09-01
Deadline
2026-04-15
About
Carrer

As an Engineer of Sustainable Food Processing, you will get a holistic understanding of food systems. In your studies, you can follow the production of food from “field to fork”. You will understand food processing from many perspectives and for different raw materials, like vegetables, cereals, beverages as well as dairy and meat products. You will get a good foundation to work in various positions in the field of agri-food, like in production, quality control, research and development, in management positions, in sales and marketing or even as a founder of a company.

Also, the multidisciplinary and international SEAMK offers to the students of Agri-food Engineering the opportunity to expand their skills to the international agri-food industry.

Sustainable Food Processing studies at SEAMK are designed to meet the future requirements of agricultural production, food technology, food processing and packaging. Alongside full skillset of basic and natural sciences knowledge of engineering and agri-food processing, you will get strongly involved with process hygiene, automation and digitalisation. Also, sustainable management in agri-food business is essential part of the studies.

General competencies form the basis for professional activities, cooperation, and the development of expertise. General competencies include learning skills, ethical competence, cooperation skills, innovation skills, and internationalisation skills. In addition to the above-mentioned competencies, entrepreneurial skills and quality management skills are emphasised in the degree studies of SEAMK as competencies common to all.

Graduates from the programme may work in:

  • Food production
  • Quality control
  • Process development
  • Inspection
  • Supervision and teaching 

Possible positions for sustainable food processing engineers are:

  • Production supervisors
  • Process designers
  • Health inspectors
  • Quality controllers
  • Production managers