Food: Product and Process Design

About this programme

To mark the start of the academic year, we have put together a summary of the most important information, points of contact … Anyone wishing to continue studying after completing a Bachelor’s has to address the Master’s question: how to proceed … What’s happening over the next few days and weeks? We have the overview for the 2025/2026 academic year for you. In the Horizon 2020 project FAIRCHAIN, applied research on food innovations will be carried out at the Institute of Applied Production Sciences for four years with international project partners. The aim of the research project is to investigate, how protein can be produced sustainably and efficiently along the entire food value chain in Austria, by using the case of insects. For example, you can carry out your business development projects and your Master’s thesis at industrial, commercial or agricultural businesses. The cooperative education course is therefore aimed in particular at those taking on agricultural businesses or commercial start-ups and who wish to enter the world of processing and direct marketing with some innovative product ideas. You will work and research in the laboratories of the Institute of Applied Production Sciences at FH JOANNEUM and at the production plants of our project partners. For example, they develop new foods based on regional products, devise innovative process chains for food processing, preservation and packing and work in the fields of hygiene, environmental and quality management. The pre-requisite for this is the Hygiene Manager certificate which you can obtain during y