Access, admission and scholarships

Admission

Complete application form at: http://www.admission.iamz.ciheam.org

Selection

The IAMZ-CIHEAM/UZ Studies Commission is composed of representatives of the organizing institutions. Selection of candidates is based on the documents submitted upon application.

Dates and deadlines

Part One of the Master is held from 25 September 2017 to 1 June 2018.
Part Two will commence in September 2018 with a duration of 10 months.
The application deadlines are the following:

• Non-Spanish candidates: 1 February to 4 May 2017
  
• Spanish candidates or candidates with knowledge of Spanish *:
  1 February to 15 September 2017
  * Non-European candidates should take note of the visa procedure deadlines.

Registration and scholarships

Provisional registration fees are 2900* euro per academic year.
Candidates from CIHEAM member countries may apply for a scholarship to cover registration fees, travel and full-board accommodation in the Hall of Residence on Aula Dei Campus.
Candidates of any nationality may apply for a grant to cover all or part of the registration fees.
* The fees are for guidance only and may be subject to change once the official fees for Master Programmes at the UZ have been determined.

First year

Learn from lectures, laboratory sessions, practical IT sessions to design animal feed programs, technical visits to a wide range of livestock farms and tutorials.

Take the opportunity to design a project about the latest techniques or methodologies in animal nutrition and how they can be applied in animal production.

Internships in firms

In the last month of the first year, carry out a professional traineeship in the feed manufacturing industry, a quality control laboratory, a livestock farm or an institution related to the animal nutrition or agro-food sectors.

Second year

Do the Practicum and the Final Master Project at a university, research centre, national or multinational firm.

Train in a research team environment. Take advantage of the excellent resources and valuable advice on offer. Acquire research experience in a real professional setting.