Opening EWRS symposium Dijkhuizen

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For Quality of Life Our vision on research and
education Wageningen University and
Researchcenter, the Netherlands
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Three partners in research and education
8 research centers
Wageningen University
2 applied research stations
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Organisation Wageningen UR



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Innovation through cooperation
Development skills and Technology
Researchcenters and its partners
Applying Research
Generating knowledge and education
innvation
Wageningen University and its partners
Applied research and its partners
Society sector
corebusines
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Number of staff
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
fte
2000
number of people
1000
1999
2000
2001
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Relevant trends in our society

• Globalisation
• Individualisation
• New ways of communication through ICT
• Focus on civil society
• Consumer concerns
• Focus on ethics and values

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Our mission

• Wageningen UR contributes to improving the
  Quality of Life through scientific research and
  education in the domains of healthy food,
  sustainable food production and a viable green
  space.

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Finances

• Sound financial development
• turnover 540 million Euro
• autonomic growth in 2001 10 percent
• public/private 60/40
• working on new (international) partnerships

Focus on partners and Value for Money
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Chain
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Research and education fields

• Societal and political issues need innovation and
  scientific research

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Helping to support sector society

• Not as politicians nor as a pressure group
• With expertise, know-how and scenarios
• From academic to applied research
• Research and teaching
• Combining technical and social sciences

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Programmes

• Bachelor Program (BSc)
• Master Program (MSc)
• PhD Students (Dutch international)

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The Wageningen model
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Domains of Bachelor and Master Programmes

• Life Sciences

• Technology and Food

• Environmental Sciences

• Social Sciences

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Master programs
Green space
Earth system sciences, Environmental
sciences, Forest nature conservation, GIS, Hydro
logy water quality, International land water
management, Leisure environments, Meteorology
air quality, Soil sciences, Urban
Environmental Management
Agriculture bio resource engineering, Bio
informatics, Biotechnology Food quality
management, Food safety, Food technology, Molecula
r sciences
International development studies, Management of
agro-ecological knowledge and social
change, Management, economics consumer studies
Organic agriculture, Plant biotechnology, Plant
Sciences
Animal science aqua culture
Plant sciences - Animal Sciences -
Food technology - Environmental Sciences -
Social Sciences
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Number of freshmen
1200
1000
800
Erasmus
600
Int. Masters
400
200
Dutch
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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Number of students
4800
4000
International M.Sc.
3200
2400
1600
800
Dutch
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
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Number of international students
1200
1000
800
600
About 60 nationalities
400
200
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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Number of thesis
240
200
160
120
80
40
1970
1980
1990
2000
2001
2002
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Main characteristics of our alumni

• Result-oriented attitude
• In-depth domain knowledge
• Open mind for social developments
• Well-equipped participant in the social debate
• International orientation
• Eager for life-long learning

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Working with the international top

• Forming an indepth coalition with leading
  European and North American universities
• Present participants Euroleague
• university of Aberdeen, university of Vienna,
  university of Hohenheim, veterinary university of
  Danmark, agricultural university of Sweden
• Accrediting programs
• Exchanging scientists, masterclasses, leading
  seminars on important issues, exchange of
  sabbaticals etc.
• Global forum with Cornell, MBA with Purdue and
  others

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