Two-year Graduate Degree

A Food Studies Program with a Sense for Sustainability

Keep up with the food world by anticipating trends and generating sustainable innovation solutions towards ecological transition. 

Expand your international network on our study trips and gain an understanding of how food companies and institutions strategise. 

Challenge yourself in the Green Innovation Lab, our incubator of ideas.

Application deadline
First Round: May 2023
Second Round: July 2023

Start date: September 2023

Analytical Understanding of the World of Gastronomy

Expand your horizon in fascinating lectures and seminars and engage in a wide range of practical learning opportunities like study trips, lab work and tasting sessions. 

Become a gastronome, working to improve food systems’ sustainability and understanding all aspects of food, from production to consumption. 

Here is a list of some of the interdisciplinary subjects included in this programme: 

• Sustainable Food Business Management
• Statistical Analysis for Sustainable Food Systems
• Systemic Design for Circular Economy and Agroecology
• Green Innovation in Food Technology and Food Chains
• Applied Anthropology for Sustainable Food Systems
• Entrepreneurial Strategy for Sustainability
• Green Startups and Company Creation

Start your Career before Graduation, in Italy or Abroad

Apply your newly acquired skills and take your first steps towards your career with a mandatory internship in Italy and abroad. 

Our high occupation ratio – within a year of graduation – originates from the combination of:

• Our comprehensive and interdisciplinary academic model
• A close relationship with our Career Centre through one-on-one and collective professional coaching sessions
• Field projects and internships 
• A solid international network of companies and institutions
  

When Travel Meets Analysis

Analyse the food system of Italian and European territories and their role on gastronomic cultures by visiting food companies of all sizes. 

Gain an understanding of strategies and market requirements, considering current consumption trends, positioning, socio-economic situation and sustainability. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed new strategies that allow us to adjust our study trip offer according to present and potential future measures, always staying true to our experiential study approach.

Shift the Course of Your Networking

Become part of a community including people from 97 different countries, and expand your academic journey beyond the realms of education. Our international student body helps foster a global community where students can learn about other world cultures and continue expanding their network.

Our “Pollenzo Bubble” – as named by our alumni and students – guarantees that your university experience continues long after graduation.