Bioceb consists in a dedicated 4-semester MSc joint curriculum, with a core in-depth training in biotechnology encompassing biological resource diversity and optimal use, bioprocess design and upscaling, and biobased products engineering for targeted markets, with complementary focus on soft skills including project management.
In order to promote the development of sustainable and circular bioeconomy systems, the programme goes beyond the biomass processing technical issues, by providing knowledge of green chemistry principles, tools for socio-economic and environmental assessment, experience of facing real-life bioeconomy challenges through projects and examples of flexible biorefinery systems adapted to local contexts.
To deliver Bioceb vision, five European Higher Education Institutions pool complementary competences and approaches, all converging on the development of biotechnologies in the context of bioeconomy :
- Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (AgroParisTech) - France
- University of Reims-Champagne-Ardenne (URCA) - France
- Aalto University - Finland
- Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) - Estonia
- University of Liège (ULiège) - Belgium
This consortium of five HEIs is supported by a network of 19 associated partners ; belonging either to academia or socio-economic world.
The added-value and originality of Bioceb relies on the integration of the consortium complementarities in a joint training programme, thus covering all the value chain, from plant resource to manufactured bioproducts, at all scales, from the gene to the industrial process, and addressing the related socio-economic and environmental stakes.
Bioceb provides a modular organisation favouring student mobility and international experience while preserving jointness and interconnection between the different possible tracks :
Bioceb study tracks
| Modular track | Targeted scientific and management activities |
|---|---|
| Track 1 : Bioproducts, green chemistry, biomass engineering | Production of tailored plants and microorganisms to increase the sustainability of the value chains (adaptation of plant to climate change, preservation of biodiversity and food resources, etc.) |
| Track 2 : Bioproducts, green chemistry, bioprocesses | Design, optimization and up-scaling of processes for the production of biobased molecules, combining fermentation and chemistry and taking into account the principle of green chemistry (in particular waste reduction) |
| Track 3 : Bioproducts, green chemistry, materials, polymers | Design and development of bioproducts and biomaterials in particular biodegradable materials, and exploiting the diversity of new structures |
| Track 4 : Agro-resources, value chain assessment, bioprocesses | Design of new sustainable value chains and processes involving flexible multi-resources and multi-products biorefineries |
| Track 5 : Agro-resources, value chain assessment, materials, polymers | Design of new sustainable value chains and products for bio-based materials, to substitute fossil-based solutions and create new products |
After getting 120 ECTS from the Bioceb partner institutions, successful students will obtain MSc. triple degrees, according to their pathways within Bioceb and a Diploma Supplement in connection with the degrees obtained.
Names of the degrees are the following :
Master in Integrative Biology and Physiology (IBP), study track Biomass Engineering for Bioeconomy (BEB), delivered by the Université Paris-Saclay (UPSaclay), operated by AgroParisTech ;
Master of Science (Technology), delivered by the Aalto University ;
Master of Science in Engineering, delivered by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia ;
Master in Bioengineering : Chemistry and Bio-industries, delivered by the University of Liège (ULiège) ;
Master in Biology AgroSciences (BAS), delivered by the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA).
Interested in Bioceb Master ?
- First academic year will start on September 2020
- Online application from 18 November 2019 to 18 February 2020
- Admission requirements :
BSc degree or equivalent degree of at least 180 ECTS in Engineering or Science including a strong background in at least one discipline related to Biology : Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biophysics, Bioprocess engineering, Molecular biology
Preferred but non-mandatory : a complementary background in Chemistry, Physics or Environmental sciences
Proven good level in Mathematics
Proven very good English level (equivalent to minimum B2)
More information about admission requirements and application procedure on the Bioceb website (November 2019)
Contacts :
- Bioceb coordination team : bioceb chez agroparistech.fr
- Bioceb coordinator : Pr. Stéphanie Baumberger
- Bioceb website : www.bioceb.eu - available early November 2019
