Process & Food Technology - English - 3 years - Full-time
A diploma in Process & Food Technology will make you an attractive candidate on the labour market. After all, you play a key role in making products and processes future-proof. Maybe you will become a technologist working on a new type of recyclable plastic, or invent a new kind of preservative. Our alumni also work as consultants at a consultancy company or as researchers at a university. No matter where you end up, you and your colleagues will be frontrunners in innovations and designing the world around us. Good to know: if you perform well during your degree programme, there is a good chance that you will be offered a position by the company where you completed your graduation project. Do you prefer to continue with your studies? That is an option as well!
At work
Is there anything I cannot be after I graduate?
The multidisciplinary nature of PFT means that you’ll be attractive to employers from all kinds of industries and many of the skills you obtain are transferrable to different professions.
Like the study programme, your career prospects are very broad and job roles include:
| What will you become |
|---|
| Operations technician |
| Food technologist |
| Product designer |
| Quality controller |
| Security advisor |
| Chief fire-fighter |
| Drug safety medical advisor |
| Process safety engineer |
| Production specialist |
| Research technician |
Former students speaking
About a dream job
Yajing Wang
I’m so excited to share my working experience with you! Can you imagine that you get your dream job within three months after graduation? I’m the lucky one. I’m now working at Ecolab as an application engineer. Ecolab is an international company which is specialized in all kinds of hygiene and cleaning products and services. I work on ensuring the performance of energy-related systems in chemical production such as cooling towers, furnaces, and boilers, etc. Every time I go into the plant to see the production, I think it’s so great to apply what I learned in school in reality.
About having impact
David Broekhuijsen
I started at Janssen Biologics after my graduation internship. Right now, I am a process engineer focusing on process equipment and upstream processing. My working day is best described as “dynamic”. It’s mostly a combination of desk work, meeting with a lot of people all over the world, and going into the production areas. During the PFT programme, I naturally drifted towards biotechnology. When Janssen came up as an opportunity, I immediately felt the intrinsic motivation of being able to have a positive impact on people’s lives. I am still happy about the choice I made.
About doing a master’s
Assia Aouichi
I am currently a student doing my master thesis (Chemical Engineering at TU Delft). The moment I started my bachelor programme in HHS, I was already planning my next steps towards a master’s. I can definitely say that the dynamic environment PFT provides had a major role in stimulating me in developing analytical skills and thinking out of the box. Furthermore, a broad network of experienced people such as my father (of course), PFT professors and professionals I met during the projects and internships, played a crucial role in my study career. My educational path is just like stairs full of challenges, facing them pushes me a step closer towards my passion and ultimate goal, namely becoming a process engineer focused on the newest innovative technologies.
Continue studying
At a university of applied sciences or research university
Prefer to go abroad? You can consider universities in countries such as Denmark, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom and China.