The Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology programme combines biology, chemistry and science of engineering in close collaboration with international biotech companies.
About the programme
At the Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology programme you will learn to apply in depth knowledge of biochemical and biotechnological processes according to production of drugs (medicine), food industry and environmental challenges.You will get acquainted with methods used in the field of biotechnology of industrial production.
You will also obtain knowledge of engineering principles relevant to the processing of materials by microorganisms or plant and animal cells to create useful products or industrial processes.
An attractive education in the Biotech City Kalundborg
Kalundborg is known as the Biotech City of Denmark due to the large number of biotechnological and mechanical engineering companies located in the area. In Kalundborg you will find the world's largest insulin production company, the world's largest enzyme production, Denmark's largest refinery, the world's first indutrial symbiosis and not least some of the best engineers in the world. You will meet all of this through your educaton e.g. through project work, company visits, guest lecturers, a mentor arrangement and in the internship.
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Future and career
As a Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology you acquire a wide range of career opportunities in the world's leading biotech companies. You can also continue your studies at a Master's programme in Denmark or abroad.
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