Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Insects as Solutions for a Sustainable Future (ISSF) at Université de Tours

Two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master delivered jointly by the University of Tours, the University of Orléans, KU Leuven and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. It trains insect-science experts for biodiversity and conservation, sustainable agriculture, insect-based industries and biotechnologies, and vector-borne disease and One Health research.

Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English  |  Location: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

What you will study

A compulsory mobility pathway: semester 1 at Tours and Orléans (insects in ecosystems and agrosystems), semester 2 at KU Leuven (insects in industry and innovation) and semester 3 at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Career pathways

Biodiversity management and conservation, sustainable agriculture, new insect-based industries, biotechnology and bio-inspired innovation, bioconversion and waste management, and disease-vector insects and One Health; entomologist, ecologist, biological-control specialist.

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