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Safety in the Food Chain

The international Master programme "Safety in the Food Chain" (SIFC) was developed to provide a profound academic MSc programme concerning all areas of food safety. It offers a high level study course by combining all the existing expertise of European universities. The contents of the curriculum are focused on the whole spectrum of the food chain (regarding supply and production).

Website Safety in the Food Chain

SIFC Welcome Meeting

We warmly invite all first year SIFC students at BOKU to our SIFC Welcome Meeting!
Time: 12th of October, 2023, 16:00-17:00
Room: SR 25 / MUG2 [SR DLWT klein], Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna

Topics: Information on courses, partner universities, Erasmus, thesis,...
Please be aware that the attendance is compulsory!

ELLS Scientific Student Conference - register now!

Did you know that your international master programme is organised within the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS)?

This university network also organizes an annual Scientific Student Conference and BOKU warmly invites all students to this year's conference "The Power of Science- Many Perspectives on our World"!
Food for the world * Big perspectives on small things * Pigs, pine trees and everything in between * Social economy in a changing world * Our planet as a resource * Working together for a greener future
Get to know students from our partner universities and get inspired by their BSC and MSC thesis presentations!

Where: University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany)
When: 17.-18.11.2023
Registration for the ELLS Scientific Student Conference is open
Deadline for presenters: 30 September, Deadline for audience members: 15 October or when the maximum number of participants is reached.

Further information and registration:
https://ells2023.uni-hohenheim.de/ssc
boku.ac.at/ells

Curriculum
Which courses are offered?

How to apply
Which documents do I need? When are the deadlines?
Currently Safety in the Food Chain is a single degree programme at BOKU. Therefore you have to fulfill the BOKU admission criteria and follow the BOKU admission procedure.

Plan your Studies at BOKU
Information for the Welcome Days for students from abroad
Prior to your arrival: Academic Calendar, Programmes and programme structure at BOKU, How to look for Courses,Course Types, European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System "ECTS", Master's thesis and Project Work, Language Courses, Tandem, Buddies, Facilities for students with special needs, Studying with children.
Upon arrival: BOKU-Campuses, Registration at BOKU, Departments - Institutes, Library, Language Courses, Tandem –language learning, Austrian Students´ Union, Eating at BOKU, Social life at BOKU.

Plan your Life in Vienna
Prior to your arrival: Entry & Residence Permits (Visa), Accommodation, Insurance,  Cost of living, Vaccinations, Arrival in Vienna - when and where.
Upon arrival: Vienna - Quality of living and Safety, Arriving in Vienna - When and Where, Getting around in Vienna, Money & Bank Account, Phone, Sports, Cultural Activities in Vienna, Illness or personal problems, Foreign representations in Vienna.

Studying at the partner university
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Master's thesis
How do I find a topic and supervisor? Where do I register?

Graduation
Which documents do I have to submit? When are the deadlines?

Contact

Find us on Facebook
Meet other SIFC students in this student-run facebook group!