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Consumer Affairs has become a globalised field in research and higher education. It analyses consumers in their economic, social and ecological environment. The demand from corporate and governmental sectors as well as consumer organisations for higher education graduates in the field of Consumer Affairs is very high.
The purpose of this new specialisation within the MSc Management, Economics and Consumer Studies programme is to improve the supply of highly educated and qualified employees in the field of Consumer Affairs. For this reason Wageningen University offers European Consumer Affairs in collaboration with the Aarhus University (Denmark), the Technische Universität München (Germany) and Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland). The language of instruction is English and students are encouraged to spend a semester at a one of the partner universities as an exchange student. They are also offered the opportunity to graduate with a double degree within four semesters (two years).
EURECA is a specialisation for students who are interested in consumers in their economic, social and ecological environments. Applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree in socio-economics (i.e business administration, economics and sociology) or in science/engineering with a Consumer Affairs orientation. |
Prof. Hans van Trijp of the Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Chair Group gave his view on this new Double Degree programme, Interview Prof. H. van Trijp
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