Innovative master programme
State-of-the-art, meeting employers' needs in the bioeconomy sector
Bioceb (European Master in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Bioeconomy) is a 2-year joint master programme, a state-of-the-art and innovative curriculum, training future research and innovation managers to tackle the challenges related to the deployment of the bioeconomy across the world.
A European master for the global deployment of the bioeconomy
Bioceb? (European Master in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Bioeconomy) is a 2-year joint master programme, a state-of-the-art and innovative curriculum, training future research and innovation managers to tackle the challenges related to the deployment of the bioeconomy across the world.
A vision based on a sustainable use of biological resources
Bioceb vision of the bioeconomy is based on the sustainable use of biological resources, preserving biodiversity and favouring circular economy systems. It offers students with backgrounds in biology-related disciplines the opportunity to specialise in one field of biotechnologies while developing the ability to implement systemic value chain approaches. The three pillars of Bioceb biotechnology training core are:
- biological resource diversity and optimal use,
- bioprocess design and upscaling, and
- biobased products engineering for targeted markets.
An interdisciplinary and intercultural approach
Bioceb addresses the needs of the growing bio-based industry sector in scientists being aware of the markets and socio-economic contexts. It arises from an interdisciplinary approach combining chemistry, biology, economic and environmental sciences with cross-cutting skills including project management. Its modular construction promotes a cultural mix between students from different regions of the world and with various educational backgrounds.
Bioceb Key facts
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associated partners
from academia and industry, from all around the world
Final joint graduation
One shared ceremony for all partner universities
Fully taught in English
but connecting to local cultures and languages
Joint first semester in Reims
France — all students together from day one
Joint training events
Induction week, summer school
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Master of Sciences (MSc)
from prestigious universities, after 120 ECTS in at least 2 European countries
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partner universities in bioeconomy
worldwide recognised institutions from 4 European countries
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students per cohort
Small group size ensuring quality mentoring and individual support
Bioceb key facts
- State-of-the-art and innovative master programme meeting employers’ needs in the bioeconomy sector
- Fully taught in English… but connecting to local cultures and languages.
- Up to 25 students per cohort
- Study (and life) experience in at least 2 European countries, resulting (after acquiring 120 ECTS) in 3 Master of Sciences (MSc) from prestigious universities
- 5 worldwide recognised higher education institutions in the bioeconomy field from 4 European countries
- 17 associated partners, both from academia and industry and from all around the world
- 1 joint first semester in Reims (France)
- Joint training events: Induction week, summer school
- 1 final joint graduation
- Innovative pedagogy focus, for instance, the Green Line Project
- Full integration of horizontal skills training: (complex) project management, intercultural approach, adaptability, teamwork, leadership… and activities designed to enhance self-confidence and assertiveness.
- Multiple opportunities to have hands-on experience: mandatory research internship (Master’s Thesis), access to experimental facilities, biorefinery site visits, etc.
- High-quality support of students joining the programme (dedicated project manager, facilitated access to university housing, etc.)
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Bioceb history:
The first Bioceb project, an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree funded from 2019 to 2025 with the support of the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union (Project Reference: 610559-EPP-1-2019-1-FR-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB), has just come to an end.
A second Bioceb project, an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master, is being co-funded by the European Union, as from October 2025 to November 2031 (Project Reference: 101239726).
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Choose Bioceb!
You have a strong background in biology, and you want to achieve a specialization in biotechnologies to ensure a sustainable global use of biological resources.
You have a strong background in biology, and you want to achieve a specialization in biotechnologies to ensure a sustainable global use of biological resources.
You have a degree in chemical engineering with experience in biomass valorization, and you want to contribute to the deployment of the bio-based chemical industry worldwide.
… Bioceb will help you meet your career expectations while offering you an international and intercultural experience in different bioeconomy contexts.
Through the Bioceb programme, you will benefit from synergetic expertise of professors and managers from international companies, all contributing to large-scale collaborative research and innovation projects for the bioeconomy. You will receive a high-level scientific and technological training while developing personal skills, such as your capacity to interact in groups and your adaptability.
You will be part of a one-of-a-kind programme that addresses all the dimensions of sustainable bioeconomy, covers the value chain (from plant resources to manufactured bioproducts), and focuses on different scales (from the gene to the industrial process and socio-economic environment).
According to your background and your aspirations, you will tailor your own profile thanks to the semester options, the project, and the master’s thesis.
With Bioceb, you will benefit from:
- A top-level Master programme
- A joint experience with students from the 5 continents
- 5 study tracks designed to train tomorrow’s bioeconomy managers
- A curriculum enabling students to find innovative solutions contributing to solve the main world challenges: sustainable development, climate change
- A training fully taking into account the diversity of bioeconomy contexts in Europe and worldwide
- The integration of highly dynamic research and innovation, entrepreneurship and socio-economic local environments.
At the end of Bioceb, you will have acquired the following competencies:
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.