The MSc programme in Plant Protection

National and international contacts

Last modified: 17. October 2022

Foreign contacts:

- ENDURE European Research Group Integrated Network of Excellence in Plant Protection

- Better Training for Safer Food EU participation in training courses

- EU NETWORK (iPlanta, Eurowheat, MUCF)

- UN FAO and EU expert work

- Taif University, Taif (Saudi Arabia)

- University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)

- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource technology, Palampur (India)

- Sütcü Imam Üniversity, Kahramanmaras, (Turkey)

- Agricultural University, Plovdiv, (Bulgaria)

- University of Sassari, Sardinia (Italy)

- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg (Switzerland)

- Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria)

- Julius Kühn-Institut, Braunschweig (Germany)

- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

- University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba (Australia)

- Joint research programmes with universities and research institutes in the UK, USA, China, Vietnam and New Zealand

The two-year training MSC programme at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Buda Campus - Budapest) has long and successful experience in research and training in agriculture, offers specialization in plant protection. The curriculum has a practical and theoretical orientation. It covers not only some advanced knowledge in biology and ecology of pests living together with cultivated plants, but prepares for managing, organizing, consulting, regulating and marketing tasks.

The graduate students are able to recognize pests (pathogens, weeds, insects), which are threatening our cultivated plants and to know the effects and mechanism of pesticides from the point of human health and environmental protection. They can prevent the harms and damages caused by the pests and they apply the procedures of ecological and integrated plant protection in order to reduce the pesticide use from an environmental point of view. . In their work, they are always attentive to the food safety, processors, consumers and the environment. Thanks to their higher degree in plant protection, they are also entitled to use first-category pesticides.The further aim is to prepare the interested and inspired students for research work and PhD training in the field of plant protection.

Is this programme for me?

YES -If you have a bachelor (BSc) degree in agriculture, biology, chemistry or related sciences and you want to specialize yourself to solve complex problems in plant protection.

YES- If you want to build your career in agricultural industry, agricultural services or research institutes, international organizations, consulting companies, public administration and advisory boards, governmental agencies. Large chemical companies typically have divisions specialized in pesticide (herbicides, fungicides, insecticide) production, agricultural engineering and other crop protection services. Governmental organizations also offer employment opportunities for specialists in crop protection.

Reasons to study as an MSc student at MATE Buda Campus

Living in Hungary is relatively cheap. The University assists the students in finding a proper accommodation in the flats available for renting.

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