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Student Expedition: exploring career opportunities on Wageningen Campus
The 3rd edition of the Student Expedition Wageningen Campus was a success again! The event was highly appreciated by both the students and the companies. Each organisation offered tours, presentations and other interactive formats to introduce students to their missions and day-to-day operations. This provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain insight into the different ways these organisations make an impact in the agrifood ecosystem. This time, 135 students visited 14 companies.
One of the participating students mentioned that she really enjoyed looking behind-the-scenes at two companies that she always cycles past but never enters otherwise. She mentioned the low threshold of this event and the opportunity to see the companies' workspaces and labs.
The event serves as a bridge between academia and industry, showcasing the relationship between Wageningen University and the practical, real-world applications of knowledge at the Wageningen Campus."KWS Vegetables is proud to show its Freshplorer identity in the vegetable business. Moreover, we are committed to supporting young talent to make themselves grow. Events like this allow KWS Vegetables to contribute to the local Wageningen Campuscommunity," says Martin De Vos, global head of research vegetables at KWS Group.
A special thanks to the 14 organisations that opened their doors: IFF, Upstream Foods, NoPalm Ingredients, PhageGuard, Stichting Boerengroep, Time-travelling Milkman, ADM, CLS Services, Thai Union Group PCL., Foodvalley NL, KWS Vegetables, part of KWS Group, Schothorst Feed Research, Eurofins Agro & Horti, Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW).
