Oniris is a public institution of higher education and research in veterinary medicine, food science, and bioengineering. This entry focuses on its food science and bioengineering aspects, as veterinary medicine is excluded.
Address: Route de Gachet, CS 40706, 44307 Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Food Science & Engineering, Bioengineering & Process Engineering, Health & Food Safety
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Under Ministry of Agriculture. Part of Université Bretagne Loire COMUE (now dissolved, links with Nantes Université). Collaborations with INRAE, ANSES, and agrifood industries.
Research:
Food processing and quality, Bioprocess engineering and fermentation, Food safety and risk analysis, Sensory analysis and consumer science, Animal health engineering (non-vet aspects).
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
1300
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Dual expertise in food science/bioengineering and veterinary sciences (though focusing on the former here), strong research in food safety and quality.
Cons
Primary identity often seen as veterinary, engineering part is specialized.
Best For
Higher education and research in food science, bioengineering, and process engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Institut Agro Dijon follows much the same lines as this institution, with logistics, agriculture and food science as common ground, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
- Institut Agro Rennes-Angers shares the core fields of this institution, namely logistics, agriculture and food science; it is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 1,300 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts logistics, agriculture and food science at the centre is VetAgro Sup, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,800 students against roughly 1,300 here, and is also a public institution.
- AgroParisTech offers a comparable education in logistics, agriculture and food science: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral.
- Among national alternatives, Institut Agro Montpellier stands out for its focus on logistics, agriculture and food science, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,800 students against roughly 1,300 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In Japan, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- National Fisheries University, in Japan, takes a similar route through logistics, agriculture and food science; it covers marine science and transportations as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,200 students.
- If this school is on your list for food science, quality and bioinformatics, Hubei University of Technology in China deserves a comparison, because it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers optics and industrial design as well.
- Beyond national borders, ZHAW School of Life Sciences und Facility Management stands out as a comparable school for food science, quality and bioinformatics; it is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 1,300 here, and is also a public institution.
- State Higher Vocational School in Sulechów, based in Poland, is built around agriculture, food science and quality much like this school, and it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers structural engineering and computer vision as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Bioengineering, Food, Food Safety, Process Improvement, Process Optimization, Quality Control, Quality Management, Risk Analysis
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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