The Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Alcalá (UAH), a historic university, offers degrees in Pharmacy and also Food Science and Technology. The Food Science and Technology program aligns with technical and scientific criteria.
Address: Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33,600, Campus Científico-Tecnológico, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Food Science and Technology, Pharmacy
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemistry, Food Science, Microbiology and Genetics, Process Control
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of UAH, participating in the EU GREEN European University alliance. Collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, food industries, and research centers.
Research:
Research in pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, food chemistry, food safety, nutrition, and food processing technologies.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
180
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
8000
Pros
Offers a strong Food Science and Technology program within a historic university known for health sciences.
Cons
Primary focus of the faculty is Pharmacy (health-related).
Best For
Students interested in Food Science and Technology at a historic university with a strong health sciences environment.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales when food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering is the priority: it covers agriculture and bioinformatics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Both schools build their programmes around microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and chemistry, and Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers marine science and ecology and sustainability as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students.
- In terms of fields, Escola d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i de Biosistemes de Barcelona is the nearest neighbour, with food science, bioengineering and process control again at the core; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Ambientales is the closest domestic counterpart for food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas overlaps with this institution on food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well, and is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai (India) is a close relative on subject matter, since food science, bioengineering and chemistry are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- For microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and chemistry outside the home country, Saint Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University in Russia is a natural reference; it covers chemical engineering and quality as well, and is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Abroad, Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands) covers food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering in a comparable way, and it is far larger, with about 13,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Shizuoka in Japan pursues a similar profile in food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, and it covers quality and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- China Medical University Taichung (Taiwan) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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.
- Food, Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Control
*: 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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