An increasing number of experts are needed to solve the global challenges of food systems and the forestry sector through the use of technologies. Upon completing your studies, you will be a professional in sustainability and utilising technical and digital solutions in the agri-food and forest industries in Finland and abroad.
As a graduate of the Master's Programme in Technologies for Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources, you will:
You will enhance your expertise in a real operational environment through the programme's versatile collaborative partnerships and connect with specialists in the field throughout your studies. In addition to completing intensive and project courses with our collaborating organisations, you can also include an internship in your studies, which can be undertaken with our partner companies.
Teaching of the courses is carried out in English. You can also complete courses, write a Master's thesis and get supervision in English, Finnish or Swedish.
The scope of the Master's degree is 120 credits and takes two academic years to complete. In addition to choosing your specialisation area, your studies will consist of both field-specific advanced courses and optional courses, as well as project courses in collaboration with various organisations.
Your studies will have the following structure:
The teaching focuses on improving sustainability in the agri-food and forest sectors through technologies, exploring a wide range of applications including artificial intelligence, machine vision, data analysis, modelling, measurement technologies, and much more.
Your studies also include versatile project courses conducted in the programme’s collaborative area outside the university campus.
System modelling and simulation module includes following course topics:
Measuring, mapping and analysing of natural resources data module consists of following themes:
Sustainable management of resources and innovations module covers topics such as:
Company collaboration and work-life orientation have a strong emphasis in the Master’s Programme in Technologies for Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources. Your studies include project courses and intensive courses carried out with the programme's partners, offered either as standalone courses or integrated within other courses. The students will network with companies during their studies and gain valuable working life experience. This will also help international students to integrate into the Finnish labour market and society.
You can also complete an internship in partner organisations. The teachers and researchers of the degree programme have extensive networks in Finland and internationally with businesses across the food, agricultural and forestry sectors. They also collaborate with government organisations, and research institutes outside the university, such as the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), the National Land Survey of Finland (MML) and the Finnish Food Authority.
The master's programme also cooperates closely with other master's programmes at the faculty and other teaching units on the Viikki campus. Teaching and research collaboration takes place across faculty boundaries, and therefore, you will have access to many interesting courses at the University of Helsinki, also outside of your programme.
Your degree includes a Master's thesis (30 credits), which you will complete independently with support from your supervisors. Additionally, the seminar studies (5 credits) included in your curriculum will assist you during the thesis writing process. You may complete your Master's thesis within the faculty's research projects or as an assignment with the programme's partners, such as research institutes or companies. Upon completion of the thesis, these partners may become potential employers.
Student life and especially the student organisation culture is exceptionally rich and diverse in Finland.
At the University of Helsinki, more than 240 student organisations operate within the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY), ranging from faculty and subject organisations to political and societal organisations, and from choirs and orchestras to sports and game clubs. Their activities include anniversary celebrations, academic dinner parties, cultural events, get-togethers and excursions.
Students in Finland are also entitled to many benefits and services. For example, affordable student housing, low-cost sports services and student-priced meals. You also get numerous discounts, for example on public transport fees across the country.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry is located at the Viikki Campus, an international hub of life sciences that hosts several faculties, institutes, research projects and network organisations. There's also a veterinary teaching hospital, a research farm, an arboretum, a greenhouse and a research field.
The faculties of Viikki Campus have several research stations in Finland offering excellent facilities and support for research and teaching.