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The three-year-curriculum in Biotechnology, at the ESBS is organized by the “Upper Rhein universities” in Basel, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe and Freiburg. Students from France, Switzerland and Germany receive an interdisciplinary and intensive, trilingual education in the area of biotechnology.
Most of the lectures take place in Strasbourg, however courses and laboratory courses take also place in Basel and Freiburg. The lecture and examination languages are French, German and English.
Courses are regularly updated to fit the recent developments of fundamental and industrial research areas in biotechnology. The graduate study program in biotechnology includes a very broad range of courses such as molecular biology, immunology, biophysics, and process engineering up to economics, languages, molecular modeling, and bioinformatics.
The study program ends up with an 8-month internship, which the students can complete in one of many research laboratories worldwide, in industry, private institutions or in academia.
The degree obtained after graduation is a Diplôme d’ingénieur en biotechnologie/Diplom-Biotechnologe, comparable to an M.Sc. in Biotechnology, officially recognized by France, Germany and Switzerland.
In the new curriculum, students will be able to concentrate in the second year on a specialized area, such as bioproduction or bioinformatics.
"Excellent, both theoretically and in the practical laboratory work, as well as with computers and instruments"
The Institute of Technology, Sweden
"Man lernt im Laufe der drei Jahre, sich an die verschiedensten Umgebungsbedingungen anzupassen. Die Praktika in diversen Labors erleichtern den Einstieg in die echte Laborwelt und ermöglichen viele Einblicke, die man als Student im klassichen Unialltag nicht erhält. Die Dreisprachigkeit öffnet Türen in alle Welt und diese Gelegenheit wird von vielen Studenten genutzt."
Graduate from class 2002, scientist at MIT, Boston/USA
"Outre la qualité de l'enseignement technique et pratique, l'apprentissage des langues étrangères et la forte ouverture de l'École sur l'espace rhénan sont des aspects très appréciés par les entreprises.
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Ancien élève de la promotion 1990, responsable du développement à Cambridge Antibody Technology (UK)
