Program Overview

Introduction to the Food Biotechnology Program

The Food Biotechnology program is offered by the UrFU Institute of Chemical Engineering. This program is designed to train highly qualified future specialists in production quality control, product development, and innovation in the food and drink industries.

Program Details

Duration and Language of Instruction

• Duration of study: 2 years
• Direction: Industrial Ecology and Biotechnologies
• Code: 19.04.01
• Language of instruction: English

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Biology, or related fields.
• Certificate of English proficiency (B2 level or higher).
• Final admission is decided upon an interview.

Program Goal

The primary goal of the program is to train highly qualified specialists who can contribute to the development and innovation of food and drink products, focusing on quality control, product development, and biotechnological innovations.

Program Highlights

• Close cooperation with research institutes, industry, and employers.
• Access to advanced equipment for food analysis, microbial characterization, and cell culture.
• In-depth studies of biotechnological processing of raw materials, beer and wine production, yeast biotechnologies, and metabolic and genetic engineering.

Benefits of the Program

• A comprehensive approach to designing foods with specific properties, from the production of biologically active substances to their incorporation into new food recipes.
• Development of food products considering raw materials characteristic of the Urals and North-West regions of Russia, as well as foreign countries.
• Integration of innovative products into the global economy and production system.

Facilities

• Fully equipped Microbiological and Biotechnological Laboratory, Innovation Center of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Institute of Chemical Technology.
• Biochemical Laboratory, Innovation Center of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Institute of Chemical Technology.
• Accredited Research Laboratory of Complex Expertise and Certification of Organic Materials, Institute of Chemical Technology.
• Research Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Innovation Center of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Institute of Chemical Technology.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program will be qualified for careers in production quality control, product and new biotechnology development, and innovation in the food and beverage industry.

Industrial Partners

• Patra, Beersfan (Ekaterinburg), and Baltika (Saint-Petersburg): Beer and low-alcoholic beverages manufacturing.
• Zelenyi Bor (Ekaterinburg): Food products and drinks manufacturing company.
• Unilk-Danone (Ekaterinburg): Dairy production company.

Tuition Fees

• For non-CIS citizens: 312,000 Russian rubles per year (with discounts for high-scoring applicants).
• For CIS citizens: 245,000 Russian rubles per year (with discounts for high-scoring applicants or graduates of UrFU Preparatory Department).

Program Leadership

• Head of the Program: Maxim Mironov, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Technology of Organic Synthesis.
• Program Coordinator: Elena Kovaleva.