Master of Biotechnology and Food Technology
Introduction
Master of Biotechnology and Food Technology
Three benefits from the program:
Studying with Swedish professors
Industrial track Thesis Research track Thesis
Opportunity to Full scholarship (Tuition fee and salary 200 USD)
Due Date for application submission: October 15th
- Must pass the entrance exam
- Must hold bachelor in Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Agro-industry, or Food technology
- Complete application form
- Personal statement (In English)
- Resume (Max. 2pages)
- Verified Copy of Bachelor degree and transcript
- TOEFL (500) or IELTS (5.5) or equivalent
- Photos (4x6: 3) and (3x4: 2)
- Tuition fee 1,200 USD (English program), 10 full scholarships
- 20 students
“MBFT will be offered to the crème de la crème of domestic students, based purely on academic merit”
Background
The Biotechnology and Food Technology Master Program is designed for students who wish to study the application of biological, chemical, engineering, and physical principles to the conversion of raw agricultural products into processed foods suitable for human consumption, the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of food quality and safety for public consumption. The Program intends to prepare engineers for life-long achievement through both education in Biotechnology, Food technology, and sustainable refining of natural products in Cambodia and also development of communication, teamwork, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
The Biotechnology and Food Technology Master Program is one of the graduate study programs in the Department of Bio-Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Royal University of Phnom Penh. The study program has been evaluated and reviewed periodically. Under the financial support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the Master program was developed in partnerships with three different Swedish universities – the Swedish Agricultural University, Lund University, and Umeå University. The Department of Bioengineering at RUPP sees this as a clear possibility to create a stronger and more sustainable research group within the Faculty of Engineering. For researchers at all involved universities this represents a unique opportunity to form an interdisciplinary research team around challenging research issues of large human relevance.
Vision
In this program, we propose to strengthen the research and research training capacity of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in the areas of biotechnology, bioengineering and food science. The program consists of research training at the master level that will be established at RUPP in cooperation with the partner universities and subsequently transferred here. By this approach, we believe we will meet the demands for quality in higher education and that a stepwise selection scheme will warrant that the upper levels of education will be offered to the crème de la crème of our domestic students, based purely on academic merits.
Strategy
The strategy is to integrate groups in adjoining areas of fundamental science as well as in technology to create an interdisciplinary research environment within the Faculty of Engineering, in collaborations with the Faculty of Science and with the Department of International Business Management.
The strategic objective of the Department of Bioengineering at RUPP is to establish a general competence in processing of biological raw materials to create valuable products. This includes a wide range of raw materials from agriculture, forestry, and fishery, and involves the production of foods and materials as main the products, as well as utilization of a wide range of organic side streams into foods, feeds, or as sources of bio-derived chemical raw materials.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Master Degree in Biotechnology and Food Technology (MBFT)
Upon a successful completion, a graduate of this program will be able to
Knowledges
Explain and evaluate on food and biotechnology’s values (1) instrumental analysis, (2) advance biochemistry, (3) industrial biotechnology, (4) plant biotechnology, (5) advance food technology, (6) fermentation technology, (7) Bioprocess Engineering, (8) entrepreneurship skill and project management
Experience in scientific research both direct and industrial work environment
Experience in establishment and management on project with innovative business model in food and biotechnology to meet the job current and future job market in food and biotechnology industries.
Develop business and start-up project in biotechnological fields.
Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
Work independently, as part of a team and able to carry responsibilities in operation process and research
Illustrate the value of biotechnology to the public
Evaluate the performance of commonly used process in biotechnological fields such as gene technology, industrial microbiology, Enzyme technology, food technology and plant cell technology.
Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
Demonstrate skill in the usage of computer, network, and software packages relevant to chemistry, biotechnology, basic statistic and engineering.
Oral and/or poster presentation in national and international conferences/symposium
- article
Psychomotor
Manipulate and handle glass-wares, lab. Instruments, chemicals and biological materials in advance
Operate engineering process equipment in biotechnological field such as food processing and bioprocessing.
Perform and experiment qualitative and qualitative experimentation in biotechnological field such as gene technology, industrial microbiology, Enzyme technology, food technology and plant cell technology.
JOB PROSPECTS
Biotechnology and Food Technologists have good job perspectives. Graduates generally find a job in the food industry, agro-industry, or at the government, universities or institutes. Around 10% of the graduates will pursue a PhD degree
- Food and Agro-industry specialists
- Bimolecular and Biomaterial engineer
- Process design for food industry
- Research and Development for products
- Biomedical scientist and lab technician
- Entrepreneur with technology
- Lecturer/researcher in the field.
- Continue for Doctoral degree
Faculty members
Admission
The medium of instruction of all master program at Wageningen University & Research is the English language. To be admitted to the Master’s program at Department of Bio-Engineering, Royal University of Phnom Penh you need to have:
- A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of science and technology: Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Agro-industry, or Food Technology.
- Sufficient quality of the bachelor’s degree
- Proof of English proficiency: ITP TOEFL (500), PBT TOEFL (500), CBT TOEFL (173), IBT TOEFL (61), IELTS (5.5)
- Complete the application form
- Personal Statement in English (Max 2 pages)
- Resume (Max. 2 pages)
- Picture (4×6: 3) and (3×4: 2)
Applications that do not meet the English proficiency requirements will be put on a hold and will not be viewed by the admission board(s). Unless you can be exempted, we need one of the following results as evidence of your English proficiency.
Application form and related document are available to download
Curriculum
The approach chosen to build capacity
The applied program includes the establishment of a master program in Biotechnology and Food Technology with two profile “Research” and “Industrial”. Two cycles of training of master students are proposed. To ensure the quality of the program, all courses will be fully developed by Swedish partners. Local lecturers will accompany all courses with purpose to take over the teaching activities in the future. The aim of master program is to strengthen the educational system, to establish a research culture and to form a base for the establishment of a PhD program in the next phase. With current availability at MSc level, programs should follow the same course package for the first 2½ semesters, after which the best students – based on their overall score – will be offered a possibility to continue on the “Research Master”, while the remaining will be offered an “Industrial Master” track as
- Industrial Master Track is designed for student who outstanding student who would like to conduct their research project under the supervision of BE faculty members.
- Research Master Track is designed for outstanding students who continue directly their thesis work after 21/2 semester, where they will be offered projects and supervision by faculty member at RUPP.
The course package we intend to implement in the Bioengineering MSc program at RUPP, with the assistance of Umeå University (UmU), Lund University (LU) and the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU). Tentative contents and learning aim of each course are expanded below the table. Course credits are provided in the UMAP Credit Transfer System (UCTS) system, where the conversion factor used is 5 ECTS = 3 UCTS.
Semester I
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Research Master
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Industrial Master
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Credits UCTS
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Responsible Partner
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Instrumental Analysis
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Instrumental Analysis
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Semester II
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Research Master
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Industrial Master
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Credits UCTS
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Responsible Partner
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Instrumental Analysis
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Instrumental Analysis
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Semester III
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Research Master
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Industrial Master
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Credits UCTS
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Responsible Partner
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Instrumental Analysis
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Instrumental Analysis
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Semester IV
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Research Master
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Industrial Master
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Credits UCTS
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Responsible Partner
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Instrumental Analysis
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Instrumental Analysis
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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Applied and Multivariate Statistics
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4
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RUPP/UmU
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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Surface and Colloid Chemistry
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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Cell and Organism Metabolism
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4
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RUPP/LU
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Couse Description
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- Java &Working Environment Tools (Eclipse &Bugzilla …)
- Java OOP and Java Basic Review
- Java IO
- Java XML
- JDBC (Java database)
- Java Code Convention (How to write a good quality code)
- J2EE Concept
- Strut Framework
- Spring Framework
- Hibernate Framework
- Using eclipse to build all
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The potential topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Computer Network and Internet Trend
- Application Layer
- Transport Layer
- Network Layer
- Link Layer and Local Area Network
- Wireless and Mobile Network
- Multimedia Networking
- Network Security
- Network Management
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The potential topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Introduction to mobile communications
- Radio spectrum regulation
- Wireless propagation channels
- Modulation and demodulation techniques
- Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
- Standardized wireless systems; GSM, WCDMA/UMTS
- IP for 3G and 4G
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN networks, IEEE 802.16 WMAN
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- Classification of Distributed System
- Architecture of Distributed System
- The seven components
- Examples of Distributed System based on the seven components
- Remote Procedure Call
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- Peer-to-Peer
- Ad Hoc and Sensor Network
- Virtualization and Cluster
- Grid and Cloud Computing
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The potential topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Boolean retrieval
- The term vocabulary and postings lists
- Dictionaries and tolerant retrieval
- Index construction
- Index compression
- Scoring, term weighting, and the vector space model
- Computing score in a complete search system
- Evaluation in information retrieval
- Relevance feedback and query expansion
- XML Retrieval
- Probabilistic information retrieval
- Language models for information retrieval
- Text classification
- Vector space classification
- Support vector machines on documents
- Flat clustering
- Hierarchical clustering
- Web search basics
- Web crawling and indexes
- Link analysis
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The potential topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Introduction to mobile communications
- Radio spectrum regulation
- Wireless propagation channels
- Modulation and demodulation techniques
- Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
- Standardized wireless systems; GSM, WCDMA/UMTS
- IP for 3G and 4G
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN networks, IEEE 802.16 WMAN
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The ten domains of security includes the following:
- Access Control System and Methodology
- Applications and Systems Development Security
- Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
- Cryptography
- Law, Investigation, and Ethics
- Operations Security
- Physical Security
- Security Models and Architecture
- Security Management Practices
- Telecommunications and Network Security
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- Introduction
- Basic Probability
- Conditional Probability
- Discrete Random Variables
- Multiple Discrete Random Variables
- Continuous Random Variables
- Estimation
- Poisson Random Processes
- Gaussian Random Processes
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This course aims at providing students with an understanding of mobile communications and related areas. It gives an introduction to the basic applications of mobile communications as well as to the technical problems inherent in the communication paradigm. The course covers the introduction to different kind of mobile communications, radio spectrum regulation, analog and digital signal processing, propagation channels, multiple access techniques, frequency management and channel assignment, hand-offs and dropped calls, switching and traffic system evaluations. Special emphasis would be on wireless local area network (WLAN) and wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN).
The potential topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Introduction to mobile communications
- Radio spectrum regulation
- Wireless propagation channels
- Modulation and demodulation techniques
- Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA, CDMA
- Standardized wireless systems; GSM, WCDMA/UMTS
- IP for 3G and 4G
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN networks, IEEE 802.16 WMAN
Enrollment
All applicants for any of MSDSE’s programs have to go through the admission procedure, the details of which are clarified here.
First, check whether you are eligible to apply for MSDSE Program by scanning our Admission Conditions.
Familiarize yourself with the costs under Fees:
The tuition fee for the entire program (24 months) is US$ 3000 for Cambodians or US$ 6500 for foreigners. This fee should be paid by US$750 or 1,500 installment at the beginning of each semester or by US$1,500 or 3,000 installment at the start of each academic year.Then, go over all the details of our Application Procedure.
The last step before becoming a student in MSDSE program is the Registration for fourth Intake.
Master of Science in Information Technology Engineering Schedule 2023
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Date
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Events
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31th October 2023
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Application Deadline (Applying from now)
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To be determined
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Written exam (Mathematics, General, Computer, and Interview)
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To be determined
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Announcement of the result and registration commencement
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To be determined
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Registration deadline
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To be determined
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Orientation and First semester commencement
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