Agribusiness and proclimate management
Are you a professional in the agri-food sector? Do you run a business or work in the public sector? Or perhaps you simply want to expand your skills to include issues relating to climate management in agribusiness?
If so, the postgraduate programme in Agribusiness and Climate Management is the ideal choice for you!
Why choose our programme?
– Comprehensive qualifications: Graduates gain agricultural qualifications enabling them to purchase agricultural land, set up farms and obtain subsidies and grants.
– A varied curriculum: Modules covering business management in the agri-food sector, agricultural economics with a focus on sustainable development, and technologies for the improvement and remediation of soil, water and air.
– Flexible timetable: Classes take place at weekends from October to June, comprising 10–11 Saturday–Sunday sessions. Up to 50% of the course is delivered remotely.
What will you gain after completing your degree?
– Practical skills: You will learn to manage sustainable development in agribusiness, implement climate-friendly solutions and utilise modern technologies in agriculture.
– New career prospects: Graduates are prepared to work as specialists and managers of sustainable development programmes, sustainable development advisers, climate analysts or project managers in the agri-food sector.
Characteristics
We invite people who are employed or run their own businesses in the agri-food sector, those working in the public sector, as well as anyone wishing to expand their qualifications to include topics related to climate management in agribusiness .
A key strength of the postgraduate programme in Agribusiness and Climate Management is that it meets the requirements set out in the Act on the Development of the Agricultural System Article 6(2)(2) and the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of 17 January 2012, § 4, concerning agricultural qualifications. Graduates of postgraduate programmes are eligible to purchase agricultural land and obtain farming licences enabling them, amongst other things, to: purchasing land, setting up a farm, and receiving subsidies and grants.
Graduates will acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that meet the growing market and environmental demand for specialists fields involved in the implementation and development of solutions relating to sustainable development, a low-carbon economy, as well as environmental protection in the agri-food sector. They will possess the knowledge necessary to identify the potential for implementing pro-environmental solutions and will be able to propose changes to optimise the performance of entities in the agri-food sector in this regard. The economics and social sciences modules included in the programme support the development of competencies and readiness to apply management solutions for the implementation of the entire process of a pro-environmental project (from identifying the needs and expectations of key stakeholders, through the development of a communication plan, internal organisational changes and a marketing strategy, project preparation, securing co-funding, through to managing environmental changes within organisations).
The course comprises 181 hours of teaching. Classes will take place from October 2026 to June 2027, comprising 10–11 Saturday–Sunday sessions. Up to 50% of the classes may be delivered remotely.
The skills and knowledge acquired during the course of study are useful in roles such as specialist/ sustainable development programme manager in the agri-food sector, sustainable development adviser in the agri-food sector, climate specialist/analyst in the agri-food sector, sustainable development project manager in the agri-food sector.
Graduation
The procedure and conditions for completing postgraduate studies, as set out in the Regulations on Postgraduate Studies at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences :
– Successful completion/passing of examinations in all subjects covered by the programme
– The final degree classification is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the marks obtained in the examinations and assessments for each individual subject studied
Admissions
Duration of studies : 2 semesters
Recruitment rules: on a first-come, first-served basis
Number of seats: 32
Application deadline: 30.09.2024
Fee: 5,900 zł in total for both semesters, payable in two instalments of 2,950 zł each, two weeks before the start of each semester
Programme Secretary: Dr. Dagmara Stangierska-Mazurkiewicz
Admissions procedure
Submission of documents: documents must be submitted by 30 September 2026 via the Online Student Recruitment System (IRK)
Admission to degree programmes is open and takes place on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to the submission of a complete set of documents.
Required documents:
– application for admission to the degree programme,
– personal questionnaire,
– a transcript or a copy of the degree certificate, certified by the university, entitling the holder to undertake postgraduate studies. If the candidate has graduated from a higher education institution abroad, they must submit the original degree certificate and its translation into Polish, certified by an authorised institution, as well as a document confirming the recognition of the degree or a certificate of exemption from the recognition procedure.
– proof of payment for tuition fees, covering at least the first semester in the case of payment in two instalments, or payment in full in the case of a one-off payment.
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