what is VLAG?

The Dutch acronym VLAG stands for: Voeding, Levensmiddelentechnologie, Agrobiotechnologie en Gezondheid.

Founded in 1993, the Graduate School VLAG (Advanced studies in Food Technology, Agrobiotechnology, Nutrition and Health Sciences) is a cooperative endeavour of two universities; Wageningen University, Maastricht University; and five research institutes: WUR Food & Biobased Research, RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, NIZO Food Research, TNO, and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands.

The disciplines covered by the graduate school are:

• Nutrition
• Food Sciences
• Agro-Biotechnology
• Health Sciences

VLAG's two major tasks are:

• to provide its PhD students with a research and education programme of academic excellence
• to provide added value to its programme by funding research projects and by acquiring external funding for large-scale multidisciplinary research projects

The administrative headquarters of the graduate school is at Wageningen University Research Centre, where it is one of the seven graduate schools at this university.