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 Quality of Life, 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.