The bachelor degree programme Agrobiology continues to grow
This year has seen a significant increase in the number of accepted students to the bachelor programme in Agrobiology.
The number of students accepted on the bachelor programme in Agrobiology has increased steadily since the start of the programme 10 years ago – and this year was no exception. In 2018, 51 students have been accepted to the bachelor programme in Agrobiology. That is a 65 percent increase compared to last year where 31 students were accepted.
With regard to the master programme in Agrobiology, in 2018 33 students have been accepted compared to 34 last year and with regard to the master programme in Agro-Environmental Management, this year 11 students have been accepted compared to 10 last year.
- We are very proud of the marked increase in the number of Agrobiology bachelor students, says the chairman of AGRO’s Degree Programme Committee Bernd Wollenweber, CROP, and continues:
- We have had a targeted recruitment strategy with descriptions of various target groups, production of a video, search engine optimisation, a Facebook campaign, editing of key web texts (e.g. on the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Education Guide at ug.dk), participation in U-days, study internship, etc.
In January 2019, the Agrobiology bachelor studies will move into rooms in the University Park as part of the Campus 2.0 plan. Agrobiology will thus be located close to related studies in ST.
- It will be so good to have all our bachelor students in one place, and to have them close to our master students. All things being equal, it will improve the academic and social conditions, provide a better and more unified student environment, give the teachers better possibilities for being present, and probably lead to a lower dropout rate, says Bernd Wollenweber.
In the future, quota 2 applicants to all the programmes in ST will be required to have an average grade of at least 7.0 and at least 7.0 in mathematics.
- This could result in fewer applicants. On the other hand, they would be more qualified, which would probably lead to fewer dropping out, says Bernd Wollenweber.