The UCD Masters in Food Business Strategy prepares students for the uniquely challenging environment within which Irish agrifood businesses operate. Offered jointly by the School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD and the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, UCD, students receive training in business concepts and practice as well as in industry-specific areas such as food policy and agri-economics.

The course had its first intake in 2014 as the world began to recover from the global financial crash, according to programme director Dr James Breen. “We are now heading into our ninth year,” he says. “The programme is built on the strengths of both schools. The School of Agriculture and Food Science is ranked fifth in Europe and 24th globally by US News & World Report. The Smurfit School was ranked 28th in the Financial Times ranking of leading European business schools. That gave us the ingredients for a very worthwhile collaboration.”

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This aricle published first in The Irish Times online September 15, 2022