Bachelor's Open Day
In short
Bachelor's Open Day- Saturday
- 21 March 2026
- 09:30 - 16:00 h (CET)
- Wageningen Campus & city
Curious about what it's like to study in Wageningen? Join the Bachelor's Open Day on Saturday, 21 March, to experience it! Discover our bachelor's programmes, get a taste of student life, and ask our students all your questions.
This is what awaits you at the Open Day
You can:
- Follow bachelor's programmes presentations.
- Ask all your questions to students and teachers.
- Join excursions and experience the things you will actually do during your studies.
- Get a taste of your future student life with the Wageningen Experience.
General activities
WUR Essentials for International Students
Get set for your move to Wageningen. In this session, you will learn the essentials for international students, from housing and visas to life on campus and practical tips for settling in. A presentation given by current students to future ones!
Campus tours
Curious what studying at WUR is like? Join a campus tour and explore the university grounds with a student guide. You will see key spots like lecture halls, study spaces and campus facilities, and you will have plenty of time to ask questions.
Wageningen Experience (city tour)
Curious what Wageningen is like as a student city? Join the Wageningen Experience: take the free bus with a group and explore the city centre with a student guide.
WUR Essentials for International Students
Get set for your move to Wageningen. In this session, you will learn the essentials for international students, from housing and visas to life on campus and practical tips for settling in. A presentation given by current students to future ones!
Campus tours
Curious what studying at WUR is like? Join a campus tour and explore the university grounds with a student guide. You will see key spots like lecture halls, study spaces and campus facilities, and you will have plenty of time to ask questions.
Wageningen Experience (city tour)
Curious what Wageningen is like as a student city? Join the Wageningen Experience: take the free bus with a group and explore the city centre with a student guide.
Programme presentations and extras
Discover the 1st year
Want to experience what the first year of Animal Sciences is like? Join three short workshops where you will work with microscopes, review posters, and discuss ethical dilemmas. A great introduction to the programme!
Coral microscope practical
A look at the symbiosis between animal and algae within corals.
Data Science applications in food and nutrition: can AI see your meal?
How do sensors, AI and smart watches work together to get a better picture of what, when en how you eat? From advances in consumer research to hyper-nuking cheese with a space-cannon.
Hydrolab tour
Experience the dynamics of rivers in the Hydrolab, where simulations and hydrological experiments reveal how water flows.
Soil Museum tour
Travel through soils from around the world at the World Soil Museum and discover their role in our environment.
Atmosphere workshop
Discover the atmosphere in action! During this active, hands-on workshop, you’ll head outdoors and experience the atmosphere using real measurement equipment.
Mini lecture 'Renewable Energy'
Our teachers share different perspectives on Renewable Energy.
Air Quality: an experiment (outside) EN
Learn to measure, analyse and understand air quality at different spots on campus.
Food Technology Lab Experience
Ever wondered how new food products are created? In the Food Technology Lab Experience, you discover what a day in the lab for a food technology student looks like.
Mini college
Our staff members will give a preview of how second-year students develop a plan for better land and water management for the Rau River Catchment, on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. We will delve into the current challenges in the area and how these could be resolved; and we will pay attention to the context for such a plan, the role of international experts in developing them, the required professional knowledge and the necessary skills set. How would you tackle such a challenge?
Practical Coral Biology
Experience a practical with real life corals and discover their secrets under the microscope.
Reflective Campus Tour
During the Reflective Campus Tour, you’ll explore campus from a different perspective. Guided by staff and tour guides, you’ll hear the stories and history behind the spaces and reflect on themes like diversity, inclusion and decolonisation.
Photos from previous editions
Questions?
If you have a question about the Open Day and it’s not listed in the FAQs, feel free to contact us. We’re happy to help!
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Date
09:30 - 16:00
Duration description
Come experience the atmosphere and discover more about your favourite bachelor's courses.