The technology center ITENE and the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research, (IATA-CSIC) have launched the XNUMXth edition of the Online Master in Packaging Technology and Packaging to respond to the growing demand for specialized profiles in this area and with a comprehensive vision of the packaging value chain.
The master consists of 300 hours of training which will be delivered online from October 2023 to July 2024 and is aimed at active professionals seeking to specialize in the packaging.
The new legislation on sustainability, such as the Law on Waste and Contaminated Soils for a Circular Economy, the Royal Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste or the future European Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, has led to a new scenario for companies of the sector, which must quickly adapt to these regulations.
For this reason, this master's degree seeks to provide professionals in this field with comprehensive and cutting-edge training that enables them to implement trends in materials, processes and packaging design that allow the sector to meet the demands of the current market.
Javier Zabaleta, Co-director of the master's degree and Managing Director of ITENE, highlights that "the master's degree reflects the commitment of ITENE and IATA-CSIC with the promotion of professional qualification and seeks to train specialized profiles that the sector requires to face its new challenges, which include the needs of the current distribution cycles, as well as the regulation of sustainability implemented at national and European level. In addition, Ramón Catalá, ITENE Scientific Adviser and IATA-CSIC "ad honorem" research professor, highlighted "the need for qualified professionals to apply innovative solutions resulting from R+D+i that allow responding to the demand for packaging and safe and sustainable packaging for different types of products by society”.
In this way, it seeks to provide professionals from companies in which the container and packaging has a high impact, as manufacturers of containers y packaging, eating y drinks, cosmetology, drugstore y perfumery y large distribution.
Teaching team and business testimonials
For this, there is a teaching team made up of 75 professors from leading companies, renowned universities and research centers, in addition to including the testimonials of30 professionals from the most cutting-edge companies from each sector who will share their professional experience and new trends in packaging and packaging technologies with the students.
The master's degree also includes online tutorials and practical sessions from the ITENE laboratories, recognized for their technological avant-garde and their innovation-oriented approach, to show the application of the most advanced techniques and methodologies in the design and development of containers and packaging.
Additionally, given its focus on active professionals, the master's degree offers the possibility of deferred access to sessions through its virtual campus, and also includes the execution of a final project in which students can apply the knowledge acquired.
