HOWEST University of Applied Sciences starts again in September 2022 with a remote bioinformatics study programme!

Advanced Bachelor of Bioinformatics … a small summary.

Why?

Bioinformatics is an emerging field, mastering these skills is a clear added value in the work field.

Aim?

Teaching dry-lab skills to people with a molecular biological background in order to function as a fully trained bioinformatician.

Content?

• Working with databases (build them, retrieve, access, store and share data in it)
• High throughput analysis (working on pipeline, data analysis in R)
• Construction of a bioinformatics tool (using php for web application, writing python scripts)
• Other: comparative genomics analysis, machine learning, structural bioinformatics …

For more detailed information please access: https://www.bio-informatica.be/programme.pdf

For Who?

Everyone who holds a degree of higher education with sufficient knowledge of molecular biology on (at least) a bachelor level (e.g. Bachelor biomedical laboratory science, bachelor biochemistry, bachelor biotechnology …); also relevant Master and PhD degrees are eligible.

Duration?

One year in daytime education in Bruges, Belgium.
Two years via distance learning (starts in September 2022).

Want more information?

Contact us: Bit@howest.be, visit our website or watch our video