To enable students from developing countries to benefit to the full from the training, the current programme includes the following basic courses intended for 2^nd cycle students : Chemistry of Foodstuffs (BRAL 2103), Microbiology of Food (BRAL 2104) and Physiological and Nutritional Biochemistry (BRAL 2102).

To tackle the issue of development and the socio-cultural implications of technology transfer, the programme also incorporates teaching from experts from the Southern hemisphere, either guest lecturers or doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. 

The variety of topics tackled in the laboratories where students can work for their final dissertation offers a wide range of possibilities.