Quality problems in food and other perishable products are generally tackled using either a technological or a management approach. In the past years, a concept has been developed that combines both the technological and the management aspects: the ' techno-managerial' approach. This approach forms the basis of the MSc programme Food Quality Management and provides a comprehensive and structured overview of quality management for predicting food systems behaviour and generating adequate improvements in these systems from a chain perspective. The Food Quality Management programme is an interactive learning programme. Teaching methods, theory, and practical assignments are continuously interrelated. The programme can be approached from a variety of disciplines, such as food science, plants sciences, animal sciences, management, economics and consumer studies. The programme is thesis-oriented and tailor-made.