The DeFENS is the main reference for Bachelor programs in the field of Food Science and Technologies and Food Services Management and Technologies and 2-year Master programs in Food Science and Technologies and Food Science and Human Nutrition. The DeFENS is also the co-reference or associated Department for another 7 Bachelor programs and 3 two-year master programs of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; it also hosts various post-graduate schools and various courses and curricula inside these and participates in a range of local and international training actions.