Lucy Burgess, an Irish student supported by an SPS scholarship, is enrolled in the M2 Bioceb "European Master in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable Bioeconomy" at AgroParisTech for the 2025–2026 academic year.   “ I chose to pursue the Bioceb Master’s because the courses proposed make a link between my chemistry and process engineering background and the bioprocessing industry. This Master’s has helped me build strong interdisciplinary expertise in biomass resources and valorization, fermentation and downstream processing, as well as life cycle analysis (LCA). Moreover, this path is in line with my objective of building a career at the interface of engineering, sustainability, and environmental protection. I really enjoy group projects where we are given more autonomy. This forces us to think outside the box and develop our own ideas to drive for sustainable solutions. I will do my M2 internship at the Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (INRAE Occitanie-Montpellier), in Narbonne. Working with Erika Sinisgalli and Dominique Patureau, I will study the fate of organic matter and nutrients in innovative sludge fertilizers. I chose this internship topic because it allows me to combine my background in process engineering and data analysis skills with hands-on laboratory work on sludge treatment systems. My experience as an international student has been great! I’ve found it especially enriching to hang out in international groups and make friends from different cultures.”