Purina Young Veterinarians offers interactive courses on pet nutrition, employability, and entrepreneurship to better prepare students for real-world practice. Part of the Nestlé Youth initiative, this program helps you build skills for a future in the pet care industry.
If you want to discover more: Nestlé needs YOUth | Nestlé Global
Explore a range of courses designed to deepen your understanding of pet nutrition, entrepreneurship and employability to learn how to support pets’ well-being and enrich your career development.
“We are a big family, and I am a part of the family who came from the Purina programme!”
“Today, I directly collaborate with leading veterinary experts across Europe - the same people I once learned from.”
“It was a year that shaped me as an expert, communicator, and mentor.”
“Getting into the programme changed everything… It gave me clarity, confidence and showed me what is really possible in this profession.”
Beyond education, our program celebrates impactful initiatives and real-world experiences from markets across the globe. From student-led projects and sponsorships to immersive visits like Amiens and local community actions, discover how young veterinarians are making a difference.
In July 2025, for the very first time ever, 14 enthusiastic veterinary students visited our Purina Pet Care Center in Amiens. This visit offered a remarkable opportunity for the Purina student representatives, and other invited students as well, to engage directly with our cutting-edge facilities and learn from our dedicated team of experts. The feedback from the students has been overwhelmingly positive, as this enriching experience not only deepened their academic knowledge but also inspired them to recognize the vital role they will play in the future of veterinary medicine.
As part of the PURINA Young Vets program, which is part of Nestlé Needs Youth's vision, we have created an extremely ambitious 🤩🎓🩺 veterinary student ambassador program with PRO PLAN:
37 French veterinary student ambassadors, representing 23 veterinary schools and spread throughout France but also in 10 European countries, are leading a PRO PLAN network for French veterinary students!
-they proudly wear our brand colors, trust it and communicate it on Instagram and Tiktok 🤳 social networks
-they host events to make the brand known in their schools for the start of the school year, Halloween, Advent, spring and summer festivals... 🕺
-they flock their outfits with our logo 🏀🏉
-they organize technical webinars for which they asked me in the evening to present them with preconceived ideas in nutrition and the basics of pet food regulations 👩 🏫
-they have created an Instagram discussion group where PROPLAN brand ambassadors exchange daily and create a close-knit team across school and country 🥇 differences I am extremely proud of them and how far they have come! I am sure that our PRO PLAN brand awareness and trust in PURINA will increase significantly thanks to these enthusiastic, authentic and friendly ambassadors.
Would like to discover more about Purina Commitments, click here: Home Page | Purina EU
