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Montpellier SUPAGRO A French training institution (university) focussing on Agronomy, Agricultural Development and Food Processing & Technology. Academics & Staff - 410. 110 full-time professors & assistant professors 300 permanent staff in total. Keys Facts. Annual budget - 30 M €
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Montpellier SUPAGRO A French training institution (university) focussing on Agronomy, Agricultural Development and Food Processing & Technology
Academics & Staff - 410 • 110 full-time professors & assistant professors • 300permanent staff in total Keys Facts • Annual budget - 30 M€ • Campus accommodations - 630 rooms • Education & research buildings - 55000 m² • Campuses - 3 • Experimental agriculture estates - 4 www.supagro.fr
Keys Facts • 1300 students including 260 foreign students A wide range of courses in agricultural sciences and agri-food systemsopened to international students • Bachelor of Sciences (vocational degrees) • Master degrees including M.Sc. • French Engineering curricula • Advanced Master degree (1 year) • Ph.D www.supagro.fr
Organization • 5 Teaching and Research Departments • - Plant Sciences • - Ecology and Plant Health • - Medium, Crops, Resources and Systems • - Agro-bio-process Sciences • - Economics, Social and Management Sciences • 2 Institutes • - Institute of Higher Vine and Wine studies • - University Institute for Tropical Agri-food Industries and Rural Development (IRC) 22 Associated Joint Research Unitswith major national research institutes such as INRA, CIRAD, CNRS,IRD, Cemagref… www.supagro.fr
Agropolis International : Montpellier’sresearch network A first rate scientificcomplex in the fieldsrelated to agricultural sciences www.supagro.fr
A cluster of research and highereducation institutes in agricultural sciences… …gathering the regionalagronomicpotentialwithresearch and training organizations www.supagro.fr
Key facts • AGROPOLIS Int. : 2350 researchers & lecturers • 118 research units • 92 joint research units, including 28 research units having a specific agric. sciences component www.supagro.fr
Whatcan Montpellier Supagrooffer to SASACID pilot institutions? • Expertise for training engineering relatedactivities, encompassing : • Needs analyses, • Improving curricula & learningmaterials, • Training of trainers (Africa and France) : training methods as well as technicaltopics, • Design of training premises, • … • with a strong focus on agricultural developmenttopics, notablyAfricanbasedones, www.supagro.fr
Whatcan Montpellier Supagrooffer to SASACID pilot institutions? • A network (Agropolis) of more than 2000 researchers and lecturers for agriculture related needs. Identifying partners within Agropolis and elsewhere…for collaborative work!!! • Project evaluations and management. • Helping with quality insurance. www.supagro.fr
Whatcan Montpellier Supagrooffer to SASACID pilot institutions? • Sharing experiences between partners, notably on : • Ways of strenghtening the link between Training Institutions and the private sector, • «connexe educational services» such as student placement services, incubation services, continuing education services, distance learning… • Looking for leverage with Erasmus Mundus Programs dealing on agriculture, rural development (exchange / training of trainers, exchange of staff, such as Agris Mundus Ag train), as well as Edulinks and others. www.supagro.fr
Lookingforward to hearingfromyou !!! frederic.mens@supagro.inra.fr Christophe.lesueur@supagro.inra.fr www.supagro.fr