International Master of Science in Rural Development

The International Master of Science in Rural Development (IMRD) is a two-year jointly organized by several universities worldwide and internationally recognized institutions in agricultural economics and rural development. European partners include: Ghent University, Humboldt University of Berlin, Universidad de Córdoba, Agrocampus Ouest, University of Pisa, and Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra.
The partners outside of Europe are: University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (India); University of Arkansas (USA); Can Tho University (Vietnam); Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador); China Agricultural University; Nanjing Agricultural University (China); University of Pretoria (South Africa); Seoul National University (South Korea); Korea University (South Korea).
The program, which starts in early September each year at Ghent University, prepares students to address challenges in the socio-economic, natural resource, and agricultural sectors of rural communities. It employs a multi-disciplinary approach, utilizing comparative studies of European Union and non-EU rural development models, and offers study options that expose students to different rural development models globally.
All tracks are also open to self-sponsoring students or students with other scholarships, and specific scholarships are awarded each year by the IMRD consortium for all tracks.

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