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Higher education

CIRAD is heavily involved in training students and junior researchers from France and abroad. This helps it build scientific capacity in developing countries, which is the keystone of its mandate .

In France, the "loi Fioraso" on higher education and research (law no. 2013-660 dated 22 July 2013) set out to promote the main regional university campuses. CIRAD is involved in the MUSE "Montpellier UniverSity of Excellence" project ("feed, protect, and heal"), which was awarded the I-Site label and a substantial budget in 2017.

In terms of training and higher education, CIRAD devotes more than fifty full-time equivalents per year on average to courses and practical exercises/tutorials, more than 70% of them as basic training, generally Masters, and 30% vocational training.

In recent years, CIRAD has established partnerships with higher education establishments in France and abroad. These links with grandes écoles and universities have enabled CIRAD researchers to contribute to the development of international Masters courses.

Moreover, CIRAD is a founding member of Agreenium, the French Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute, which pools higher education and research resources in the field of the agrobiosciences. CIRAD participates in the consortium's training operations, and in an online university, Agreen U.

Lastly, CIRAD also participates in the UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, which aims to generate and disseminate theoretical and practical knowledge of food systems worldwide (notably in urban areas), their diversity, their dynamics and their impact on humans and the environment, with a view to ensuring sustainable development.

CIRAD researchers are particularly heavily involved in the following Masters and PhD courses:

Update date: 28/09/2020