International Master of Science in Rural Development

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The International Master of Science in Rural Development (IMRD) is a two-year master's program jointly organized by several universities worldwide alongside the input of international leading institutes in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. [1] It is an Erasmus Mundus programme, funded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. The program is jointly organized by six core European partners and nine associated partners from outside Europe. [2] The European partners include Ghent University (Belgium), Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany), Universidad de Córdoba (Spain), Agrocampus Ouest (France), University of Pisa (Italy), Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia). The partners outside of Europe are the following: 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). [1]

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The program starts in early September every year at Ghent University. The program aims to train professionals who contribute to solving socio-economic, natural resource, and agricultural challenges in rural communities. It employs a multi-disciplinary approach, utilizing comparative studies of EU and non-EU rural development models, and emphasizes flexible study options that helps students gain a wider perspective and encourage them to build an international network. [2]

IMRD is a two-year (24 months) MSc. course program divided into 5 obligatory modules through which the students are required to obtain at least 120 ECTS upon graduation, of which the obligatory master dissertation (thesis) stands for 30 ECTS. With regard to the thesis, students are encouraged to collect data in their home country, or in one of the non-European IMRD-VLIR partner universities and countries. [2]

The International MSc in Rural Development methodology consists of training in technical, economic, and social sciences, divided over three study periods: a case study of one month in the European summer period and an individual master’s dissertation research project in the fourth study period. Non-European students study mainly in the European Union, and European students study within and outside the EU. [3]

All tracks are also open to self-sponsoring students or students with other scholarships. For all tracks specific scholarships are awarded each year by the IMRD consortium.

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  1. 1 2 "IMRD: A worldwide partnership between 15 universities". Vliruos. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "IMRD: Our programme". studiekiezer.ugent.be. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. ↑ "International Master of Science in Rural Development – Erasmus Mundus Scholarship". International Scholarships. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

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