Agreement is valid for five years
On August 19th, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP/ESALQ) signed an international academic agreement with the School of Agriculture from the University of Buenos Aires (FAUBA) in order to promote activities to develop greater educational integration in Mercosul, especially between Brazil and Argentina, and strengthen the development of Argentine-Brazilian programs through the growth of bilateral trade on a scientific level. The meeting to sign the agreement, which is valid for five years, took place in Argentina and was attended by the vice-dean and president of International Relations Committee (CAInt) from ESALQ, Marisa Aparecida Bismara Regitano d’Arce, and by the president of Graduate Studies Committee, Luis Eduardo Aranha Camargo. The dean and vice-dean from FAUBA, Rodolfo A. Golluscio and Marcela Gally, respectively, were also present.
The agreement, named “BrAr – Agri: development of measures to strengthen educational programs between Brazil and Argentina”, aims for academic cooperation in the areas of Agriculture, Food and Environment, in order to promote the exchange of professors/researchers, graduate and undergraduate students (with mutual recognition of undergraduate studies) and members of the technical and administrative staff from both institutions, and the educational development of the various institutions that are part of the agreement, seeking actions to promote the Argentine technology and technical proposal.
As goals and ways of cooperation, professors/researchers will attend conferences, teaching and/or research, and the stay should not exceed one academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students will be appointed by their home institution based on academic excellence, and the acceptance will be responsibility of the host institution. Each student shall follow a program developed jointly by the two institutions, and the stay should not exceed one academic year, except in cases of double degree diploma. Members of the technical and administrative staff can participate in order to encourage the exchange of experiences and administrative expertise in areas of common interest, and wages will be paid by the home institution. Marisa Aparecida Bismara Regitano d'Arce, from ESALQ, and Marcela Gally, from FAUBA, coordinate the initiative.
About FAUBA – The School of Agriculture from the University of Buenos Aires (FAUBA), created 100 ago, combines solid academic experience with an ongoing efforts to update its technology and research. Currently, it offers undergraduate programs in the areas of Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Administration and Agri-Food Management. It also offers graduate programs in the areas of Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Negotiation.
The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is the largest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. Because it is financially dependent on public investment, it is similar to others public universities in the country. For more information in http://www.agro.uba.ar/.
Written by: Caio Albuquerque
Support: Tobias de Paula Lima Souza
Translated by: Tobias de Paula Lima Souza
Proofread by: Marisa Aparecida B. Regitano d'Arce
Photo by: Luis Rossi
Acom (ESALQ’s Office of Communications)
August 22nd, 2014
