International Master of Science in Rural Development,The master course for future experts on rural development

International Master of Science in Rural Development

The master course for future experts on rural development          

APPLICATIONS OPEN!

The joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus JMD programme, offers the opportunity to become an international expert on rural development in its diversity of approaches and applications, on a scholarship provided by the European Union.
The IMRD master course programme, is a high level academic programme aimed at training top students from all over the world into specialists in integrated rural development, focussed on socio-economic and institutional aspects; not only from the European Union but also from developed, developing and transition countries outside the EU.
The  IMRD master course programme is a 2 year master programme (120 ECTS) jointly organised by 16 worldwide leading universities in rural development and agricultural economics. The methodology consists of a combination of basic and specialised training in technical, economic and social sciences, a case study of one month, an individual master thesis and a high extent of student and scholar mobility.
Through IMRD you can study at least one semester at the folowing universities: 

within Europe	outside Europe
Ghent University (Belgium)	ESPOL (Ecuador)
Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)	China Agricultural University (China)
Agrocampus Ouest (France)	Nanjing Agricultural University (China)
University of Pisa (Italy)	University of Arkansas (USA)
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia)	University of Pretoria (South Africa)
	University of Agricultural Sciences of Bangalore (India)

Depending on their geographic interest and foreseen specialisation, students may opt for a regional and specific comparative course programme which leads to the awarding of a double degree on rural development and agricultural Economics (i.e. the IMRD joint diploma + a national diploma of a non-EU partner).
Summarizing, the IMRD Master Course Programme consists of 3 different learning tracks:

learning track:	IMRD	ATLANTIS	EKAFREE
focus:	worldwide	EU-USA	EU-Korea
dipoma type:	joint degree	double degree	double degree
diploma name:	IMRD	IMRD + MSc. Agricultural Economics	IMRD + MSc. Economics
more info here:	IMRD MSc	www.transatlantis.ugent.be	www.ekafree.eu
apply here:	IMRD application	www.transatlantis.ugent.be	www.ekafree.eu
scholarships?	yes	no	yes

Are you a Bachelor/Master
interested in Rural Development and Agricultural Economics ?
Seeking further specialisation through an International Masters Degree
interested in a multi-disciplinary and mobile training in Europe
and, for European students, an experience in a non-European university,
possibly financed on a scholarship ? THEN THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU! JOIN US