International Scientific Cooperation Bureau

Academic Exchange Arrangements

The academic exchange agreement provides a framework for the exchange of researchers and graduate students and for the undertaking of research activities, related or non-related, to these exchanges. The agreement creates neither legal nor financial obligations between the parties who, through the agreement, express their interest in extending the best possible effort to promote cooperation. For AAFC, the agreement is customarily signed by the Chief Scientist, International, and by the president of the other participating organization. Each participant appoints a representative to the agreement management committee.

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   1. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
   
   
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   2. Academic exchange arrangement for the exchange of scientific and technical personnel between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) of the People's Republic of China
   
   
3. 3. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU), People's Republic of China
   
   
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   4. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and l'Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées en Chimie Agroalimentaire (ISTACHA), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
   
   
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   5. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Denmark
   
   
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   6. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Alexandria University, Egypt
   
   
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   7. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Turku, Finland
   
   
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   8. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Palermo, Italy
   
   
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   9. Memorandum of understanding on scientific and technical cooperation between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
   
   
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    10. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universitat de Lleida, Spain
    
    
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    11. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
    
    

1. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Purpose
Objective

• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between the two countries.
• Objectives
  Provide a framework for conduction activities of collaboration that will:
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Participants with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
     
     
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

2. Academic exchange arrangement for the exchange of scientific and technical personnel between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) of the People's Republic of China

State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of the People's Republic of China (SAFEA)
Purpose
Objective
Sectors of cooperation
Forms of cooperation

• State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of the People's Republic of China (SAFEA)
  
  "As the administrative department of the Chinese government in charge of the national introduction of foreign intellectual resources, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) (opens in a new window) is responsible for the administration concerning experts from abroad, and from the Hong Kong SAR, the Macao SAR, and Taiwan region, in the fields of economy, technology, management, education, science, culture, healthcare, including experts working in foreign invested ventures, those working under import contracts and key construction projects. It is also in charge of sending Chinese technical and managerial professionals from government departments and enterprises for overseas training."
  
  
• Purpose
  Strengthening agricultural science and technology cooperation through the exchange of scientific and technical personnel between the People's Republic of China and Canada based on the principle of friendship, equality and mutual benefits.
  
  
• Objective
  The objective of this Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC), is to provide a framework for the promotion of exchanges of scientific and technical personnel in the area of agricultural science and technology.
  
  
• Sectors of cooperation
  AAFC and SAFEA will promote exchanges of scientific and technical personnel in sectors of agricultural science and technology such as:
  
  
  1. The planting, breeding and related techniques concerning new varieties of crops and livestock
  2. The prevention and cure techniques of plant diseases, insect pest and plague
  3. The processing techniques of farming products and the food safety criteria and
  4. Any other sector mutually acceptable to the Participants

• Forms of cooperation
  AAFC and SAFEA will work together to develop joint projects in specific sectors of common interest through the exchange of personnel and professionals for training.

3. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU), People's Republic of China

Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU),
People's Republic of China
Purpose
Objectives

• Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (opens in a new window) (IMAU), People's Republic of China
  
  "The IMAU (opens in a new window) was established in 1952. Its primary objective is undergraduate studies. IMAU is a multidiscipline university with 7 fields of studies. They are Agronomy, Science, Engineering, Economics, Management, Human Studies and Education.
  
  Currently, IMAU has 17 colleges that include the College of Animal Science and Medicine, a department for physical education, a library and an archive. The number of currently enrolled students is approximately 22000. Among them, there are 1113 master and doctor candidates. Its teaching staff had reached 1076. They are 135 professors, 350 associate professors, 58 doctorate degree supervisors and 266 master degree advisors. IMAU offers 57 undergraduate programs. Thirteen of them are offered in both the Mongolian and the Chinese languages. IMAU has 3 first-level and 20 second-level disciplines, which are authorized to grant doctorate degrees. It also has 46 second-level disciplines that confer master degrees. IMAU had established a moving station for post-doctorate research. There are also a state-level key discipline, 5 provincial and ministry-level key laboratories and 3 regional engineering technology research centers."
  
  
• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and IMAU.
  
  
• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Participants with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
     
     
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

4. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and l'Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées en Chimie Agroalimentaire (ISTACHA), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées en Chimie Agroalimentaire (ISTACHA), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Purpose
Objectives

• Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées en Chimie Agroalimentaire (ISTACHA), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
  
  Created in 2004, the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées en Chimie Agroalimentaire (ISTACHA) is a public, technology-based university institution under the Ministry of Higher and University Education of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In order to boost Congolese agricultural production and minimize undernourishment, this organization has a mandate to provide the DRC with personnel qualified in food processing technology with a view to solving the problem of agricultural product losses due to an inadequate mastery of processing and preservation methods and techniques.
  
  ISTACHA is responsible for:
  
  
  1. Training engineering technicians in food chemistry and master's students in food quality, safety, processing and preservation
  2. Producing and transferring scientific knowledge and innovations, particularly in the fields of agriculture, food and the environment; and contributing to the promotion of scientific and technical culture and to the debate on science and society
  
  
  
• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and ISTACHA.
  
  
• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Parties with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
     
     
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

5. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Denmark

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Purpose
Objectives

• Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
  
  The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (opens in a new window) was founded in 1856. It is the only Danish University specialized in agriculture and veterinary medicine. It also has educational programs in horticulture, agronomy, forestry, food science and many other fields. Since internationalization is one of its priorities, the institution accepts several hundred foreign students every year. Its facilities include an arboretum and some experimental farms. The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University has a full range of programs covering all aspects of agriculture from production to consumption and carries out both fundamental and applied research. For a number of years now, the University has been working with other universities, government research centres and industry in order to maximize collaborative work and pooling of knowledge.
  
  
• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University.
  
  
• Objectives
  Provide a framework for conduction activities of collaboration that will:
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Participants with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
     
     
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

6. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Alexandria University, Egypt

University of Alexandria
Purpose
Objectives

• University of Alexandria
  The University of Alexandria (opens in a new window) is constantly adding new faculties to its Academic offerings. In addition to arts and law, the University offers degrees in agriculture, science, commerce, medicine and many other specialties. Growing public interest in advanced studies has driven the University of Alexandria to expand. It has developed faculties in areas surrounding Alexandria and signed interuniversity arrangements with other Egyptian institutions. In the era of globalization, the leaders of this institution are establishing partnerships with several countries. With a primary focus on scientific and cultural cooperation, the University of Alexandria is slowly positioning itself in the worldwide knowledge development.

• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and the University of Alexandria.

• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Parties with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

7. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Turku, Finland

University of Turku
Purpose
Objectives

• University of Turku
  The University of Turku (opens in a new window) was established in 1920 following a fund-raising campaign. Numerous donors thus contributed to the birth of Finland's first university. A member of the Coimbra Group, this institution of higher learning now has six faculties: humanities, mathematics & natural sciences, medicine, law, social sciences and education. The institution excels in a number of fields, including biotechnology and information technology. The University of Turku is fully aware of the importance of developing its international relations in such areas as administration, research and education. With its multidisciplinary approach, this institution feels ready to take up the challenges of knowledge globalization.

• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and the University of Turku.

• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Parties with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

8. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Palermo, Italy

University of Palermo
Purpose
Objectives

• University of Palermo
  The University of Palermo (opens in a new window) was officially founded in 1805, although its earliest roots date back to 1498. Palermo's campus now has twelve faculties, including agriculture, law, medicine, engineering and natural sciences. The University of Palermo, like many other universities, is not immune to knowledge globalization. It is therefore working actively to develop international cooperation programs.

• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and the University of Palermo.
  
  

• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Parties with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

9. Memorandum of understanding on scientific and technical cooperation between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Russian Academy of agricultural sciences

Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Objectives
Priority areas
Forms of collaboration

• Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  The Bashkir Research Institute for Agriculture (opens in a new window) is a prominent scientific center for agrarian science in the system of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan . It was founded in 1956 on the basis of the Chishminskaya Experiment Station, founded in 1912, and it is the only scientific institution for agriculture, which elaborates and coordinates research projects for the agro-industrial complex of the republic.
  
  

• Objectives
  
  
  1. Provide agricultural research and institutions with opportunities to exchange scientific information and to facilitate exchange of scientists.
  2. Foster scientific cooperation and promote cooperative projects among agricultural scientists in both institutions.
  
  
  

• Priority areas
  The priorities for cooperation include the following:
  
  
  1. Cattle and swine breeding
  2. Development of northern agriculture
  3. Science on biotechnology to support regulatory systems
  4. Selective breeding and plant-growing
  5. Animal science and
  6. Food Processing

• Forms of collaboration
  1. Exchange of personnel and of scientific and technocal information
  2. Exchange of genetic resources, biological compounds
  3. Joint researches, tests, conferences and workshop

10. Academic exchange arrangement between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universitat de Lleida, Spain

Universitat de Lleida
Purpose
Objectives

• Universitat de Lleida
  Located in the middle of the city of Lleida, this university has several faculties, including medicine, law & economics, education and the Upper School of Agricultural Engineering.  Officially named the Universitat de Lleida in 1991, it traces its origins back to a masters' school that was established in 1841.  Their international relations office helps them opening up to the world.  Nowadays, worldwide mobility is offered to their professors and students through interuniversity arrangements.
  
  
• Purpose
  Encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between AAFC and the Universitat de Lleida.
  
  
• Objectives
  Provide a framework for conduction activities of collaboration that will:
  
  
  1. Provide to each of the Participants with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, course, conferences, symposia and technology transfer.

11. Academic exchange arrangement, between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

King Mongkut's University of Technology
Purpose
Objectives
Priority areas

• King Mongkut's Institute of Technology
  The King Mongkut's University of Technology (opens in a new window) (KMUTT) has the objective of training technicians, technical instructors and technologists. Being one of the top technological universities, KMUTT has a mandate to cradle leading scientists and Technologists capable of performing R&D for the broad purpose of enhancing the standard of living for mankind.
  
  
• Purpose
  The parties will endeavour to encourage further scientific and academic collaboration in agriculture and agri-food between them.
  
  

  The arrangement is a goodwill arrangement, which reflects the current understanding of the parties with respect to the matters described herein and does not create legally binding obligations under international law.
  
  

• Objectives
  
  1. Provide to each of the participants with opportunities to exchange research scholars or graduate students, scientific materials, publications and information.
  2. Foster scientific and academic cooperation through mutually beneficial activities such as research projects, courses, conferences, symposia and technology transfer
  
  
• Priority areas
  
  1. Post harvest research and management of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables imported in Canada
  2. Food quality and safety surrounding imported products that are not produced in Canada