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2012 Rice Research to Production Short Course

This three-week course at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines is supported through a National Science Foundation grant, coordinated by Cornell University Prof. Susan McCouch, Department of Plant Breeding.

Ten U.S. participants are selected to attend the course through a competitive application. The application and enrollment is managed by Cornell's International Programs Professional Development office.
The U.S. students are part of a group of 28 participants from other rice growing countries in the world. The purpose of the course is to create a new generation of plant scientists that are well networked into the international community and understand the importance of innovative plant science in addressing global problems. 2009 is the third year to offer this shortcourse. The course provided the participants with the following:

  • An understanding of the basics of rice production with field visits to the main rice production region in the Philippines;
  • Familiarity with the germplasm collection at IRRI and current issues related to germplasm exchange and property rights;
  • An appreciation of the research issues of IRRI and its development partners;
  • Hands-on skills relating to rice breeding, molecular genetic, and genomics;
  • An understanding of how to structure effective international collaborations; and
  • A plan and personal contacts to work effectively as part of the international research community in the future.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ricediversity.org/outreach/course/

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Funding opportunity for International Scholars

L.E.A.P - The Norman Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP)

Borlaug LEAP is a Fellowship opportunity funded by USAID's Feed The Future Initiative, to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related disciplines.

Recipients will be supported to work with a mentor at a U.S. university and at a CGIAR system center, with a maximum value of $20,000 (US). Emphasis is placed on work that has relevance to the national development of the student's home country.

For more information, visit: http://leap.ucdavis.edu

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About Short Courses offered through International Programs

Programs often designed in partnership with the sponsoring organizations are tailored to diverse professional development objectives, time availability and financial resources. Programs range from structured short courses to very flexible and less structured individualized training that provides a faculty mentor, access to university libraries and laboratories, and appropriate off-campus professional visits.

In addition to the resources available at the Ithaca and Geneva campuses, Cornell's extensive formal and informal networks provide trainees access to off-campus agricultural researchers and educators, private and public sector managers, and government officials. Also, overseas workshops and training programs are organized in response to the special requirements of sponsoring institutions.

International activities over the past century have included undergraduate and graduate education, professional exchanges, institutional building, and field based research and extension projects with partner institutions and governments in foreign countries. Scientists from CALS have traveled to Asia, Africa , Central and South America, Mexico, Eastern Europe , the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim to address rural development issues and help solve production problems for staple crops. In-country stakeholders include rural and urban dwellers, farmers, plant breeders, seed savers, pest management specialists, food processors, government policymakers, and university researchers.

For more information:

Francine Wilson Jasper
Cornell Univ. International Programs/CALS
622 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255-1907
Fax: (607) 255-1005
Email: fj10@cornell.edu
http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/

Financing a Short Course: Cornell International Students and Scholars Office has set the minimum funding level for subsistence, ie. food, housing, local transportation and incidentals at $1,200 per person, per month. This does not include the cost of health insurance, travel to and from Ithaca, nor the cost of a professional development short course. The course cost varies depending on the nature of the project. Contact Francine Wilson Jasper for more information

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Instruction is in English. The International Programs Office has arranged professional interpreters and translators for group training programs, in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. Long term training participants enrolled in classes for credit as registered students must meet university minimum language requirements of a TOEFL score 215 computer based and 550 paper. Find out more about English Classes here: [Web Site]