Agroscope cooperates with international institutions. The following is an overview of the individual forms of cooperation.
Cooperation
Involvement:
- Agroscope is represented in numerous networks, working and expert groups, committees and consultation processes;
- is involved in scientific and research-related organisations;
- and participates in consultation processes for research programmes.
Aims:
- Representing Agroscope's research interests
- Coordinating research projects
- Acquiring third-party funding
- Promoting cooperation among researchers
Third-Party Funded Projects
Involvement:
- Agroscope cooperates with institutions within the framework of international research funding programmes
- and participates in joint research projects.
Aims:
- Opening up new fields of research and knowledge
- Developing and building new methods and competences
- Acquiring third-party funding
Higher education
Involvement:
- Agroscope offers students and doctoral candidates the opportunity to write their bachelor's, master's or doctoral thesis while embedded in Agroscope's activities;
- provides an application-oriented research question, modern infrastructure and competent technical support;
- and supervises the research work in cooperation with the relevant higher education institution.
Aims:
- Strengthening the exchange of research and knowledge with higher education institutions
- Offering students the opportunity to enhance theory with practical experience
- Identifying and promoting talented students and doctoral candidates
Partnerships
Involvement:
Agroscope maintains contractual partnerships with other research institutions.
Examples include:
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or Letter of Intent (LoI): statement on cooperation with universities, universities of applied sciences and other research institutions
- Cooperation agreements: bilateral agreement on concrete cooperation in a specific field
Aims:
- Strengthening Agroscope's research competences and capacities
- Opening up new fields of research
- Exploiting synergies
The interactive map lists all of the institutions worldwide with which Agroscope cooperates.
