Agroscope's International Networking

Agroscope is involved in numerous networks, maintains cooperations and partnerships with organisations in the field of research and collaborates with other institutions in international research projects. The following map provides an overview of all of the institutions worldwide with which Agroscope maintains a form of cooperation.

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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