RUDN signs a working program of cooperation with Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (Morocco)

04 - 05 December, RUDN delegation headed by P.Dokukin, Director of RUDN Agrarian and Technological Institute visited Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Morocco and signed an Agreement and Cooperation Program envisaging joint research in agriculture of the Mediterranean, creating an international working group with Algeria and Greece, joint postgraduate programs in veterinary, joint annual conference “Innovation processes in agriculture”, and network Master’s program, on land management, distant probing and land monitoring.

The Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (IAV) is a multidisciplinary polytechnic center for biological and earth sciences and technologies. It uses an integrated approach to higher education, training, and scientific research to serve agricultural and rural development. IAV comprises six schools located on two campuses in Rabat and Agadir: agronomy, veterinary, agro-food industry, horticulture, topography, and rural engineering. It has more than 320 professors and researchers, 180 technical staff, several research laboratories, and a veterinary teaching hospital. IAV offers masters and doctoral training in engineering, veterinary, water resources management, ecosystem management, and horticulture, among other subject areas.