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Programme
First year
The first year is professionally oriented and comprises lectures, field and laboratory practicals, personal and group work and study, and visits to leading companies, prestigious research centres and Field experiments.
Technical experts from Bayer, Corteva, Limagrain, Ramiro Arnedo and Syngenta have participated in the last edition.
The flexibility of the Master permits students or professionals to take separate units on a specific topic and can attend face-to-face or online.
Plant breeding project
Individual design of a plant breeding project chosen by the student. This training activity provides the student with practical experience on planning breeding programmes with certain objectives and which respond to specific agronomic environmental, social and economic conditions, by applying the principles and methodology presented throughout the different units of the course.
Second year
The second year of the Master consists of tutored initiation to research or to professional activity in collaboration with governmental institutions, universities, research centres, ONGs, associations and private firms. CIHEAM Zaragoza coordinators will provide information about the activities of the centres where students will carry out their projects. Students will choose a topic of their interest. They may also propose a project upon agreement with the host centres.
One of the oldest and most international Plant Breeding Masters in Europe
About us
CIHEAM Zaragoza is one of the four Mediterranean Agronomic Institutes of the CIHEAM (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies). CIHEAM is an intergovernmental organization created in 1962 with the patronage of the Council of Europe and the OECD. CIHEAM Zaragoza is located on the Campus of Aula Dei, one of the largest and most prestigious agricultural science complexes in Spain, promoting synergy between the scientific community, businesses and students.
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Complete application form at: www.admission.iamz.ciheam.org
The MSc programme is targeted to graduates of agronomy, forestry science, biology, biotechnology and other related subjects. Basic knowledge of plant biology, genetics, genomics and statistics will be required and applicants should accredit B2 level of English.
The first part of the Master is held in morning and afternoon sessions. Units 4 to 8 are also open for applicants who wish to take one or several units as independent modules and participants can attend face-to-face or online.
Complete application form from this link
The MSc programme is targeted to graduates of agronomy, forestry science, biology, biotechnology and other related subjects. Basic knowledge of plant biology, genetics, genomics and statistics will be required and applicants should accredit B2 level of English.
The first part of the Master is held in morning and afternoon sessions. Units 4 to 8 are also open for applicants who wish to take one or several units as independent modules and participants can attend face-to-face or online.
The selection of candidates is performed by CIHEAM Zaragoza-UdL Study Commission of the Master. The Master's Commission will select candidates based on the application documents sent by the candidates. Academic results and any previous professional experience related with the area of specialization are the main aspects considered.
The first year of the Master will be held from 2 October 2023 to 14 June 2024.
The second year will begin in September 2024 for a duration of 10 months.
Application deadlines* are as follows:
Candidates that request a scholarship: 2 May 2023
Candidates that do not request a scholarship or need a visa: 15 September 2023
*Non-European candidates should be aware of visa application deadlines.
Registration fees are 1252,06 euro for each academic year of the Master. This amount covers:
A) Cost of credits enrolled: 1107,6 euro*
B) Administration fee: 144,46 euro
*This price is indicative and may vary official prices for credits of Master postgraduate programmes and determined at the UdL.
**This price includes records management, learning support service and compulsory insurance cover.
Candidates from CIHEAM member countries (Albania, Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey) may request a scholarship to cover registration fees, medical insurance and accommodation. Candidates from other countries seeking finance should apply directly to other national or international institutions. Preference will be given to non-European countries.