INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (IP)

International Agreements & Collaborations

VMBS has a number of international partners, ranging from technical institutions of higher education in Ukraine to universities in Asia and the Texas A&M Soltis Center in Costa Rica – and numerous places in between. Many faculty members collaborate with colleagues abroad on research and clinical medicine projects. Additionally, institutes and centers around campus offer international opportunities for faculty and student collaboration such as with IIAD and the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development, both housed in Texas A&M AgriLife. Beyond the university, faculty members collaborate in myriad projects such as capacity building and research with organizations around the world such as the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) [formerly the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)]. Organizations and agencies such as these as well as a wide array of non-profits and private foundations are often sources of funding for faculty projects, which can include educational opportunities, capacity development projects, and research promoting food security, animal health and disease control, global one health, agricultural development, species conservation, and other critical global goals.