FACULTY OF SCIENCE Delémont © Jura Tourisme Registration Launch date Detailed information and registration: www.unine.ch/mas-icm March 3rd, 2015 Fees and scholarships Please check the website for information on tuition fees: www.unine.ch/mas-icm A number of competitive individual scholarships are available for students from developing countries to cover tuition fees and basic costs of living in Switzerland. These are provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Global Programme Food Security. Location Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Duration 9 months (March - November) Integrated Crop Management (ICM) To find out more, visit: March - November 2015 www.unine.ch/mas-icm www.cabi.org/switzerland or contact: Professor Ted Turlings Programme Director Faculty of Science University of Neuchâtel e-mail: [email protected] Delémont, Canton Jura, Switzerland www.jura.ch FACULTY OF SCIENCE Institute of biology Rue Emile-Argand 11 CH-2000 Neuchâtel www.unine.ch Pictures: T. Turlings, S. Toepfer Integrated Crop Management (ICM) What is ICM? Study plan ICM is a sustainable agricultural production system that improves overall crop health with minimal impact on the environment. It optimizes yield and profitability, and takes into consideration pest management, soil care, seed selection, crop nutrition, water management, rural economics, landscape management and agricultural policy. Module 1 Introduction Module 9 Crop rotation/cropping strategies Module 2 Policy considerations Module 10 Landscape management Programme aim Module 3 Soil management Module 11 Statistical methods Module 4 Seed/planting material selection Module 12 Agricultural and rural economics Participants will enhance their ability to address global challenges related to agriculture such as food security, resource management and environmental change. Module 5 Crop nutrition/fertilisation Module 13 Integration of topics towards ICM Who do we target with our programme? Module 6 Water management/irrigation Module 14 Research project/ thesis This programme is valuable for scientists, teachers, extension officers, policy makers and post graduate students who already possess a Master’s degree in a related field and wish to enrich their ICM knowledge. Candidates from emerging countries are particularly encouraged to apply. Module 7 Workshop: Visions for the future of agriculture Module 14 is compulsory for the MAS. Students admitted in the DAS have to validate modules 1 to 13 (40 ECTS) The ICM programme aims to provide knowledge in the field of sustainable agriculture and to promote the adoption of sound crop management principles, in particular in developing countries. Programme outcome Module 8 Pest management Participants will acquire a wide variety of skills and broad scientific knowledge in the field of sustainable agriculture. This will facilitate the acquisition of positions in both the public and private sectors, including government, research, universities, advisory services, NGOs and industry. Credit points The MAS counts 60 ECTS The DAS counts 40 ECTS With programme support from Canton Jura, Switzerland