To build and foster a relationship that will promote intellectual exchanges with an international focus between academic, research, extension, and administrators of Tertiary Education Institutions (TEIs) and Central State University.
The CESTA/1890 GEP is in strategic alignment with the priorities at both the College and University levels, and with USDA/NIFA programming for International Engagement and Research Cooperation (CIP):
• Enhances the effectiveness of NIFA and the U.S. institutions it supports in research, education, and extension to engage globally and advance U.S. agriculture.
• Provides information on NIFA opportunities for global engagement to land-grant universities and colleges
• Promotes partnerships between NIFA-supported researchers and international collaborators, and facilitates NIFA’s partnerships with other federal organizations, international organizations, and foreign governments.
Faculty Exchange Program
• The Faculty Exchange Program enhances the teaching ability of agricultural educators from institutions of higher learning in developing countries.
Borlaug Fellowship Program
• The Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program promotes food security and economic growth by providing training and collaborative research opportunities to fellows from developing and middle-income countries.
Cochran Fellowship Program
• The Cochran Fellowship Program provides short-term training opportunities to agricultural professionals from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies. The goals are:
• To help eligible countries develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and
• To strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States.
The TETFUND Global Engagement Conference Dates for 2022
May 23-27, 2022 - Registration for this period is closed.
June 6-10, 2022 - Register Click Here
Junes 13-17, 2022 - Register Click Here
June 27-July 1, 2022 - Register Click Here
HOTEL Information - Click Here (Xenia Hampton Inn)
CONFERENCE BROCHURE - Click Here (PDF)
College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
CSU-DAYTON
CSU-XENIA
RESEARCH
LAND-GRANT
EXTENSION
CESTA/1890 Global Education Program