CATIE: Costa Rica Partnership

In Spanish, CATIE stands for Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza. In English, it stands for Tropical Agricultural 研究 and Higher Education Center. 不管是哪个名字, the Center’s partnership with the University of Idaho is giving doctoral students at both institutions a unique opportunity to study tropical agriculture and natural resources in two widely divergent ecosystems. During the first year of study, students complete course work at the University of Idaho followed by two or more additional years of research in tropical Costa Rica.

The partnership is particularly attractive to Idaho students because Costa Rica, despite its small size, boasts greater biodiversity than either Europe or North America.

At the University of Idaho, the program is referred to as the Doctoral Program in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Production in Tropical and Temperate Fragmented Landscapes. Among faculty and students the shorter name of Tropical 研究 Doctoral Program is often used.

学生s are simultaneously admitted to both CATIE and the University of Idaho and are considered joint doctoral students. 研究生s receive a single degree and diplomas are conferred jointly by the two institutions.

The joint doctoral program offers a degree in Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in disciplines offered through the University of Idaho's College of Natural 资源 (CNR) and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) and CATIE’s 研究生 School.

学生s take course work and receive mentoring at both institutions and conduct field-based research in Latin America.

For more information, contact Joint Doctoral Coordinator, Sanford Eigenbrode.