CultiVar trains students in plant breeding by introducing them to cutting-edge scientific research.
CultiVar is an international multi-partner initiative, aiming to promote the exchange of information and skills between researchers and students within existing Master and PhD level training courses oriented towards plant improvement.
CultiVar is a unique project that has encouraged researchers from different fields of plant science to integrate their research results into teaching modules and to be accompanied by a professional to teach them.
All in all, 11 Vietnamese and Senegalese students were able to benefit from two years of Master’s studies in Montpellier (four at the UM and seven at Montpellier SupAgro); 11 French students had the opportunity to carry out three to four-month internships with the project partners in Vietnam and Senegal.
The team will now focus on: