CATIE receives grant to create degree programs in sustainable development
- by crv.staff
- 24.05.10
- 8:39 AM UTC
- Filed in Costa Rica, Eco-Friendly Development
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Source: Tico Times
By:Sophia Klempner
The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), located near the Costa Rican Caribbean slope town of Turrialba, was awarded an $800,000 grant on May 4 from the Chicago-based John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The funds are part of a worldwide program to establish Global Masters in Development Practice programs in universities around the world.
One of ten universities that received funding this year to develop such a program, CATIE joins the Global Master’s in Development Practice Programs Network, comprised of 20 universities worldwide. In a press release, CATIE said that the research and graduate studies institution was considered favorably due to its “vast experience in tropical agriculture, natural resource management, and sustainable development.” According to CATIE, other strong points were having a student body representing the Central American region; its exceptional academic quality; and the infrastructure and planning to ensure the financial sustainability of the program beyond this three-year start-up grant.
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