CFAES International Programs works closely with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) at Ohio State to facilitate formal partnerships between the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and other international institutions. The two primary types of agreements are Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and Memoranda of Agreement (MoA).
Recent Agreements:
- Central Queensland University, Australia (renewal)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil (renewal)
- Wuhan University, China (renewal)
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Costa Rica (new)
- Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (new)
- Amity University, Noida, India (new)
Active International Agreements
| Country | Partner | Agreement | Year of Creation | Year of Expiration |
| Australia | Central Queensland University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2021 | 2026 |
| Australia | Agersens PTY LTD | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Brazil | Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| Brazil | Federal University of Paraná | Memorandum of Agreement | 2020 | 2025 |
| Chile | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| China | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) | Memorandum of Agreement | 2015 | 2020 |
| China | China Agricultural University | Memorandum of Agreement | 2015 | 2020 |
| China | Huazhong Agricultural University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2016 | 2021 |
| China | Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences | Memorandum of Understanding | 2014 | 2019 |
| China | Fudan University | Letter of Intent | 2015 | 2020 |
| China | Jilin Agricultural University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2014 | 2019 |
| China | Northeast Foresty University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| China | Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences | Memorandum of Understanding | 2015 | 2020 |
| China | Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| China | Wuhan University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2021 | 2026 |
| Costa Rica | Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture | Memorandum of Understanding | 2020 | 2025 |
| Czech Republic | Brno University of Technology | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| France | CIRAD/INRA/CGIAR/IRD | Memorandum of Understanding | 2016 | 2021 |
| Ghana | Evangelical Presbyterian University College | Memorandum of Understanding | 2014 | 2019 |
| Guatemala | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City | Memorandum of Understanding | 2021 | 2026 |
| Honduras | Escuela Agricola Panamericana – “El Zamorano” | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| India | Amity University, Noida | Memorandum of Understanding | 2021 | 2026 |
| India | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) | Memorandum of Agreement | 2014 | 2019 |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh National Agrarian University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| Kenya | Egerton University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Moldova | Alecu Russo Balti State University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Romania | University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca | Memorandum of Understanding | 2014 | 2019 |
| South Africa | Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Tanzania | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Tanzania | University of Dodoma | Letter of Intent | 2016 | 2019 |
| Tunisia | National Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Turkey | Ataturk University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2022 | 2027 |
| Ukraine | Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2015 | 2020 |
| Ukraine | Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Ukraine | Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Ukraine | Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Ukraine | Kherson State Agrarian University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
| Ukraine | multiple institutions | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| Ukraine | National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Ukraine | Odessa National Academy of Food Techologies | Memorandum of Understanding | 2019 | 2024 |
| Ukraine | Sumy National Agrarian University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Ukraine | Zhytomyr National Agroecological University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2018 | 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent State Agrarian University | Memorandum of Understanding | 2017 | 2022 |
Agreements in Process
- Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Bangladesh
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India
- University of Dodoma, Tanzania
- WaterAid East Africa, Rwanda (with Global Water Institute & others)
- Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, Ukraine
Looking for a Specific Agreement?
Interested to know if an agreement exists or has ever existed between the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and a particular institution abroad? Please contact Poppy Thornton: (614) 292-3602
Interested in Establishing an Agreement?
CFAES and the university have procedures for establishing international partnership agreements. Please contact Poppy Thornton to discuss the process and next steps. For detailed information on establishing international partnership agreements, please refer to the Office of International Affairs' International Partnerships webpage: https://oia.osu.edu/international-partnerships.html