Program
The PhD-Program “Agricultural Economics” (J-PPAE) is a three year, English-language program that is jointly offered by the Georg-August-Universität of Goettingen (Germany) and Universidad de Talca (Chile). These universities have offered a similar joint MSc-Program since 2002. J-PPAE students are registered under the International Ph.D. Program for Agricultural Sciences Program (IPAG) in Göttingen (http://www.ipag.uni-goettingen.de) and Doctorado en Ciencias Agrariria (DCA) in Talca.
The main objective of J-PPAE is to generate cutting-edge research and train young agricultural economists who are equipped to address crucial issues related to the further development of agricultural trade relations, in particular in the relations between Chile and the EU.
Further objectives of the program are:
After completing their degrees students are ideally suited to contribute to the deepening of mutually beneficial trade relations between Chile and Germany via careers in academia, policy making and agri-business.
The study program is adapted to the needs of the students and requirements for their research.
Schedule:
The program is supported by eight cooperation partners from the fields of science, agribusiness and public administration; these partners provide ideas, and contribute to the supervision of PhD research projects.
The Students bear a workload of 180 ECTS credits over six semesters: 150 credits for the PhD Thesis; 6 credits for the Thesis defense; and 24 credits in the form of four modules of 6 credits each. These modules cover the following areas: Annual progress reports (one at the end of the first year, and one at the end of the second); Methods (training in scientific writing and data and literature management); Specialisation and key qualifications (training in the analytical and empirical tools used in economic analysis). Students without a prerequisite basic knowledge of econometrics are required to take an additional ‘bridge’ module. For receiving a joint PhD-degree all candidates are required to matriculate in Talca for at least for one year.
Students attend summer schools at the beginning of years two and three, and will be encouraged to submit their own work to international conferences and attend such conferences. For example, the triennial meeting of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) are an ideal forum for J-PPAE research. Language courses are available in Talca and Göttingen and students are encouraged to refine their communication skills.
Last modified: 07.11.2012