The International Master of Science in Rural Development (IMRD) is a two-year full time master's program jointly organized by several universities worldwide alongside the input of several internationally recognized institutions in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
[1] The program is part of Erasmus Mundus and is funded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency.
The program prepares students to address challenges in socio-economic, natural resource, and agricultural sectors in rural communities.
It employs a multi-disciplinary approach, utilizing comparative studies of EU and non-EU rural development models.
The program also offers study options that expose students to different rural development models globally.