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Relating Graduate Training to Needs of Students Returning to Countries of Less Developed Technology¹

Instituto Interamericano De Ciencias Agricolas de la OEA, Montevideo, Uruguay

Abstract

Introduction

First, I wish to thank the American Society of Animal Science for the invitation to this Symposium and allowing me this opportunity to discuss graduate training of students from developing countries. Secondly, I wish to congratulate the American Society of Animal Science for having organized this Symposium, which represents an important and valuable initiative for the future of many professionals and specialists in animal agriculture throughout the world. This symposium shows the interest of U. S. Universities in training the foreign student for service in their respective countries, which need, today more than ever, duly qualified personnel to successfully face the battle against hunder and underdevelopment.

The symposium theme is of great interest and importance, but developing meaningful recommendations is difficult. The background of graduate students which come from developing countries is highly variable and difficult to appraise. Furthermore, many developing countries are going through various changes in their socio-economic and political structure which disturb the continuity of their educational and research programs and affect the demand for the kind or type of agriculture professionals needed.

¹ Paper presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science, August 15 to 18, 1976, College Station, Texas, as part of the symposium entitled "Enhancing the Value of Graduate Degrees in Animal Science for Foreign Students."

² Advisor on Agricultural Research, Organization of American States; Secretary General, World Association for Animal Production.

³ The author gratefully acknowledges financial support for travel to this symposium which was made available by Texas A&M University from an AID 21 Id grant.