Kansas State University's Agricultural Economics department graduate program has experienced strong growth under the direction of Dr. Featherstone. He guided the development of the Master of Agribusiness degree. His research program has resulted in more than 80 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. As a leading agriculture finance scholar, Dr. Featherstone has assisted the industry on mergers, loan loss severity, the influence of taxes on farm land, and alternative federal tax
systems.

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Florida is committed to producing society-ready graduates. In order to prepare for the diversity of international challenges UF students will face as tomorrow’s leaders, CALS encourages active participation in our international educational, research, and extension projects. The Food and Resource Economics (FRE) Department at UF has identified international trade policy and the trade environment as priority research issues, with a specific focus on the Latin American and Caribbean Basin region. With one of the leading undergraduate programs in the Nation, Florida seeks to continually improve and innovate in teaching methods that will bring the most timely and appropriate training to our students. In 2004, FRE added a new international specialization to its undergraduate curriculum due to the increasing importance of producing graduates who understand and can succeed in the global marketplace.

The Russian State Agrarian University was founded in 1865 and is the oldest higher-education institution of agriculture in Russia. The University is a large educational, research and outreach complex comprising eleven Colleges (Faculties). The total enrollment exceeds ten thousand students studying in BSc, MSs, PhD and Advanced Degree Specialist’s programs. MBA program in agribusiness is a unique one and combines the industry related specialization and the experience of the best Russian business schools. The University has bilateral agreements on cultural and technical cooperation with more than 30 Universities and Scientific Centers from 25 countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, USA, Denmark, and China.

ORT University in Uruguay was selected because of its impeccable quality. ORT is an institution with in excess of 9,000 students. It is recognized as one of the premier institutions of the Southern Cone.

ORT University’s business school was recently recognized as one of the top 20 business schools in all of Latin America. Montevideo is also home to the headquarters of MERCOSUR, offering the potential for important studies in international trade. ORT has partnered with a number of other universities globally, and is well invested in technology making them ideally suited for a distance delivery. ORT and K-State are also working in partnership to develop a Spanish version of the MAB program.

Purpan, formerly ESAP: School of Agriculture Purpan,which is located in Toulouse, France, was founded in 1919 by a group of farmers from the area and has maintained this spirit of direct collaboration with the agricultural community. Currently 520 students are preparing for the degree of "Ingenieur en agriculture,” which has been developed and expanded over the years while respecting its original purpose, i.e. an educational program closely related to the professional sector of agriculture.

Kasetsart University was established on February 2, 1943 with the prime aims in promoting subjects related to agricultural sciences.  Of the 24 public and 40 private universities and institutions in the country, Kasetsart is the very first one to offer post-secondary degree-bound educational programs in agriculture.  Since 1943 the University has revised its curricula and expanded the subject areas to cover science, arts, social science, humanity, education, engineering, and architecture.  Today enrollment at its 7 campuses located throughout Thailand total 23,000 students.  Amidst the age of globalization today, Kasetsart University has been recognized as a Research University; and as the first university of Thailand entrusted by Commission on Higher Education to launch the project "Thailand Cyber University" aiming to provide e-learning services for people from all walks of life.

Dr. Duval’s areas of expertise are: Neuro-fuzzy logic applications in financial forecasting and management; International trade and the environment, Alternative energy economics; Web-based marketing research; E-commerce and agribusiness.

Lincoln University was established as a School of Agriculture in 1878 and in 1896 offered its first degree. That year it also became the Canterbury Agricultural College, later becoming a college of the University of New Zealand. When the University of New Zealand was dissolved in 1961 the college became Lincoln College, a constituent College of the University of Canterbury. The college was granted autonomous university status in 1990 as part of the major reforms of tertiary education in New Zealand. Lincoln University is one of eight government universities in New Zealand. The University enjoys a rural setting on the Canterbury plains less than half an hour from Christchurch, the biggest city in the South Island of New Zealand. Currently about 3,600 students are enrolled at Lincoln University.