Ing. Agr. Alberto Soriano Graduate School (EPG) Universidad de Buenos Aires-Facultad de Agronomía Authorities Dean Dr. Rodolfo A. Golluscio Vice-Dean Dr. Marcela E. Gally Research and Graduate Secretary Dr. Adriana G. Kantolic Ing. Agr. Alberto Soriano Graduate School Director Dr. Gustavo A. Maddonni Ing. Agr. Alberto Soriano Graduate School Academic Committee Dr. Esteban Ciarlo Dr. Silvia Imhoff Dr. Juan José Guiamét Dr. Mónica Rodríguez Dr. Cynthia Pizarro Dr. Rolando Daniel Lema Dr. Gervasio Piñeiro Dr. Cristian Feldkamp Agr. Engineer Tomás Della Chiesa Lawyer Rafael Mallo Agr. Engineer Patricio Javier Lo Valvo Doctoral Committee Dr. Flavio Gutiérrez Boem Dr. Darío Colombatto Dr. José Manuel Estévez Dr. Javier Néstor López de Cazenave Dr. Daniel Julio Miralles Dr. Martín Oesterheld 1 Graduate School Staff Technical Academic Secretary: Agr. Engineer M.Sc. Alicia Nora Hirschhorn Student Technical Secretary: Mrs. Mabel Bressán Technical Administrative Secretary: Lic. Santiago Costamagna General Information Mission The mission of the Ing. Agr. Alberto Soriano Graduate School (EPG, according to its initials in Spanish) is to enhance the intellectual life of the university by enabling graduate and professional students to undertake scholarly study and advanced research and to prepare for professional work in the field of the Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology System (AKST). Aims EPG aim is to enable curious, creative, and critical thinkers who work both independently and collaboratively, pursue answers to significant questions, challenge assumptions, and exercise ethical responsibility in the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in their field of expertise. The graduate school also seeks to provide students with insights and techniques for the development of new scientific and technical knowledge, applicable to the production, services, industrialization and commercialization of agricultural products. EPG is devoted to strengthen students „competencies with state-of–the-art and cutting-edge knowledge and skills to meeting the changing needs of society in the AKST. Strategy EPG responds to the current demands of the agricultural sector with a wide range of programs for the training of both researchers and professionals. Resources EPG has about 500 professor researchers in its teaching and research team, and is one of the largest professional teams with the greatest skills and agricultural knowledge expertise in Argentina. Our graduates have relevant positions in national and international research and academic centers, in public administration, and in the most important agricultural companies in Argentina and abroad. The School has access to laboratories and experimental fields through research grants, technology development agreements with public or private parties, and it also has its own laboratories and experimental fields. Annually, EPG delivers more than 200 courses in 28 programs. About 190 Drs, 483 M.Sc.s, 420 specialists have graduated from it and there are hundreds of graduates from update courses. About 40 publications from thesis and final work are published in prestigious, peer-reviewed international research journals annually. All graduate programs, counseling and staff assistance activities are centered in the main EPG building located on the School of Agronomy campus, where students may use its facilities for experimental work located at the same campus, or the experimental fields at San Pedro, Carlos Casares and Laprida (Buenos Aires Province). 2 The Central School of Agriculture Library services are available for students. They can access its bibliographical data bases (CABI, Agris, Current Contents, Biological Abstracts, EconLit and EBSCOhost, Scopus) and subscriptions to the main research journals. Flexibility and orientation Students can take courses without being enrolled in a program in EPG. Also, the M.Sc.s and Drs offer flexibility in creating an individually tailored study program for each student (non-structured programs).Orientation on the most convenient study options can be sought from program directors. Additionally, in most programs students have one or more tutors to guide them in their studies. EPG is chaired by a Director and an Academic Committee made up of researchers and professionals from the academic and the professional world, Program Directors, and two EPG students. Program Directors can be assisted by a Sub-director. Administrative Staff is managed by the Technical, Academic and Student Secretary Offices. Brief History EPG is part of the Buenos Aires University School of Agriculture (Facultad de Agronomía) which has been training professionals and developing knowledge for the agricultural sector for more than a century. Alberto Soriano, an Agricultural Engineer, founded the EPG together with a group of people who are still collaborating in the project. The EPG has had a great initial drive given by INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology). With his personal example, the seeking of alliances, the investment of enormous amounts of time, effort and inventiveness, Soriano sustained and promoted a process that began with some informal courses for graduates at the beginning of the 80s. As of 1984, the degree of Magister Scientiae was conferred in five programs. The School was formally created in 1987 and Alberto Soriano was its first Director. Some years later, new M.Sc.s were launched, together with a specialization program and the Doctoral Program. EPG has continued growing and each year new programs demanded from the agricultural sector are included. The Program Directors have played a relevant role and have been the main promoters of EPG growth since its beginning. In sum, EPG is the result of hundreds of researchers and students that, benefiting from a slim administrative and organizational structure, undertake a crucial task for the enhancement of education, research and technological development of the agricultural, agri-food and agri-industrial sectors in Argentina. EPG Graduate Programs  DOCTORAL DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES  MASTER`S PROGRAMS Agribusiness Biometrics and Breeding Soil Sciences 3 Rural Development Agricultural Economy Animal Production Plant Production Natural Resources Biological and Agricultural Teaching  SPECIALIZATIONS Food and Agribusiness Agricultural Biotechnology Grain Crops Rural Development Soil Fertility and Fertilizing Development and Evaluation of Agricultural and Agro industrial Projects Environmental Management in Agri-food systems Beef Value Chain Management Health and Safety in Agricultural work Rangeland Management Soil and Crop management under No-tillage Systems Agricultural Mechanization Plant Breeding Negotiations and International Trade in Agro-industries Argentine Dairy Production Systems Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Applied to the Study of Natural Resources and Agricultural Production Rural Tourism  UPDATE COURSES Grain Crops Soil Fertility and Fertilization Soil and Crop Management Under No-Tillage System Plant Breeding Interdisciplinary Management and Negotiation  GRADUATE COURSES Food and Agribusiness Advanced Management Program Courses Agri-Food Foreign Trade Advanced Management Program  INDIVIDUAL COURSES Students may attend courses without being enrolled at any of EPG specific programs. They may contact either the Director of one of the programs or the EPG Graduate School Director for guidance. 4 GENERAL INFORMATION DOCTORAL MASTER`S SPECIALIZATIONS GRADUATE UPDATE PROGRAM PROGRAMS PROGRAMS COURSES 544 hours 704 hours 368 hours 240 hours A minimum Length of Length of course: Length of course: Final Paper 128 hour- course: 4-5 2 years 1 year course years Graduate Thesis Final Integration Paper Group Graduate Presentation Thesis Doctor, UBA Magister UBA Specialist Certificate Certificate Scientiae, UBA awarded by the awarded by School of the School of Agriculture of Agriculture of the University the University of Buenos of Buenos Aires. Aires DOCTORAL PROGRAM The Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences offers research training which allows graduates to develop state-of-the art and cutting edge knowledge within Agricultural Sciences. The Doctor degree is awarded to students who satisfactorily comply with course requirements, complete an extended research program, and submit and successfully defend a thesis or doctoral dissertation contributing to the advance in the Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology (AKST) System. The average length of a Doctoral Program is 5 years. Upon program completion, graduates earn a Doctor degree awarded by the University of Buenos Aires. MASTER´S PROGRAMS Master`s programs allow graduates to identify, tackle and troubleshoot problems addressed by their disciplinary areas. Degrees are awarded after having attended the necessary courses (34-38 credits), completed supplementary activities, as well as successfully defended a research-based thesis. Courses may be attended either at EPG or in other institutions. The thesis and publications are paramount in the learning process. The success in these initiatives depends greatly on the thesis candidate´s advisory committee. The appointment of this committee is regarded as an issue of utmost significance by the EPG and its members are required to have vast experience in graduate training and mentoring. The length of a Master`s program for a full- time student is 2-3 years. Upon completion, graduates earn a Magister Degree awarded by the University of Buenos Aires. 5 SPECIALIZATIONS The purpose of the specializations is to provide graduates with training and enhancing their professional skills at a specific disciplinary field. Its courses may be taken during an intermediate stage of the academic learning, aiming at the completion of a higher education cycle. GRADUATE PROGRAMS The EPG offers Update Courses on specific themes for actively involved professionals. Degrees are awarded by the School of Agriculture of the University of Buenos Aires. UPDATE COURSES EPG offers Update Courses on specific themes for professionals who wish to keep up to date with the latest developments in their professional fields. The total number of class hours to be completed in these courses is 128. PROGRAM ACCREDITATION The National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU, by its Spanish acronym) is an autonomous organization which carries out the evaluation and accreditation of all Argentine universities and graduate programs The Doctoral and Master`s degree programs as well as the specializations are duly accredited and classified under categories in keeping with the expressly determined guidelines and evaluation procedures. The programs may have any of the three CONEAU prospective categories: non-accredited, accredited with no category status, or accredited with a category status. The categories assigned may be: A (outstanding), B (very good) or C (good). All courses in EPG are fully-accredited or pending, six having been awarded the maximum category. Category  Doctoral Program A  Master`s Programs Soil Sciences A Plant Production A Natural Resources A Biometrics and Breeding B Rural Development B Agribusiness Accredited Agricultural Economy Accredited 6 Animal Production Accredited  Specialization Programs Agribusiness and Food B Agricultural Biotechnology Pending Grain Crops A Rural Development B Soil Fertility and Fertilizing B Development and Evaluation of Agricultural and Agri-industrial Projects Accredited Environmental Management in Agri-food Systems B Beef Value Chain Management C Health and Safety in Agricultural Work B Pasture Systems Management Accredited Soil and Crop Management under No-tillage Systems B Agricultural Mechanization C Plant Breeding A Negotiation and Foreign Trade in Agri-industries Accredited Argentine Dairy Production Systems C Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Applied to the B Study of Natural Resources and Agricultural Production Rural Tourism Accredited Further information available at: www.uba.ar/epg / • Call Phone/Fax Nº +54-11-4524-8004 or +54-11-4524-8065 or email us at [email protected] 7 DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES CONEAU Category: A. Resolution Nº165/12. Official Validity recognized by Ministry Resolution Nº645/11. Director of the Doctoral Program Commission: Flavio Gutiérrez Boem, Dr ([email protected]) The aim of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences is to offer training to researchers in the development of cutting-through knowledge in Agricultural Sciences. Degrees are awarded to students who satisfactorily comply with course requirements, complete an extended research program, and submit and successfully defend a thesis or doctoral dissertation contributing to the advance in the AKST System. The required number of courses equals 34 credits1 (544 hours). When requesting admission for the Doctoral program, students shall submit a study plan as well as a research proposal –previously authorized by their Advisory Committee or their Thesis Director– to the Doctoral Program Committee. The expected total length of the Doctoral Program is 4-5 years. Doctoral Program Courses Students shall take 34 credits in courses taught at either EPG (see the list of different courses available) or in other institutions. MASTER`S PROGRAM IN AGRIBUSINESS CONEAU Resolution Nº11.460/13 and session 405/14; Official Validity recognized by the Argentine Ministry of Education. Resolution 2942/15. Directors: Sebastián Senesi, Agr.Eng, MA ([email protected])/ Evangelina Dulce, Agr Eng. MA. 770 contact hours Program Length: 2 years Thesis submission and defence Degree: Magister Degree in Agribusiness awarded by the University of Buenos Aires Master`s Program in Food and Agribusiness: awarded since 1999 Master`s Program in Agribusiness: awarded since 2014 The Master`s Program in Agribusiness is aimed at the building of skills for competitive management in the food and agricultural sector. It primarily focuses on creating a space for developing; disseminating and applying key knowledge that will allow its participants to better transform comparative advantages into competitive ones in the fields of producing, processing and trading agricultural products. Moreover, the contribution of our students to the global agri-food system will be to create and maintain environmentally, socially and 1 One credit equals 16 hours 8 economically sustainable competitive advantages for the sake of meeting the socio- economic demands of our growing population. The foregoing activities are assessed based upon different viewpoints comprising: the institutional, organizational and technological environments as well as the business context. Therefore, business is addressed by taking into account its connection to society. Courses of the Master´s Program in Agribusiness Levelling Courses on Microeconomics Levelling Courses on Applied Statistics Levelling Courses on Capital Markets and Financial Engineering Microeconomics Macroeconomics Agribusiness Economics and Management Strategic Management and Business Planning Marketing and Communication Accounting and Financial Information Project Development and Evaluation and Risk Analysis Capital Markets and financial engineering Negotiation Organizational Analysis Quality Management in Food and Agribusiness Commodities Specialties Agri-food Logistics and Distribution Competitiveness in Agribusiness International and Mercosur Food and Agriculture Scenario Applied Statistics Foreign Trade Thesis Design Agribusiness Seminars Thesis Preparation Activities Strategies for ICT and Operations and Information Systems Professors2 Pérez San Martín R., M.A in Food and Agribusiness (UBA) Senesi S., M.A in Food and Agribusiness (UBA) Palau, H. M.A in Food and Agribusiness (UBA) Dulce, E., M.A in Food and Agribusiness (UBA) Toranzos Torino G., PhD in Agricultural Sciences (UBA) Lema, D., Dr in Economics (UCEMA) Pérez Enrri D, PhD in Economic Policy (Harvard University) Bloch R., M.A in Argentine Culture (INAP) 2 In brackets, University of graduate title 9 Altieri, C. M.A in Business Administration (UBA) Oesterheld, M, PhD in Biology (Syracuse University, USA) Erpen M., Capital Markets Specialist (UBA) Erize E., Bachelor in Business Administration (UCA) Regúnaga M., M.A in Agricultural Economics (UBA) Faranda O., Chartered Accountant (UB) Lorenzatti, Santiago. M.A in Food and Agribusiness (UBA) Bircher M., Graduate degree in International Marketing and Foreign Trade (UB) Ameri C., Veterinary Physician (UBA) Napolitano G., Agr. Eng (UNMdP) Perelman S., Magíster Scientiae in Biometrics (UBA) Viegas J.C., Chartered Accountant (UBA) Donofrio, P. Chartered Accountant (UBA), Graduate Degree (from UBA and AUSTRAL Universities) García Fronti I., Ms Sc. in Education Technology (Salamanca University) Artopoulos, A., M.A in Information Technology (Catalunya University) Ojeda H., PhD and M.A in Social Sciences (FLACSO) Garat, S. Sociologist, Negotiation Specialist (UBA) Decio Zilbersztajn, Sub-director (San Pablo University PENSA, Brazil) Francesco Braga. PhD (Guelph University, Canada) Mike Cook, PhD (Missouri University, USA) Peter Zuurbier, PhD (Wageningen Ag. University, Holland) Allan Gray, PhD (Purdue University, USA) John Nichols, PhD (Texas A&M, USA) Marcos Fava Neves PhD (San Pablo University - PENSA, Brazil) Jacques Trienekens, PhD (Wageningen Ag. University, Holland) MASTER´S PROGRAM IN BIOMETRICS AND BREEDING CONEAU Category: B. Resolution N° 096/12 Official Validity Recognized by Ministerial Resolution Nº1328/12 and 571/16 Director: Rodolfo Juan Carlos Cantet, Sub-director. ([email protected]) Sub-director: Sebastián Munilla Leguizamón, Dr. The purpose of the Master´s Program in Biostatistics and Breeding (PBB) is to provide students with a graduate degree in biology or agriculture, training in statistics and quantitative breeding so that they can undertake independent research projects in bio statistical methods related to quantitative genetic analysis of animals and plant species, statistical genetics, the design of agricultural experiments and statistical ecology. Graduates are expected to quantitatively assess research in agricultural, biological and social sciences and to cooperate with researchers engaged in interdisciplinary studies, using statistical approaches. Unlike many other programs dealing with genetics and breeding from Argentina and South America that are more akin to molecular and experimental breeding, students and graduates from the PBB are involved in quantitative genetic evaluation with large datasets. Students may choose to either take up a bio statistical specialization or the application of linear 10