Union between the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and FMC Corporation was formalized, which will link to both institutions in the coming years for research, training and dissemination in the area of technical development Mediterranean crops.
FMC Corporation, a world leader in solutions for crop protection and always at the forefront of innovation and development of new technologies to plant health, joined the Network of Chairs of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena. Since its inception in California in 1883, when John Bean invented the first piston spray for agriculture, 2015 in the multinational acquires Danish Cheminova A / S, he has maintained a proud pioneering solutions in the three segments in which it operates heritage FMC Agricultural Solutions, Health and Nutrition FMC and FMC Lithium.
FMC-UPCT Chair aims at conducting research, training and technical disclosure in the area of development of Mediterranean crops, together with researchers from the School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA). It is joint collaboration in conducting specialized courses for company technicians and software development R & D to optimize the use of new tools in an increasingly sustainable agriculture.
The company will finance these tasks, while UPCT bring the knowledge generated in their research groups, equipment and facilities. Moreover, this partnership will have a significant guidance to support academic activities in the School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA) initiation grants to promote research and specialization as well as rewarding and recognizing the best work End Bachelor and Master of ETSIA. He also sponsor outreach activities organized by the center.
On October 20 at 12, was the presentation of the Chair in the Faculty of Business of the University of Cartagena. The event was chaired by the Rector UPCT Lemhuis Jose Antonio Franco, attended by about fifty technicians FMC and other companies closely linked together researchers from the School of Agricultural Engineering.
In this sense, the director of the chair, Alejandro Pérez Pastor, said it was vital for society involve the business sector in the training of university. Thus, students of agronomists UPCT receive academic training quality from the research activity generated ETSIA teachers and business training, derived from 3 departments of agronomic profile technology companies, which are already part of university life UPCT, joined the more than 50 existing agreements with other companies in the food sector.
Source: FMC
