2019 ASHS Annual Conference

While most international students come from Asian countries, Mexico is among the leaders in academic cooperation with American universities, especially in the field of horticulture. Cooperation refers to both, faculty mobility and joint research. However, the output, for example in terms of scientific papers coauthored by U.S. and Mexican researchers, is disappointingly low. This circumstance cannot be attributed to a lack of funding opportunities, since these exist abundantly at governmental and university level; and a considerable number of these grants is particularly dedicated to agri- and horticultural sciences. To make use of these funds and to increase their efficiency, I will present potential contacts for partnerships (or less formal cooperation) between US and Mexican universities, as well as programs for academic mobility across the border.