Iowa State University (ISU), well-known for its advances in agriculture, strives to cooperate with the best institutions in the world. A long time ago it recognized Ukraine as a potential powerhouse of developments in agriculture of the Central Europe. In 1980-ies ISU started to cooperate with leading agricultural institutions in the country. Rationale was simple: both states are in the centers the USA and Europe respectively, both have high-productive soils, well-educated and hardworking people; by cooperating, building on similarities and celebrating differences it is possible to achieve much more together than apart.

During the past years many important milestones have been reached:

• Establishment of permanent college student exchange project with about 800 participants to date
• Establishment of fund to support the student exchange project
• Establishment of high school exchange project
• ISU faculty were awarded honorary professorships at NAUU
• ISU and NAUU conducted an Ensminger Ag-Tech School in Kyiv
• Establishment of an Agricultural Policy Research Center
• Numerous joint programs and projects started as a result of ongoing cooperation
  
  Please explore this site where you can find a wealth of information on different projects, activities, history and future vision.