The ISVV is a key player on the international stage and, as such, offers a range of innovative initiatives in both training and research:

  • The establishment of wide-ranging partnerships with academic and industrial stakeholders in the viticulture and wine sector, covering both training and research
  • The integration of an international dimension into the academic curriculum and the development of mobility opportunities for all students and staff
  • The development of European training and multi-centre research programmes in viticulture and wine

The internationalisation of its training programmes and the hosting of international researchers lie at the heart of the ISVV’s international policy.

Strategic international agreements

With more than twenty partnerships for student, PhD student and academic staff exchanges, the ISVV’s main priorities for international development are Europe (Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy), the major wine-producing countries (the USA, Australia, South America, Asia) and the countries around the Mediterranean (Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Georgia, Morocco). The ISVV also has long-standing and strategic partners such as Rovira i Virgili University in Spain, the University of Geisenheim in Germany, the University of California, Davis, and the University of Adelaide in Australia.

The ISVV hosts the international Oenoviti network, which brings together more than 57 partners from academia and industry, facilitating the development of international training and research programmes.

The ISVV welcomes several international researchers and PhD students into its teams each year, and more than 20 per cent of its students are international. With a strong policy of welcoming international students, the ISVV also encourages mobility.