Master Classes
Master Classes are the flagship training initiative of the Crawford Fund. They are often delivered in partnership with other key agencies, including ACIAR, CSIRO, CGIAR Centres, universities and State Governments. Master Classes are coordinated by Professor Shaun Coffey.
Since 1992, around a 1200 people have participated in more than 50 Master Classes, held in 14 countries across the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australia.
Delivered by experienced instructors, each class offers high quality tuition to early and mid-career researchers within the field they have already trained, and are actively working in, to build a higher level of expertise across emerging areas of science, policy and agribusiness.
Classes can consist of lectures, discussion sessions, video presentations, laboratory work and field visits. Skills covered include those relevant to the following areas:
- Market access, biosecurity and food policy
- Sustaining agriculture’s natural resource base
- Global change and risk assessment
- Science communication, information technology and intellectual property.
Visit our YouTube site to view videos of the following past Master Classes:
- Agricultural Research Management & Leadership, Penang
- Communicating Research to Stakeholders, Ethiopia
- Communicating Research to Stakeholders, Fiji
- Communicating Research to Stakeholders, India
- Master Class on Agribusiness, South East Asia.
“It’s been a great privilege to be a part of the Master Class. I will share what I’ve learned with my colleagues and extension staff back home.”
Sarita, Researcher, Nepal
“The classes gave me skills to better communicate with people in rural villages. Now I can coach my junior staff to do the same.”
Tokintekai, Principal Agricultural Officer, Kiribati
The Fund actively seeks delivery partners for the Master Classes and welcomes enquiries and suggestions for the development of new topic areas. Australian research and training institutions wishing to get involved in the Master Classes are invited to contact Professor Shaun Coffey, Director for Capacity Building.
A brief overview of our Master Class program is available here, and to access news, videos and training stories on some of our past Master Classes, click on the links below:
2019 Master Classes
- 2019 GOAL Master Class held in Vietnam
- Navigating the Path to Leadership, ARLM Master Class in Penang, November 2019
- Master Class in Communicating Research for Pacific Biosecurity Champions, Brisbane, May 2019
- Africa: South Asia Bridge Consultation on Systems Approaches for Land Restoration, February 2019
- Regional Master Class in Plant Biosecurity, February 2019
2018 Master Classes
2017 Master Classes
2016 Master Classes
- 2016 GOAL Master Class held in India
- MC on Research Leadership—An Overview, December 2016
- Research Leadership MC in Penang, November 2016
- 5th International Master Class on Soil Borne Pathogens of Wheat, July 2016
- New MC on Research Leadership & Management, June 2016
- International Delegates Support Soil Master Class, May 2016
- New network to boost agricultural trade in Africa, May 2016
- Agribusiness vital to Asia, February 2016
2015 Master Classes
- Taking plant biosecurity skills to Africa, December 2015
- Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders for the Aust-African Plant Biosecurity Partnership, Perth, Nov 2015
- 2015 GOAL Master Class held in India
- Master Class on Capacity Building for Integrated Agricultural Catchment Management, October 2015
- Master Class on Methods for Assessing Data-poor Fisheries, August 2015
- Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders, India, May 2015
- Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders, Kenya, March 2015
2014 Master Classes
2013 Master Classes
- Crawford Fund MasterClass Drought Adaptation Technical Report, December 2013
- Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders, Ethiopia, April 2013
- Master Class on Rhizobial Technology, April 2013
2012 Master Classes
- Master Class REDD Indonesia, November 2012
- Master Class on Plant Health, May 2012
- Master Class on Climate Risk, May 2012
- Master Class on Communicating Research to Stakeholders, May 2012
2011 Master Classes
- Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders, Thailand, Nov 2011
- Master Class on Citrus Greening Surveillance, Identification and Management of Citrus Diseases Huanglongbing (HLB), June 2011
- Report on Climate Risk Master Class, March 2011
- 4th International Master Class on Soil Borne Pathogens of Wheat, May 2011
- Participatory Plant Breeding, May 2011
2010 Master Classes
- Master Class on Soil Borne Pathogens of Wheat – CIE Report, March 2010
- Impact Assessment Master class Report, February 2010
2009 Master Classes
2008 Master Classes
- International Master Class in Plant Biosecurity, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia, June 2008
- 3rd International Master Class on Soilborne Pathogens of Wheat, Tunisia, May 2008
2007 Master Classes
2006 Master Classes
- Landcare Master Class, October 2006
- Master Class in Aquaculture and Poultry Feed Manufacturing Workshop, September 2006
- Master Class in Aquaculture Nutrition, August 2006
2005 Master Classes
- Master Class in Ge Modelling, December 2005
- 2nd International Master Class on Soilborne Pathogens of Wheat, May 2005
2003 Master Classes
