The International Irrigation Center (IIC) was established in 1980 as part of the Department of Biological and Irrigation Engineering at Utah State University. The Center was created as a response to an increasing need for providing training and research to enhance the capabilities of professionals and scientists outside of the USA for improving irrigated agriculture in their countries. The general objectives of the IIC are: To provide a unique training experience in agricultural water management and utilization geared to the responsibilities and functions of personnel managing water for societal development; To promote applied research with the goal of contributing to the knowledge base and creating research specialists. Research that is basic to the needs and constraints of "developing societies" is to be emphasized; To maintain a technical resource entity specializing in the processes of utilizing water for agricultural production and societal development; To contribute to international cooperation and understanding through professional activities of the technical staff, effective research and special studies, enhanced capability of the trainees, and the professional reputation of former students. |
