Interstate School of Veterinary Science and Medicine of Dakar

The EISMV school project takes into account the need to maintain and develop this network. Actions to strengthen partnerships are planned in several strategic areas of intervention. In particular, the project will strengthen the network of higher education institutions training African veterinarians, based on three main actions:

• Support for the harmonisation of curricula and the development of synergies and pedagogical complementarities between educational institutions, in compliance with rules issued by CAMES
• Identify research themes that can be implemented through networking
• Create a network website, offering links to the documentation available at each facility (theses, research papers).

In addition, consolidation and expansion of partnerships actions are also planned with research institutions, as is finding new institutional and financial partners for EISMV.

WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union)
As a WAEMU Regional Centre of Excellence, EISMV receives WAEMU financial support to improve educational equipment, acquire scientific literature, fund grants for PhD students (DEA or Diploma of Advanced Studies) and implement professionalisation.

MAURITANIA: Ministry of Rural Development, Water and the Environment
EISMV is a recognised service provider for the Mauritanian government to assist the PADEL project (Rangelands and Livestock Development) in implementing breeding activities (artificial insemination), improving animal health & cattle feed, and strengthening dairy farmers’ institutional capacity.

SENEGAL
National Fund for Research into Agriculture and Food processing (FNRAA) Over the years, various EISMV research projects have received financial support from FNRAA. Current projects include:

• confirmation and transfer of bovine artificial insemination technique on natural heat in small traditional farms of the Senegal groundnut basin
• a poultry project

Directorate of Water, Forests, Hunting and Soil Conservation of Senegal (DEFCC)
DEFCC & EISMV signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure the health and appropriate feeding of the animals of Hann Park and Zoological Gardens in Dakar. EISMV regularly monitors animal health in the park with the financial support of DEFCC.

High Command of the National Gendarmerie and Directorate of Military Justice of Senegal (HCGN-DJM)
DJM-HCGN & EISMV have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on training activities intended for the staff and students, assessments, implementation of joint research programmes and the enhancement of research results and dissemination of scientific information.

ALive
ALive is a partnership between regional and international organisations and institutions, civil society, donors, research and training institutes and all other stakeholders in livestock development in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to improve the livestock sector’s contribution to poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth in the region. EISMV is a member of the ALive Executive Committee in the college of training institutions.

The OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health)
In May 2008 EISMV became an OIE collaborating centre for the training of official veterinarians. The OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund supports the implementation of an "official veterinarian" component in the EISMV Master of Veterinary Public Health, the development of professional training and the development of missions related to the statute of EISMV as a collaborating centre. In addition, the Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Control (Lacomev) of EISMV was designated Reference Laboratory by the OIE.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
In addition to occasional help with laboratory equipment and funding for EISMV staff training, the IAEA supports the implementation of a school-managed project aiming to improve livestock productivity through integrated use of appropriate technologies.

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MAEE)
The MAEE funds a teaching professionalisation project which aims to upgrade teaching resources and professionalisation tools, with technical support staff at the school’s disposal.

The MAEE also funds a two year grant programme to allow African official veterinarian to participate in training activities pertaining to the statute of EISMV as an OIE collaborating centre.

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
AUF has long provided financial help to some EISMV students. Other specific partnerships have also been introduced in the past.

EISMV has also collaborated with structures such as the FAO or France Vétérinaire International...

The National School of Veterinary Services (ENSV) - Lyon, France
ENSV is an OIE collaborating centre for the training of official veterinarians. It has supported the elaboration of the pedagogical referencing (training brochure ?) of the Masters in "Human Food Quality" and the implementation of two of its modules (with financial help from IACERI project).ENSV is currently involved with EISMV in a twin-institution programme supporting the implementation of OIE-financed actions.

The National Veterinary School of Toulouse (ENVT) - France
ENVT EISMV signed a twinning agreement in April 1996, upgraded in 2008 to define the terms of technical cooperation between the two schools: exchanging educational resources, coordinating the organisation of masters, teacher training, hosting of students on internships and temporary visits.

The Graduate Institute of Science and Technology of Abéché (IUSTA) - Chad
IUSTI EISMV signed a cooperation agreement on education and research providing for the possibility of teacher exchanges, student exchanges, the provision of books and the establishment of research networks.

Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) - University Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
FST EISMV signed a collaboration agreement to implement the Preparatory Certificate for Veterinarian Studies, to welcome and supervise interns and doctoral students, as well as to train teachers, researchers and technicians.

International Trypanotolerance Centre Banjul - Gambia
ITC EISMV have signed a partnership agreement providing a framework for the implementation of training, research, and experts and intern exchange programs.Specific projects are then subject to special agreements.

CIRAD-EMVT (Centre for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine) - Montpellier, France

CIRAD- EMVT and EISMV signed a framework agreement setting out the modalities of their cooperation. The areas of cooperation identified include but are not limited to, development of joint or complementary training modules, exchanges of researchers and lecturers, and hosting of interns and doctoral students at CIRAD

CIRDES (International Centre for Research in the Development of Livestock in Subhumid areas) - Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
CIRDES EISMV signed a cooperation MoU on research which can include actions such as the implementation of joint research programmes, student training, training and exchanges of personnel, exchange of scientific information, conferences ...

Consortium for the health of populations and ecosystems
This consortium brings together five universities and four institutes from six countries of Sub-Saharan East and West African, in partnership with the University of Glasgow and the Swiss Tropical Institute.The consortium has received funding from the Wellcome Trust to build capacity in research and develop links between member institutions.

ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) - Nairobi, Kenya.
EISMV has signed an agreement with ILRI for the early detection, reporting and monitoring of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Africa.Its mandate in this project includes the identification of all entities working on HPAI in West Africa, the identification of structures receiving funding from donors, regular contact between HPAI projects to collect and disseminate training tools and communication products.

EIMSV has also collaborated in the past with other research facilities such as the IRD (Institute for Research and Development - France).