UMES strives to develop Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) or Linkage Agreements with international organizations to facilitate relationships for continuing international-development activities. The purpose of such agreements is to provide the mechanism for other collaborative activities beyond the life of a given project. Listed below are linkage agreements that have been developed with international and domestic institutions to facilitate international research and development:

     1.   Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Services/International Corporation Division (USDA/FAS/ICD) for collaborative international development and scientific cooperation.

     2.   Collaboration with USDA/FAS/ICD to provide technical assistance in support of the Policy Analysis, Research and, Technical Support (PARTS) and the African Emergency Locust/Grasshopper Assistance (ALEGA) Projects of the Agency for International Development.

     3.   MOU with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign for international agricultural development.

     4.   MOU with Florida A&M (FAMU) and Alabama A&M (AAMU) Universities to implement the ROTREP Project in Cameroon.

     5.   Protocol Agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Cameroon in 1986 to implement the ROTREP Project.

     6.   MOU with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1988, to provide collaboration in agriculture research, training and related activities in tropical root and tuber crops.

     7.   MOU with the University of Zambia in 1986 for collaborative research and educational exchange in 1988.

     8.   Collaboration with the Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies of the University of Maryland System to implement linkage agreement with the University of Namibia. The linkage agreement is for exchange, research and training, with emphasis in the agricultural, environmental and marine sciences.

     9.   Linkage agreement with Ain Shams University, Egypt for educational training and rsearch activities (1992).

     10.  Linkage agreement with Cairo University, Egypt for educaitonal training and research activities (1992).

     11.  MOU with Hefei Polytechnic University, of the Peoples Republic of China for scientific and technical exchange (1993).

     12. Linkage agreement with Egerton University, Kenya for educational training, research, and economic development (1995).

     13.  Linkage agreement with Africa University, Zimbabwe for educational training, research and agribusiness development (1995).