Planning Calendar and Save-the-Date
The IOI Training Programmes on Ocean Governance are designed for mid-career practitioners; scientists, policy makers, educators and decision makers in Ocean Governance. Since 1981 the IOI has conducted and managed training and capacity building programmes in Ocean Governance focussing on contemporary approaches to coastal and ocean management, encompassing current challenges and opportunities and retaining an emphasis on moral, ethical and legal values (equity and peaceful uses of the ocean) under the governance architecture of UNCLOS and related international instruments and agreements.
The training is delivered from IOI Centres in different countries, with different regional foci, via classroom-based lectures, interactive discussions, field trips, simulations and exercises, individual participant presentations, and international round tables. The experience prioritises peer-to-peer exchange and networking, while learning and guidance are offered by expert faculty and mentors, supported through appropriate learning tools.
Graduate Alumni of the IOI training programmes will be in a position to successfully transmit and apply the acquired knowledge on return to their institutions, serving as educators and ocean advocates in their homeland.
The IOI enjoys strong links with a growing global IOI Alumni network of several thousands of IOI trained practitioners globally.
The calendar below gives an overview of the IOI Ocean Governance Training Programmes scheduled for 2026, feel free to note your calendars and to get in touch with the respective contact persons to express interest in attending.
More information may be found in the dedicated IOI Training Programme webpages shown.
| IOI Training Programme | All Dates TBC | Location | Contact for more information | Notes |
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South Africa |
31 Aug - 25 Sept | Cape Town, South Africa |
Kirshia Govender |
Offered in English |
| Thailand | 1 - 31 July | Phuket, Thailand | Anuwat Nateewathana ioithailand2022@gmail.com |
Offered in English Call for Applications will be circulated mid-April, 2026 in: https://www.dmcr.go.th and https://www.ioinst.org |
|
Egypt
برنامج تدريبي للمعهد الدولي للمحيطات البحر الأحمر والخليج العربي : تنمية القدرات البشرية من أجل إدارة مستدامة ومتكاملة |
1-26 Nov |
Suez and Hurghada
Egypt |
Lamiaa Ismail | Programme will be offered in Arabic |
|
China/W Pacific Ocean IOI-China Training Programme on Ocean Governance 2026: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience |
7 - 18 September |
Tianjin/Sanya PR China |
Wan Fangfang ioiwestpactraining@163.com |
Offered in English |
|
Malta
|
4 Nov - 4 Dec |
Msida, University of Malta |
Alan Deidun
alan.deidun@um.edu.mt |
Offered in English |
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Canada
|
TBC |
Dalhousie
Canada |
Michael Butler Michael.Butler@Dal.Ca |
Offered in English |
| IOI Training Programme | All Dates TBC | Location | Contact for more information | Notes |
|
South Africa Ocean Governance Training Programme for Africa |
31 Aug - 25 Sept |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Kirshia Govender |
Offered in English |
| Thailand IOI/DMCR Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance Framework, Implementation of UNCLOS and Its Related Instruments in the SE Asian Seas and the Indian Ocean | 1 - 31 July | Phuket, Thailand | Anuwat Nateewathana ioithailand2022@gmail.com |
Offered in English Call for Applications will be circulated mid-April, 2026 in: https://www.dmcr.go.th and https://www.ioinst.org |
|
Egypt
The Red Sea and Arabian Gulf: Developing Human capacity for Sustainable Ocean Governance and Integrated Management
برنامج تدريبي للمعهد الدولي للمحيطات البحر الأحمر والخليج العربي : تنمية القدرات البشرية من أجل إدارة مستدامة ومتكاملة |
1-26 Nov |
Suez and Hurghada
Egypt |
Lamiaa Ismai |
Programme will be offered in Arabic |
|
China/W Pacific Ocean IOI-China Training Programme on Ocean Governance 2026: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience |
7 - 18 Sept |
Tianjin/Sanya PR China |
Wan Fangfang ioiwestpactraining@163.com |
Offered in English |
|
Malta
|
4 Nov - 4 Dec |
Msida, University of Malta |
Alan Deidun alan.deidun@um.edu.mt |
Offered in English |
|
Canada
|
TBC |
Dalhousie
Canada |
Michael Butler Michael.Butler@Dal.Ca |
Offered in English |