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.
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
- Tentative dates (TBC): 1 - 31 July
- Location: Phuket, Thailand
- Contact for more information: Anuwat Nateewathana: [email protected]
- Notes: Offered in English.
- Call for Applications will be circulated mid-April, 2026 in: https://www.dmcr.go.th
South Africa
- Ocean Governance Training Programme for Africa
- Tentative dates (TBC): 31 Aug - 25 Sept
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Contact for more information: Kirshia Govender: [email protected]
- Notes: Offered in English
- IOI-China Training Programme on Ocean Governance 2026: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience
- Tentative dates (TBC): 7 - 18 September
- Location: Tianjin/Sanya PR China
- Contact for more information: Wan Fangfang: [email protected]; [email protected]
- Notes: Offered in English
Egypt
- برنامج تدريبي للمعهد الدولي للمحيطات البحر الأحمر والخليج العربي : تنمية القدرات البشرية من أجل إدارة مستدامة ومتكاملة
- Tentative dates (TBC): 1 - 26 November
- Location: Suez and Hurhghada, Egypt
- Contact for more information: Lamiaa Ismail: [email protected]
- Notes: Programme will be offered in Arabic
Malta
- IOI Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance for the Mediterranean, Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas
- Tentative dates (TBC): 4 November - 4 December
- Location: Msida, University of Malta
- Contact for more information: Alan Deidun: [email protected]
- Notes: Offered in English
Canada
- IOI-Canada training programme on Ocean Governance in an Era of Climate Crisis: Policy, Law and Management
- Tentative dates: TBC
- Location: Dalhousie, Canada
- Contact for more information: Michael Butler: [email protected]
- Notes: Offered in English