Training Course on Ocean Governance: Policies, Technologies and Practices 

11-22 September, 2023 Tianjin, China

National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, will offer a hybrid training course on Ocean Governance: co-hosted by the International Ocean Institute-China Regional Center for the Western Pacific Region. Aimed primarily at marine professionals in the Western Pacific region with responsibility for some aspect of coastal and ocean management, the course will provide an intensive, interdisciplinary combination of lectures, discussions, videos and field trips.

Eligibility of Applicants:

• Research personnel: those who are engaging in ocean science and ocean management research in universities or research institutes for more than 2 years, and have a bachelor degree or higher.
• Government employee: those who are engaging in ocean science research and/or ocean management for government for more than 2 years, and have a bachelor degree or higher.
• Applicants should have good command of English in reading, writing and listening since all training course will be given in English, and that a final report written in English should be handed in after the training course

Applications should include:

• One recommendation letter from the university/institution/government 
• agency where the applicant is working (OFFLINE ONLY);
• Application form filled out by the applicant with photos attached in WORD 
• VERSION.
• Photocopy of passport (within 6 month of validity) OFFLINE ONLY

Deadline for applications

Please fill out the application form and send all application materials by email. Applications for offline participants will close on 10 August 2023 while those for online participants will close on 1 September 2023. Scholarships will be given to eligible applicants who have financial difficulties attending the offline training. Please indicate your need of financial support in the application form. After approval, National Marine Data and Information Service would offer international travel (round-trip air tickets from the candidate’s capital to Beijing/Tianjin) and/or local accommodation. 

Training Programme information:

• Organised by the International Ocean Institute in partnership with the State Oceanic Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources, PR China
• An annual four-week residential programme offered since 2011 in Tianjin, PR China
• Coverage of regional issues of the Western Pacific Regional Seas with special emphasis on ICM and marine environmental protection in connection with the on-going regional programme of PEMSEA
• The programme is structured into six main modules given through intensive lectures, discussion, simulation exercises, as well as field trips, namely:

o MODULE 1: Introductory oceanography to provide the participants with a scientific basis for better understanding        of  the training  programme       

o MODULE 2: The legal framework for ocean governance (UNCLOS, Agenda 21 Chapter 17, and relevant laws &                  policies)

o MODULE 3: Global ocean governance framework with special reference to ICM for the Western Pacific Region

o MODULE 4: Conflict management and consensus building for coordinated development of the ocean resources

o MODULE 5: Managing our relations with the oceans for sustainable social and economic development with special        reference to marine environmental protection and natural disaster mitigation         

o MODULE 6: Special sessions: 

       -     Presentation of case studies of the ICM implementation given by either invited experts or the participants

-     Good practice sharing presentations (national reports) by the participants

-     Graduation presentations by the participants on the vision of his/her national ICM with the knowledge and              holistic understanding of ocean governance learnt during the training programme

-     Field trip(s) and study tour(s)