The Physical Oceanography Unit of the IOI-Malta Operational Centre at the University of Malta is offering a new Master course in Applied Oceanography. It will be held at the University of Malta and is open to both local and foreign students.
The course is intended to train post-graduate students and professionals on state-of-the-art methodologies and tools to measure, understand and predict the marine environment, and derive sustained benefits from the sea. It is elaborated over a course programme spanning and merging the scientific, technical and applicative aspects of oceanography to offer students a wide-ranging integrated approach, linking science to management, putting technology at the service of users and stakeholders, and providing tools and training for more efficient service oriented applications. Targeted areas of such applications include: environmental monitoring and surveillance, assessment and mitigation of risks, marine science-based policy development and strategic planning, climate change, sustainable resource exploitation, ocean governance, marine industries and service provision, and the overall empowerment of human resources to face current and emerging challenges in the marine domain.
Scholarships are available for local and foreign students with high academic records relevant to the course. Deadline: 31st March 2014 (foreign applicants) and 30th April 2014 (local applicants).
For more information please visit the course website or write to Prof. Aldo Drago. For applications click here.
