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2024 Online Ocean Governance Course: ParticipantsFor this year's Ocean Governance course, almost 140 individuals have registered from over 50 countries. The live class for synchronous participation is capped to ensure a suitable size for discussion and exchange of views. The remaining 110 participants are doing the course in their own time via the self-paced study stream. Virtually all applicants have at least one degree, many two or three, and women constitute the majority.As with IOI-Canada’s in-person training programmes, these participants are splendidly varied. Drawn from a variety of backgrounds, they are mainly marine professionals with a broad range of education and work experience in, inter alia, academia, government, NGOs and the private sector in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, biology, oceanography, hydrography, meteorology, engineering, environmental management and education, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, plastics/pollution, oil, law, policy, blue economy, economics, risk analysis, disaster management, international relations, diplomacy, international aid, community development, Indigenous issues, navy, coast guard, maritime administration and safety. Geographically, they represent many parts of the world including Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, North and South America, and the South Pacific. More specifically, participants have registered from: Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkiye, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu and Vietnam. |
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Last updated: 11th March 2024 |