Education at sea - Education for the sea

Workshop

Agenda

Please find the agenda below.

Venue is the VLIZ, Wandelaarkaai 7, Oostende. Registration is now closed and all registrants have received indications towards hotel and venue.

Day 1 (February 16th)

08h00 – 09h00 Registration
09h00Welcoming

Willy Baeyens (VUB, Chair RASAB Committee of Oceanology) and Jan Mees (Director VLIZ).
Brief outline of the objectives (Jean-Pierre Henriet, UGent).

09h15Session 1: expression of the needs

Question addressed: what is the vision of Industry and of Academia on the competences expected from young scientists graduating as MSc in Ocean Science programmes?

Chair Jan Mees, VLIZ.
Moderator Jean-Pierre Henriet, UGent

09h15 – 10h45Session 1

Panel leaders Patrick Sorgeloos (UGent) and Marc Roche (FPS Economy)
  • Fisheries and aquaculture, products of the sea
  • Offshore energy and geotechnique
  • Aggregates, minerals, environmental impact assessment
10h45 - 11h15Coffee break
11h15 – 12h30Session 1

Panel leaders Carlo Heip (Royal-NIOZ), Vera Van Lancker (MUMM) and Ruediger Stein (AWI, ESSAC)
  • Academic research – Marine Biosciences
  • Academic research – Marine Geosciences
  • Academic research – The Physical and Chemical Ocean
12h30 -14h00Lunch

14h00Session 2: overview of opportunities

Question addressed: what is the present potential of Academia and of Industry in terms of (1) graduate education and training (master level), (2) relevant undergraduate education and training (bachelor level) and outreach in schools, (3) relevant postgraduate training and PhD research, (4) training at sea

Chair Willy Baeyens, VUB.
Moderator Jan Seys, VLIZ

14h00 – 15h30Session 2

Panel leaders Nico Koedam (VUB), Salim Djenidi (ULg) and Mieke Eggermont (UGent)

  • Graduate programmes in Ocean Science: overview
  • Outreach in schools. Appetizers in undergraduate programmes
  • Postgraduate training and PhD
15h30 - 16h00Coffee break
16h00 – 17h30Session 2

Panel leaders George Pichot (MUMM) and Wouter Rommens (IOC-UNESCO IODE)

  • Training at sea (national fleets, Eurofleets, industrial fleets,…)
  • Training opportunities through international programmes (EU, UNESCO, IODP,…)
  • Academia-Industry partnership: exploratory tracts
17h30 – 19h00Reception and Poster session

Existing masters in ocean science, outreach programmes, networks, etc.

Day 2 (February 17th)

09h00 - 10h30Session 3: strategy and action plan

Chair Rudy Herman, AWI Flanders. Moderators Jan Seys and J.P. Henriet

  • Response to the needs: tuning of existing programmes, radical innovations (qualitative)
  • Development of opportunities (quantitative), best value for money: clustering of resources
10h30 - 11h00Coffee break
11h00 – 12h30Session 3

Debate and wrapping up: messages

  • to education
  • to industry
  • to policy (EurOcean Ostend 2010, IOC-UNESCO Conference St. Petersburg 2010)
12h30 – 14h00Lunch and closure of the workshop.