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IKUWA8, the 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology, takes place in Oostende (Belgium) from October 13th to October 17th, 2025

The congress is organised by the IKUWA Steering Committee, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Flanders Heritage Agency, Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VisitFlanders and the City of Ostend.

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To empower and support promising young marine professionals from the Global South, the philanthropic branch of VLIZ offers four exclusive travel grants for participation in IKUWA 8. More information on this webpage

 

Important dates

  • IKUWA8 Conference: 13-17 October 2025
  • Final programme: available in second half of April 2025
  • Registrations: will open in May 2025
  • Calls for session proposals & abstracts: closed
     
     

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     IKUWA8 is an event within the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development