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Disseminating An Ocean of Knowledge Globally The Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS) in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) etched a major achievement when it was selected as Southeast Asia’s Regional Training Centre (RTC) for the Ocean Teacher Global Academy Project.
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he Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) Project is an initiative by the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), an organisation under the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). According to the IODE website https://www.iode.org, the aim of the project is to develop a global network of training centres and utilise this network to increase national capacity in coastal and marine knowledge and management. It will do so by (i) promoting the establishment of Regional Training Centres as well as their close collaboration through advanced information technology; and (ii) further developing the Ocean Teacher Learning System.
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INOS Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aidy M Muslim is also the co-chairman of the OTGA.
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