EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration 2025 (Funded)

The EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration is an intensive 5-day training program aimed at building essential skills and fostering collaborative approaches in the design and implementation of ocean-related projects. The fourth edition of the Summer School will take place in Venice, Italy, from June 29 to July 4, 2025, with a specific focus on the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, highlighting nature-based solutions as a central theme.

This program will bring together 20 selected students and early-career professionals from international universities and institutions from EU and non-EU countries of the interested region. Participants will be equipped and empowered to lead a cultural shift in ocean science, advancing transdisciplinarity, equity, inclusion, diverse knowledge systems, and international cooperation.

Learning Outcomes

The Summer School is designed to achieve the following key learning outcomes:

• Familiarization with key international initiatives: understand the objectives and actions of the EU4Ocean Coalition, Youth4Ocean Forum, and the United Nations Ocean Decade.
• Scaling up youth efforts: learn how to amplify youth-driven ocean initiatives within the framework of the UN Ocean Decade.
• Effective collaboration in ocean projects: acquire practical skills for successful collaboration in the development of ocean-related projects, emphasizing shared responsibility and collective action.
• Diverse knowledge systems: consider various knowledge systems for ocean science and policy.
• Improving communication and storytelling: explore strategies for enhancing communication of ocean projects.

The Summer School offers a unique opportunity to connect with peers and experts, exchange knowledge, acquire skills for advancing in a blue career, and contribute to the global effort for a sustainable ocean future.

Cost of EU4Ocean Summer School

• Accommodation in shared rooms will be provided for all the participants, excluding the 4 extra participants selected from the partnering institutions.
• Lunches and a social dinner will be provided for all the participants.
• In addition, UNESCO-IOC will provide 5 travel grants that will cover the cost of the transport tickets (round trip).

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Eligibility for EU4Ocean Summer School

• Open to youths from EU and non-EU countries of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea region who are students enrolled/graduated in a Master Degree/PhD programme, or already early career professionals.
• No matter your background, they welcome people coming from all the sectors but with a shared passion for the ocean.

Participants will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Gender balance
• Geographical representation
• Age range: people up to 35 years old who are enrolled / graduated in a Master Degree / PhD programme, or already early career professionals
• Background: all the sectors are encouraged to apply. They will pay attention to create an interdisciplinary group.
• Priority will be given to youth from the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, as well as members of the Youth4Ocean Forum and ECOPs
• 4 extra sports will be reserved for applicants coming from the partnering institutions (no accommodation provided by the organizers in this case)

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Application

The deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 by 11:00 PM CET, and successful candidates will be notified by March 21, 2025 (please, check your spam box).

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