Mário Ruivo Memorial Lectures

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO) Portugal and the EurOcean Foundation are launching the "Mário Ruivo Memorial Lectures" initiative, with applications open until February 13, 2023. The initiative is aimed at ocean professionals (ECOPs) at the beginning of their careers who are 40 years of age or younger by February 13, 2023.

This series of memorial lectures seeks to honor the legacy of Professor Mário Ruivo (1927–2017), former Executive Secretary of the IOC/UNESCO and Portuguese host of ocean science, as well as his contribution to sustainable development.

The initiative, supported by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, aims to encourage and recognize ECOPs that contribute substantially to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, it focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 14, “Life below water,” and the vision and mission of the Decade of Oceans. The award for the winning project will be presented during the IOC Assembly in June 2023.

FCT is a founding member of EurOcean, an institution that aims to promote information sharing and interaction among actors in the multidisciplinary field of marine science and technology.

More information here.