Partners
Collaboration between SA and Europe
The SAMOS programme is built on a strong international partnership between leading universities and research institutions in South Africa, Europe, and beyond.
By combining local knowledge with global expertise, this collaboration ensures that students receive world-class training in Ocean Sciences. The partnership brings together a wide range of skills—from teaching and research to innovation and sustainability—and plays a key role in strengthening education, fostering new opportunities, and promoting sustainable development. By working together, these institutions are helping to shape a new generation of ocean professionals who can tackle global challenges and support the growth of South Africa’s Blue Economy.
Together, these partners bring complementary strengths to create a high-impact, inclusive, and globally connected Master’s programme in Ocean Sciences.
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) (Coordinator) – France
- Nelson Mandela University (NMU) – South Africa
- University of the Western Cape (UWC) – South Africa
- University of Cape Town (UCT) – South Africa
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – South Africa
- Walter Sisulu University (WSU) – South Africa
- University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) – South Africa
- University of Fort Hare (UFH) – South Africa
- University of Zululand (UNIZULU) – South Africa
- Rhodes University (RU) – South Africa
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) – France
- Université de Montpellier (UM) – France
- Universitetet i Bergen (UiB) – Norway
- National Research Foundation (NRF) – South Africa
- Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC) – Norway
