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Note: UCT graduations will only take place in March and September. The graduation date will be determined based on the date of submission (as a guideline students who submit by February 2027 should graduate by September 2027; those who submit between March and August 2027 will likely graduate in March 2028 (due to UCT regulations).

For any queries regarding the AOS-SAMOS course, please contact aos.maris@uct.ac.za.

UCT Course Conveners

Prof Marcello Vichi (UCT, Department of Oceanography)
Dr Louise Gammage (UCT, Department of Biological Sciences)

Nelson Mandela University on-site coordinator

Dr Denise Schael (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences)

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    SAMOS Partner Institutions

    Nine South African Universities:

    Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). Contact: David Walker (walkerd@cput.ac.za)
    University of Cape Town (UCT). Contact: Marcello Vichi (marcello.vichi@uct.ac.za)
    University of Fort Hare (UFH). Contact: Niall Vine (nvine@ufh.ac.za)
    University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN). Contact: Ursula Scharler (scharler@ukzn.ac.za)
    University of the Western Cape (UWC). Contact: Mark Gibbons (mgibbons@uwc.ac.za)
    University of Zululand (UNIZULU). Contact: Ntuthuko Masikane (masikanen@unizulu.ac.za)
    Nelson Mandela University (Mandela University): Denise Schael (denise.schael@mandela.ac.za)
    Rhodes University (RU). Contact: Cliff Jones (c.jones@ru.ac.za)
    Walter Sisulu University (WSU). Contact: Thembinkozi Steven Dlaza (tdlaza@wsu.ac.za)

    Two institutions hosting national research infrastructures are also included in the initiative, providing teaching material and support facilities (i.e. access to laboratories, ship time, data archives, etc.):

    South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) and
    South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

    The international partners are:

    University of Bretagne Occidentale (SAMOS project coordinator) – France
    French Institute for Sustainable Research and Development – France
    Nansen Environmental Remote Sensing Center – Norway
    University of Bergen – Norway
    University of Montpellier – France