unu-ftp six months training short course developments scholarship programme
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UNU-FTP Six months training Short course developments Scholarship programme. Marine Research Institute Matis-Food Research University of Iceland University of Akureyri. The UNU system (1973 - umbrella organization). UNU-WIDER (Finland). UNU-Iceland UNU-FTP UNU-GTP UNU-LRT UNU-GEST. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNU-FTP
Six months trainingShort course developments
Scholarship programme
Marine Research InstituteMatis-Food ResearchUniversity of IcelandUniversity of Akureyri
The UNU system(1973 - umbrella organization)
UNU-CRIS (Belgium)UNU-EHS (Germany-Bonn)UNU-FLORES (Germany-Dresden)UNU-MERIT(Netherlands)
UNU (Japan-head office)UNU-IAS (Japan)UNU-ISP (Japan)
UNU-IIAOC (Spain)
UNU-IIGH (Malaysia)
UNU-IIST (China-Macau)UNU-INRA (Ghana)
UNU-INWEH (Canada)
UNU-WIDER (Finland)
UNU-BIOLAC (Venezuela)
UNU-IcelandUNU-FTPUNU-GTPUNU-LRTUNU-GEST
UNU-FNP (Ithaca, NY)
UNU-institutes
UNU-programmes
Pressing global problemsHuman securityHuman developmentDeveloping countries
UN think-tankCapacity buildingAcademic post-grad. researchAdvisory serviceSustainable development
UNU-FTP activitesConferences and workshops
Annual Six-months trainingIceland
(20 fellowships )
Short course development
(partner countries: 4-6 a year)
Scholarships for Post-Graduate studies to former fellows
(3-4 a year)
Main activities• 6 months training
programme– Practicing professionals
with considerable experience
– 6 areas of specialization – Selection of fellows a
consultation process• Recommended• BSc/BA minimum• 2 years of experience• Expertise (not generalist)• Role in fisheries
development
• Short course development– Need based– Cooperation (short
course development team)
– Local flavour– For people that don‘t
qualify for the 6 months training
– Government as well as the private sector
– Local ownership
The six-month training in Iceland
Introductory course (5 weeks)Fellows should gain a holistic view of fisheries and be able to put their
own fisheries into an international and/or regional perspective
Fisheries Policy and Planning(6 weeks)
Resource (stock)
Assessment(6 weeks)
Quality Management
of Fish Handling and
Processing(6 weeks)
Fishing Technology(6 weeks)
Sustainable Aquaculture
(6 weeks)
Management of Fisheries
Companies and Marketing(6 weeks)
Research project – Final report and presentation (14 weeks)Must address important issues in fellow’s home country
Project proposal
Orientation (1 week)
UNU-FTP and CRFM cooperation• Since 2007• 14 fellowships (Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica,
Surinam, Guyana, SVG, Barbados, Haiti, St. Lucua (+15 Cuba) – research papers on CRFM and UNU-FTP websites
• 5 short courses:– (Leadership in Fisheries (2), – Data analysis and Stock Assessment (1, 2),– Project Cycle Management (2)
• MoU
Training Needs Assessment among member states
• Sent to all CRFM CFO (heads of divisions) – PLEASE reply
• Helps in determining the next steps in CRFM and UNU-FTP cooperation
indicate the countries fellows have come from.Indicate where short courses and conferences sponsored by UNU-FTP have been heldLocation of the UNU-FTP
UNU-FTP Partner Countries 1998-2013