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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryUNH International Educator Newsletter Global Education CenterSpring 2013Spring 2013, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation TrainsWorld’s Ocean Scientists at UNHRochelle WigleyUniversity of New Hampshire - Main Campus, rochelle.wigley@unh.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/international_newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Global Education Center at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in UNH International Educator Newsletter by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars'Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWigley, Rochelle, "Spring 2013, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Trains World’s Ocean Scientists at UNH" (2013). InternationalEducator: the Newsletter of the UNH Global Engagement Editorial Board. 153.https://scholars.unh.edu/international_news/153The Newsletter of UNH Global Engagementhttp://www.unh.edu/cie/newsletter/2013/spring/gebco.html[7/13/2016 2:18:56 PM] SearchThe Newsletter of UNH Global Engagement Spring 2013Home countries of GEBCO Nippon Foundation Scholars (Israel and Fiji do notshow at this scale)Back to index pageSubscribeCenter for InternationalEducation HomeGEBCO/NIPPON FOUNDATION TRAINS WORLD’S OCEANSCIENTISTS AT UNHGEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) is the only international organization with themandate to map the entire World Ocean, providing the most authoritative, publicly-availablebathymetric (a kind of underwater topography) datasets for the world’s ocean floor. A largely volunteer-driven organization,GEBCO operates in affiliation with the International Hydrographic Organization and Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission of UNESCO. UNH also plays a key role—by hosting a deep-ocean mapping training program, enhancingparticipants’ theoretical knowledge and practical skill sets for ocean mapping.UNH’s Center for Coastal and OceanMapping/Joint Hydrographic Center wasselected, after a competitive selection processinvolving universities in five countries, tohost the Nippon Foundation/GEBCOPostgraduate Ocean Bathymetry trainingprogram in 2004, and has hosted ever since.Each year, the intensive one- year programprovides six international scholars with thenecessary skills to forge a career in deep-ocean mapping and is the only one of its kindin the world.Since the World Ocean is so vast,international cooperation is essential and theprogram includes the development of networks that link the scholars with other ocean mappers worldwide. The impact of thetraining as well as the intensive interaction with international colleagues is profound. For, Xinh Le Sy, a current participant fromVietnam, it is a life transforming program: “It made my new dreams come true. Here at UNH, I found possible solutions for what Iand my department at Vietnam Maritime University were struggling with for years.”Eunice Tetteh, from Ghana, appreciates thecommunity of participants and teachers. “Being aGEBCO scholar puts me into the network of analready big family of experts doing a diversity ofwork to show the world the great benefit that we canderive from the world's oceans.”The Newsletter of UNH Global Engagementhttp://www.unh.edu/cie/newsletter/2013/spring/gebco.html[7/13/2016 2:18:56 PM]The 2012/2013 9th GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Postgraduate OceanBathymetry Class: Siong Hui Lim (Malaysia), Xinh Sy Le (Vietnam),Eunice Tetteh (Ghana), Karolina Chorzewska (Poland), TakafumiHashimoto (Japan) and Htike Htike (Myanmar)GEBCO/Nippon Foundation scholars studyalongside other postgraduate students at CCOM andare required to meet the University’s courserequirements for its Certificate in Ocean Mapping.In addition, scholars complete at least two additionalcourses including geological oceanography and ahands-on, six-week hydrographic field course inearly summer. Most students also serve on aresearch cruise to allow them to observe andpersonally engage in active deep ocean datacollection.More than 95% of the 54 GEBCO scholars are still actively engaged in ocean mapping in their home countries. In addition, to thedelight of GEBCO and the Nippon Foundation, a group of alumni of the program are leading a regional project to generate a newbathymetric grid and map for the Indian Ocean.Karolina Chorzewska, a Polish scholar, sums up the experience for many of the program’s participants: “The GEBCO trainingproject is a fine example of how to combine extremely hard work in a unique branch of science with a great deal of fun— in thecompany of representatives of vastly different cultures, working in harmony and with common passion.”~ contributed by Rochelle Wigley  Copyright © 2015, Center for International Education  •  The University of New Hampshire223 Hood House  •  89 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824tel: 603-862-2398  •  fax: 603-862-0169study.abroad@unh.edu  •  international.affairs@unh.edu

Spring 2013, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Trains World’s Ocean Scientists at UNH

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Spring 2013, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Trains
World’s Ocean Scientists at UNH
Rochelle Wigley
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, rochelle.wigley@unh.edu
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/international_news
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Global Education Center at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It
has been accepted for inclusion in UNH International Educator Newsletter by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars'
Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
Recommended Citation
Wigley, Rochelle, "Spring 2013, GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Trains World’s Ocean Scientists at UNH" (2013). International
Educator: the Newsletter of the UNH Global Engagement Editorial Board. 153.
https://scholars.unh.edu/international_news/153
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GEBCO/NIPPON FOUNDATION TRAINS WORLD’S OCEAN
SCIENTISTS AT UNH
GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) is the only international organization with the
mandate to map the entire World Ocean, providing the most authoritative, publicly-available
bathymetric (a kind of underwater topography) datasets for the world’s ocean floor. A largely volunteer-driven organization,
GEBCO operates in affiliation with the International Hydrographic Organization and Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission of UNESCO. UNH also plays a key role—by hosting a deep-ocean mapping training program, enhancing
participants’ theoretical knowledge and practical skill sets for ocean mapping.
UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean
Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center was
selected, after a competitive selection process
involving universities in five countries, to
host the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO
Postgraduate Ocean Bathymetry training
program in 2004, and has hosted ever since.
Each year, the intensive one- year program
provides six international scholars with the
necessary skills to forge a career in deep-
ocean mapping and is the only one of its kind
in the world.
Since the World Ocean is so vast,
international cooperation is essential and the
program includes the development of networks that link the scholars with other ocean mappers worldwide. The impact of the
training as well as the intensive interaction with international colleagues is profound. For, Xinh Le Sy, a current participant from
Vietnam, it is a life transforming program: “It made my new dreams come true. Here at UNH, I found possible solutions for what I
and my department at Vietnam Maritime University were struggling with for years.”
Eunice Tetteh, from Ghana, appreciates the
community of participants and teachers. “Being a
GEBCO scholar puts me into the network of an
already big family of experts doing a diversity of
work to show the world the great benefit that we can
derive from the world's oceans.”
The Newsletter of UNH Global Engagement
http://www.unh.edu/cie/newsletter/2013/spring/gebco.html[7/13/2016 2:18:56 PM]
The 2012/2013 9th GEBCO/Nippon Foundation Postgraduate Ocean
Bathymetry Class: Siong Hui Lim (Malaysia), Xinh Sy Le (Vietnam),
Eunice Tetteh (Ghana), Karolina Chorzewska (Poland), Takafumi
Hashimoto (Japan) and Htike Htike (Myanmar)
GEBCO/Nippon Foundation scholars study
alongside other postgraduate students at CCOM and
are required to meet the University’s course
requirements for its Certificate in Ocean Mapping.
In addition, scholars complete at least two additional
courses including geological oceanography and a
hands-on, six-week hydrographic field course in
early summer. Most students also serve on a
research cruise to allow them to observe and
personally engage in active deep ocean data
collection.
More than 95% of the 54 GEBCO scholars are still actively engaged in ocean mapping in their home countries. In addition, to the
delight of GEBCO and the Nippon Foundation, a group of alumni of the program are leading a regional project to generate a new
bathymetric grid and map for the Indian Ocean.
Karolina Chorzewska, a Polish scholar, sums up the experience for many of the program’s participants: “The GEBCO training
project is a fine example of how to combine extremely hard work in a unique branch of science with a great deal of fun— in the
company of representatives of vastly different cultures, working in harmony and with common passion.”
~ contributed by Rochelle Wigley
  
Copyright © 2015, Center for International Education  •  The University of New Hampshire
223 Hood House  •  89 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824
tel: 603-862-2398  •  fax: 603-862-0169
study.abroad@unh.edu  •  international.affairs@unh.edu


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