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Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

  • University of Catania (UNICT)
  • Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU)
  • Institute of Anthropic Impact and sustainability in marine Environment (CNR)
  • University of Bremen (UNIHB)
  • Ho Chi Minh City University Of Natural Resources and Environment (HCMUNRE)
  • Vietnam Maritime University (VMU)
  • Centre for Marine life Conservation and Community Development (MCD)
  • College of Environment and Natural Resources

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  • Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL)
  • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)
  • University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

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MARE --> to promote sustainable governance & management of coastal, delta & marine (CDM) socio-ecological systems in Malaysia & Vietnam and adjacent waters through ICT-enhanced tertiary education linked to labour markets & wider stakeholder circles.

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This aim will be achieved through the following objectives:

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  • To revise and upgrade selected CDM-relevant BSc, MSc & PhD CDM programs in PIs to make them end-user-oriented & policy-relevant, and develop 6 modules addressing CDM-related hotspots, that can be used interchangeably in tertiary & LLL education.

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  • To develop shared MARE open education environment platform & online training services of the new generation for qualitative improvement of the education process & academic workflow support among universities & stakeholders across the PCs & EU.

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  • To create sustainable feedback mechanisms to end-users, ensuring adaptive & practice-relevant teaching contents, knowledge co-production opportunities and stakeholder support to post-project course development & teaching.

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4. To develop capacity for academic mobility, shared experimental facilities and joint research by PIs & beyond.

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MARE

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  • brings to the partner countries universities novel tools & methods used by international research communities,
  • creates quality curriculum contents reflecting on CDM issues from a variety of contexts.
  • creates innovative ICT-based management system for teaching, learning & research training,
  • builds institutional mechanisms to engage stakeholders with research & education to improve the relevance of educational provision to the society.

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Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

P13 (UMT) πŸ‘ͺ with its strong profile in oceanography & environment has an ambition to update BSc program in marine science and set up a new MSc in tropical marine sciences adhering to MARE concept; initially it will create and update 9 ECTS of course contents that will require 6 staff to re-train.  

P13 (UMT) πŸ‘ͺ Institute of Oceanography and Environment is gaining an importance as a centre of excellence in Oceanography, the ambition is, to become more competitive and serve the national agenda of green growth, to incorporate to its operations a broader sustainability agenda. Classroom equipment, e-learning and facilities for the development and deployment of distant learning materials need a major upgrade as well.

Marine science students (P13) need full appreciation of engineering and management sides of marine and coastal environmental issues, and also an exposure to cutting edge science and policy developments. All this requires smooth and institutionalised relations to the world of profession, easy access to international knowledge base, and to the databases of case studies in the region. This requires adequate ICT solutions. PhD students need more structured guidance in policy- and internationally relevant research, so they have better career starts.

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Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

Six MARE cross-cutting topics:

  • coastal science
  • delta science
  • area-based management
  • fisheries, seabed resources & food security
  • offshore exploration & mining
  • marine pollution.

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  • Coastal science: science, management, technology and policy issues related to the coastal zones and land-sea interactions in general; particular attention will be based to adaptive co-management and policy and technological innovation in support to adaptation plans; another major foci are tourism and urbanisation, and integrative solutions for addressing these challenges.

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  • Delta science: similarly to the coastal science, this team addresses science, management, technology and policy issues related to delta areas, particularly targeting Nile (EG), Mekong and Red River (VN); the foci will be on urbanisation, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, pollution prevention and control, and sustainable regional and urban planning informed of ecosystem services and nature-based solutions.

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  • Area-based management: the focus is on policy and management instruments, such as marine protected areas, pollution control zones, or fisheries closures, and other institutional frameworks and marine spatial management tools, which are in use or under development in order to ensure sustainable governance of marine resources and to prevent potential conflicts.

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(4) Fisheries, seabed resources & food security: science, management, policy and technology in support sustainable fisheries and sustainable seabed management; the theme further involves such governance aspect as interactions of actors, drives and impacts relevant for sustainable management of marine bioresources, trade-offs it involves (e.g. related to aquaculture, biodiversity conservation, urbanisation and tourism, navigation and harbour development).

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(5) Offshore exploration & mining: science, management, technology and policy in support to sustainable offshore mining and exploration, recognising the scale and importance of the issue in MY and its growing importance in EG and VN; a particular attention will be on interactions and trade-offs with other MARE themes.

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(6) Marine pollution control and management: science, management, technology and policy measures to prevent, control, mitigate and monitor marine pollution (with particular focus on fossil fuels and plastic), including remediation measures and restoration of ecosystems.

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P13 (UMT)

  • will update 1 BSc discipline (3 ECTS, 90 students of BSc of Marine Science),
  • develop 1 new BSc discipline (3 ECTS, 90 students of BSc of Marine Science)
  • 1 new MSc discipline (3 ECTS, 10 students of MSc in Tropical Marine Science);
  • 3 MARE themes are covered;
  • 1 new discipline will be developed with full e-suite, including interactive modules, videolectures, case study databases etc.

Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

UMT to Organization MARE conferences πŸ‘ͺ September 2022

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Item

EURO

1

Staff Costs

13806.00

2

Travel Costs

22485.00

3

Costs of Stay

14270.00

4

Equipment Costs

21850.00

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Total

72411.00

Budget allocation

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Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

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Manager

Teacher/Trainer/ Reseacher

Technical Staff

Administrative Staff

Β 

Number of days

Unit cost/ day

Total (EUR)

Number of days

Unit cost/ day

Total (EUR)

Number of days

Unit cost/ day

Total (EUR)

Number of days

Unit cost/ day

Total (EUR)

Preparation

Β 

Β 

​

20

33

660

Β 

Β 

​

Β 

Β 

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Development

Β 

Β 

​

222

33

7326

70

22

1540

120

17

2040

Quality Plan

Β 

Β 

​

15

33

495

Β 

Β 

​

​

​

​

Dissemination & Exploitation

Β 

Β 

​

15

33

495

Β 

Β 

​

3

17

51

Management

19

47

893

Β 

Β 

​

Β 

Β 

​

18

17

306

Β 

Β Subtotal

893

Β Subtotal

8976

Β Subtotal

1540

Β Subtotal

2397

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​

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​

​

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Total

13806

Staff Cost

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Category

venue

Date

Number of Participant

number of days

Travel cost

Cost of Stay

total (EUR)

Management

Bremen

17 - 20 Feb 2020

2

( Mohd Fadzil and Hing Lee Siang

4

3000

960

3960

Management

Catania

2021

1

4

1500

480

1980

Management

Ho Chi Minh City

Sep-22

1

4

275

480

755

Preparation

HaiPhong

20 - 21 April 2020

2

3

550

720

1270

Development

Johor Baru

Jun-20

1

3

180

360

540

Dissemination and Exploitation

Kuala Lumpur

Nov-21

2

3

360

720

1080

Development

Tartu

May-21

2

4

3000

960

3960

Dissemination and Exploitation

INOS

Sep-22

Β 

Β 

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Development

Catania

Sept/Oct 2021

5 (staff)

4

7500

2400

9900

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3 (student)

14

4500

2310

6810

Development

Bandar Sri Iskandar

Feb/March 2021

5 (staff)

3

900

1800

2700

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4 (student)

14

720

3080

3800

Total

22485

14270

36755

Travel cost and Cost of Stay

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Name, Type and Specifications of the item

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Euro

2 x INTERACTIVE SMART PROJECTOR- (HDMI, VGA; Stereo)

2500/unit

5000

LCD TV 60”with Interactive video conferencing camera sets, including mic and speaker

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3000

2 x units of Laptop Processor with capacity of Intel Coreβ„’ i5 processor

1750/unit

3500

2 LCD TV 60" with screen mirroring capacity

1075/unit

2150

Sony FDR-AX700 4K Camcorder with tripod and microphone

Β 

2200

12 x iPad 10.2-inch Wi-Fi 32GB with charging dock screen mirroring system

500/unit

6000

Total

21850

Equipment cost - New

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Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia

  • WP1: ToRs for development activities (curriculum and organisational development, PC collaborative platforms, learning management system, mobility and collaboration arrangements)
  • WP2: new and revised courses/5 MARE modules, learning materials, development of PhD research framework and supplementary documents, faculty training
  • WP3: development and piloting of E-MARE, eLearning multimedia modules, eScience module for doctoral students, faculty and staff training
  • WP4 : development of governance arrangements for mobility, collaboration and stakeholder engagement; staff and stakeholder training
  • WP5 : Quality control and monitoring – Monitoring of academic mobility and staff time allocation, quality monitoring of project deliverables.
  • WP6 : MARE dissemination and exploitation – implementing MARE curricula, launching and maintenance of the MARE web portal, research conferences, running PC collaborative platforms
  • WP7 : MARE management – day-to day management, project meetings, reporting, capacity building and sustainability planning

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Workplan for Year 1

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Workplan for Year 1 - Continue

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Workplan for Year 2

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Workplan for Year 3

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Category 1 : Manager

Category 2 : Teacher/Trainer/Researcher

Category 3 : Technical Staff

Category 4 : Administrative Staff

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Description

Start - End Month

1

WP1.1

Detailed end-user and partner curricular survey, and development of ToRs for revision and development of B/MSc courses (including learning materials)

Mac -Jun 2020

2

WP1.2

Development of ToR for PhD research framework and organizational arrangement for research training

Jun - Sept 2020

3

WP2.1

Update 1 BSc discipline (3 ECTS, 60 students of BSc of Marine Science)

July 2020 - Oct 2021

4

WP2.1

Develop 1 new BSc discipline (3 ECTS, 60 students of BSc of Marine Science)

July 2020 - Oct 2021

5

WP2.1

1 new MSc discipline (3 ECTS, 15 students of MSc in Tropical Marine Science)

July 2020 - Oct 2021

6

WP2.1

1 new discipline will be developed with full e-suite, including interactive modules, video lectures, case study databases etc.

July 2020 - Oct 2021

7

WP3.2

Development of e-learning Modules

Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

8

WP3.3

Development of e-science modules for doctoral students

Sept 2020 - Nov 2021

9

WP3.4

1 intensive IT course and 2 on-site seminars for faculty, technicians and administrators

Feb -March 2020

Oct - Nov 2020

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Description

Start – End Month

10

WP4.1

Establishment of sectoral collaborative platforms in each partner country

Oct 2020 - July 2021

11

WP4.2

Development of arrangement for credit and physical mobility, sharing of experimental facilities, joint MSc and PhD supervision and research collaboration

Oct – Dec 2020

12

WP4.3

2 seminars for administrators and stakeholders and other onsite events

Feb – Mac 2020

June, Sept, Dec 2020

Feb 2021

April – May 2021

Aug 2021

13

WP6.1

Development and maintenance of MARE www portal, social media accounts and promotion plan

Jan 2020 – Dec 2022

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14

WP6.3

Organization of MARE conferences (host)

Aug – Oct 2022

15

WP7.1

Establishment of Consortium Agreement

Jan 2020

16

WP7.2

Establishment and work of the Steering Committee; meetings of the Partner Assembly

Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct 2020

Jan, May, Aug 2021

Jan, April, Sept – Dec 2022

17

WP7.3

Reporting to EACEA

April – June 2021

April 2022, Oct – Dec 2022

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