The International Virtual Course 2020 will be held on 3 November – 4 December 2020. In the first week participants will attend the opening of the program followed by the first course, which is Introduction of the SDGs. In the second week, the materials will be delivered on the topics of marine environment. In the following week, participants will follow a series of lectures on different perspectives to see our ocean. In the fourth week, the topic will be emphasized on climate change, starting from the physical aspect, paleoceanography approach, to its impact on the community. Finally, in the last week, participants will have a lecture on marine research and study prospects regarding its contribution to the SDGs, followed by the closing event of the program.

Schedule

  1. Dr. Ir. Arifin Rudiyanto, M.Sc. (Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources, The Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia)
  2. Dr. Ir. Augy Syahailatua, M.Sc. (Head of Ocean Research, Institute Research of Indonesia, Indonesia)
  3. Dr. Ir. Luky Adrianto, M.Sc. (Dean of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB, Indonesia)
  4. Dr. Sunny Sunwook Hong (President of Our Sea of East Asia Network (OSEAN), Republic of Korea)
  5. R. Dwi Susanto, Ph.D (Senior Researcher, Univ. of Maryland, USA/Adjunct Prof, Study Program of Oceanography, ITB)
  6. Prof. Saleem Mustafa (Prof., Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia)
  7. Dr. Ejria Saleh (Deputy Director (A & I), Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia)
  8. Daniel Friess, Ph.D (Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
  9. Anukul Buranapratheprat, Ph.D (Lecturer, Burapha University, Thailand)
  10. Dr. Pei Sun Loh,  (Assoc. Prof., Zhejiang Univ., China)
  11. Dr. Xiao Xi. (Assoc. Prof., Zhejiang Univ., China)
  12. Dr. SI Yulin, (Lecturer, Zhejiang Univ., China)
  13. Dr. Irwan Meilano (Dean of Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, ITB, Indonesia)
  14. Ivonne M. Radjawane, Ph.D. (Head of Study Program of Oceanography, ITB, Indonesia)
  15. Dr.rer.nat. Rima Rachmayani (Head of Graduate Program in Earth Sciences, ITB, Indonesia)
  16. Ir. Teti Armiati Argo, MES, Ph.D (ITB SDGs Center, ITB, Indonesia)

Course Detail

CourseDescription
Introduction of SDGsThe course will briefly introduce Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in general and SDG 14: Life Below Water in particular. In addition, other ocean-related SDGs will also be discussed.
Issue and Challenge of Marine Environmental Problems in AsiaThe course will discuss the issues, challenges, and solutions regarding marine environmental aspects, particularly in Asia.
Ocean EnergyThe course will discuss the present state of ocean energy by including specific issues and challenges, and also introducing the prospect of it regarding the SDGs.
Biodiversity and Conservation of CTIThis course includes what is Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI), its role in sustaining biodiversity while also presenting the current state which also includes the issue and challenge.
Life Below Water: Fisheries and OceanographyThis course will cover the relationship of oceanography and fisheries, oceanography’s role in sustaining ocean resources to achieve SDG, and the present state of research and on-field-practice regarding the issue.
Climate Change and Sea-Air InteractionThis course will cover climate change in the scope of paleoceanography and paleoclimate by also discussing the sea-air interaction regarding the climate variability.
Impact of Climate Change to Ecosystem and Marine CommunityThis course will highlight the effect of climate change to the near and long term of the marine ecosystem and coastal communities. Climate, humans, and marine ecosystem are connected and exerting each other in one big system. The goal of the course is to deepen the understanding of the interaction and recognizing the impact of anthropogenic activities on its dynamics. 
Ocean Contribution to EconomyOcean stores a vast and diverse living and non-living repository of a natural resource. Consequently, humans have benefited from the ocean to leverage its potential to increase human life quality. This course will cover materials from ocean resource management to the present state of policy regarding the topic of ocean contribution to the economic point of view.
Ocean as a LivinghoodThe ocean has provided the opportunity and living hood to ocean communities. Aquaculture as a strategy to supply the ocean product demand is effectively success to decrease the dependency on the fish-catch activities. This course will provide materials on the issue and challenge in aquaculture and its role to achieve ocean-related SDGs.
Prospect of Marine Research and Study to SDGs ContributionUnderstanding the ocean system and its dynamics as well as its interaction to anthropogenic activities is vital to achieving ocean-related SDG objectives. This highlight the important role of marine research and its related studies to answer the gaps between each element. This course will cover the role and prospect of marine research and study for SDGs implementation and future challenges regarding the topic.