‘Growing opportunities’: New WorldFish and university partnership in Timor-Leste enables first marine science students to graduate

From
WorldFish
Published on
17.08.22
Impact Area
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs, Youth
Funders
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, EU Commission, Norway

Final-year marine science students with Professor Mario Cabral at the National University of Timor-Leste. Photo by Kate Bevitt.

WorldFish and the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) have signed a new 10-year agreement to collaborate on research and training in aquatic sciences. As a first action, WorldFish staff have been training and supporting 14 students to undertake their final-year research projects, enabling them to be among the first graduates from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Science.