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Realizing that these and other limitations, as well as a number of others 

 mentioned in the discussion, are inherent in the necessarily general approach 

 of a large international agency, the Working Group recommends that: 



a) every effort be made to make appropriate improvements in the 

 international fellowships programme, 



b) new additional arrangements be made directly through the 

 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (see Recomendation 7 

 below) where they can be developed to the satisfaction of the 

 Commission's members. 



7. After reviewing the increasing need for competent scientists in the various 

 fields of basic and applied marine science, particularly in physical and 

 chemical oceanography, the Working Group recommended that the IOC establish 

 a new programme of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Research and 

 Training Fellowships. This programme should be closely oriented to IOC 

 cooperative investigations, and comprise both fellowships tenable abroad and 

 ship- board fellowships. These fellowships should be awarded by the IOC 

 Bureau and Consultative Council or by another appropriate body as the 

 Commission may designate and administered through the IOC Secretariat, making 

 full use of Unesco machinery. Local announcements, applications, and 

 placement of candidates, should be carried out through national oceanographic 

 committees. This programme should be fi^^anced ty national contributions in 

 kind, e.g. provision of facilities, subsistence and tuition fees, or in cash 

 (through trust funds) with travel funds also supplied if necessary ty Unesco 

 or other Agencies. This programme should be guided by as flexible rules as 

 possible in order to ensure maximum effect of these fellowships for all 

 parties involved. In particular, such fellowships may be awarded with a view 

 to establishing viable research groups in developing countries. 



8. The Working Group acknowledging the useful information on training facilities 

 given in "International Marine Science", affirms the critical importance of 

 effective conmunications between the IOC Secretariat and the member nations, 

 and realizes that many more training opportunities are available in individual 

 member nations than are communicated to the Secretariat or could be publicised 

 through the conventional IOC communications media. The Group suggests that 

 each member nation (possibly through an appropriate national committee) may 

 wish to designate a national contact for matters relating to training in 

 marine science ; the Secretariat could, in turn, publish the names of these 

 contacts in its correspondence manual or other appropriate organ. 

 Concerning the specific problem of announcement of training opportunities, 



the Working Group feels that issuing a catalogue of such opportunities would 

 be cumbersome and inefficient, and recommends instead that World Data Centres 

 A and B explore the possibilities of incorporating such information within 

 their inventories, filed for instant retrieval, according to: 



a. subject of training course (including shipboard training 

 opportunities) 



b. date and place 



c. qualifications for admission 



d. number of candidates to be admitted 



e. financial considerations 



f. name and address of principal contact. 



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