MIMMP’s MSc student, Itai Mukutyu, was one of 30 postgraduate students recently selected to attend and present at the 4th International School of Marine Biology hosted by the University of Namibia at the Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay.

This summer school was a collaboration between the Daniel Jouvance Foundation, the Sorbonne University Foundation and the University of Namibia, and was aimed at Masters and PhD students from the Southern African Region. The School highlighted the latest advances Marine Biology and exposed students to researchers from the Southern African Development Community by running seminars on the current issues and latest techniques used in Marine Biotechnology, Genomics, Post-genomics, Bio-informatics, Marine bio-resources and Blue Biotechnology.

The School also incorporated various practical field excursions which focused on the current status of marine biology in Namibia and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries more broadly.

Well done Itai for representing the MIMMP!