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On Thursday, April 12, 2012 St. George’s University welcomed a team of South Korean scientists from the Korea Maritime Institute. The team of maritime specialists held discussions at WINDREF with faculty from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine to explore the potential for collaborative projects to help develop a National Policy for the Integrated Management of Coastal Zones, in partnership with the Government of Grenada.
This visit sought to explore potential research synergies, and promises the exchange of expertise, as well as the opportunity for four persons to travel to South Korea in June 2012 to see the operations of similar projects developed. According to Research Director for SGU, Dr. Calum Macpherson, “This collaborative project has the potential to involve our students and faculty from all Schools at St. George’s University in a range of research activities.” The project will include marine investigations into coastal elevation, water quality and physical oceanography.
This is the third visit by the South Korean experts. During their second visit in December 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Grenadian and Korean Government. The research project, which is entitled “Research on the South and Southeast Coast of Grenada”, will span from Telescope, St. Andrew to Point Salines, St. George.
The project is budgeted at $500,000US, is funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, and is expected to run for just over a year.
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