Half day
Leadership briefing
Understand an issue, establish shared terminology and prepare the questions to resolve.
Short courses & capacity building
Learn.
Put knowledge into practice.
Programmes tailored to leaders, technical teams, local authorities, businesses and community organisations in the blue economy. Each course starts from the decisions and projects participants need to advance.
Build your programmeEuropean universities & graduate schools
Continue your training
in the Netherlands and Europe.
Looking for professional development, executive education or a degree pathway? Blue Ocean helps identify programmes, prepare your application and coordinate your stay according to your needs.
Proposed formats
From a few hours
to a working week.
In person, online or hybrid; in the Netherlands, in Africa or within your organisation, according to the agreed programme.
1 day
Practical workshop
Work on a concrete case and leave with an initial method or tool.
2 to 3 days
Intensive course
Combine knowledge, comparative cases and exercises tailored to participants’ needs.
4 to 5 days
Training & immersion
Combine working sessions, meetings and study visits, depending on available partners.
Course themes
Useful skills for
blue economy stakeholders.
These themes provide a programme foundation. Objectives, level and exercises are adapted to the audience and context.
Blue economy strategy & governance
Map stakeholders, define priorities and build a maritime, river, lake or territorial roadmap.
Possible applied output
A stakeholder map and roadmap template.
Projects & funding mobilisation
Structure an idea, prepare a project brief and assess alignment with a funder’s criteria.
Possible applied output
A project brief and application-readiness checklist.
Strategic intelligence & benchmarking
Assess sources, compare practices and connect observations to organisational decisions.
Possible applied output
A decision-brief template and comparison framework.
Ports, logistics & value chains
Explore the interfaces between ports, transport, fisheries, aquaculture and territories, with experts suited to the programme.
Possible applied output
A value-chain assessment and improvement options.
Place marketing & sustainable tourism
Present a waterfront city or territory, identify its audiences and prepare a cooperation and visibility strategy.
Possible applied output
A positioning proposal and communication plan.
International cooperation & business meetings
Prepare an exhibition, economic mission or study visit: objectives, counterparts, outreach and follow-up.
Possible applied output
A meeting plan and contact follow-up tool.
Learning connected to practice
A prepared programme.
Skills to put to use.
Before: define needs
Identify participants’ profiles, expectations, objectives and working cases.
During: learn and apply
Combine expert input, experience sharing, exercises and work on participants’ situations.
After: prepare implementation
Provide agreed materials and define actions the team can take; include follow-up where it is part of the engagement.
Arrangements & proposal
A quotation based
on your needs.
Specify the theme, participants, expected level, duration, location, language and preferred period. Our proposal details the programme, trainers, outputs, tuition and any travel and visit costs.
An attendance certificate may be included in the offer. For a certification programme, the authorised partner, assessment arrangements and recognition are specified before enrolment.
Mobilité Bleue
These short courses form part of Mobilité Bleue, our training, immersion and Africa–Europe cooperation service. They can be organised in Africa with local organisations and representatives, combined with an international pathway or used to prepare teachers during curriculum adaptation.
Explore Africa–Europe pathwaysYour next step
Discuss your priorities.
Plan your next steps.
Tell us about your context, objectives and timeline. We will propose a scope of work, deliverables and the expertise suited to your needs.
Discuss your projectBLUE OCEAN INTERNATIONALjoseph.seh@oceanbleu.ltdWhatsApp · +31 6 2868 6492
International coordination: Leiden, Netherlands
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