Capacity Building and Education Committee

The Capacity Building and Education Committee was formed by the decision of the IUGG Executive Committee meeting held on 9-11 October 2009 in Melbourne (Australia) to

• examine current issues in science education and research on learning and disseminate knowledge about it;
• be in charge of science education policy of the Union (e.g. K-12 level, university level, other);
• assist the Union officers in defining new fellowships and grants programs;
• advocate, in partnership with other ICSU Unions and geophysical societies, for increased teaching of the geosciences in classrooms worldwide;
• be responsible for cooperation and exchange (via workshops, seminars, symposia, conferences) and collaborative programs and interdisciplinary projects (especially in the developing world) and for technology transfer issues.