Applications are now open for two (2) undergraduate scholarships for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI), in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
Applications now open for two undergraduate scholarships with Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (TOML)
Applications are now open for two (2) undergraduate scholarships for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (TOML) in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
Applications now open for five at-sea on-board training opportunities with Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD)
Applications are now open for five (5) at-sea on-board training opportunities for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD), in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
Applications now open for five multidisciplinary training opportunities with the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM)
Applications are now open for five (5) training opportunities for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
ISA Council opens Part I of its 28th session
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) opened the meetings of Part I of its 28th session on Thursday, 16 March 2023. The Council will be meeting for 12 days until 31 March 2023. The main item on the agenda of the Council remains the draft regulations on the exploitation of mineral resources in the Area (ISBA/25/C/WP.1) prepared by the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and submitted to the Council in March 2019. Other items on the agenda include the status of contracts for exploration, the report on the work of the LTC at the first part of its 28th session between 7 and 15 March, and matters related to the Enterprise and the operationalization of the Economic Planning Commission.
Applications now open for five at-sea onboard training opportunities with Beijing Pioneer Hi-tech. Development Corporation Ltd.
Applications are now open for five (5) at-sea onboard training opportunities for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by Beijing Pioneer Hi-tech. Development Corporation Ltd. (BPC) in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh presents credentials to the ISA Secretary-General
H.E. Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, as the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to ISA, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 16 March 2023.
ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of three (3) candidates to benefit from Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) training opportunities
On 13 March and 14 March 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of three (3) candidates for internship training opportunities provided by Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic sulphides with ISA.
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Chile presents credentials to the ISA Secretary-General
H.E. Ambassador José Antonio Cabedo Espinoza presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Chile to ISA, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 13 March 2023.
