The course, offered in collaboration with the CIHEAM in Zaragoza, is recognised as one of the most prestigious in the country
The official presentation of the thirteenth edition of the International Master's Degree in Marine Cultures of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) will take place next Wednesday, October 9th, at 11:00 am at the Marine Science and Technology Park in Taliarte, taught by professors from the Aquaculture Research Group (GIA) of the University Institute for Research in Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (ECOAQUA), with the collaboration of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Zaragoza.
The Master's programme, whose classes will begin on Thursday 10th October and which is recognised as one of the most prestigious in the country, as well as one of the few international university master's degrees in aquatic species cultivation that is offered mainly in Spanish, is jointly organised by the ULPGC, through the Faculty of Marine Sciences, and the CIHEAM.
The rector of the ULPGC, Lluís Serra, will be in charge of presiding over the opening ceremony, accompanied by the director of the master's degree, Félix Acosta; the dean of the Faculty of Marine Sciences of the ULPGC, María Esther Torres; as well as the director of the ECOAQUA University Institute, Ricardo Haroun; and the director of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Raúl Compés.
The university studies, which include students from different Spanish universities, as well as from other countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, consist of a first part of Postgraduate Specialisation, made up of 60 ECTS credits, which constitutes the teaching part of the master's degree and which will last until June 2026. Upon completion, students who have passed the relevant academic tests will receive the Postgraduate Specialisation Diploma awarded by CIHEAM.
Students will then begin the second part of the Master's Degree, focused on the completion of the thesis of this training (final degree project), which involves an applied approach to research in Aquaculture. The latter will take place between June 2025 and June 2026, after which they will have to make a public defence of their thesis in any of the collaborating companies to which the tutor assigned to each student belongs, in order to finally obtain the Master's Degree.
The training acquired during this master's degree qualifies its students not only in professional aquaculture research, but also in professional areas linked to it, such as government administration, management of aquaculture farms or the development of specialised work in pharmaceutical companies, animal feed or aquariums, among other professional paths.
