Thesis defense International training "Marine Biodiversity and Conservation" (EMBC) online via Live Streaming Video

From 24 to 27 June, all 105 students currently enrolled in the Joint Master degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC) and about15 teachers of the seven partner universities, will be in Ghent for the annual thesis event. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 43 graduating students present their thesis for the general public.

To limit the mobility of the reading committees and to give the opportunity to follow the defenses to the widest audience possible, live streaming of the presentations will be held, similarly as to the previous years. Members of the jury can interact through the video conference or through an interactive chat room. Also the proclamation on June 27 can be watched online.   

As such, the EMBC network aims to reach a wide audience. Based on figures from the previous years and the composition of the students, it is expected that more than a hundred connections will be established ​​from more than 30 countries worldwide. This technical feat is mainly owing to the excellent service provided by the Management Board Information and Communication Technology (Multimedia Hall Campus Sterre, S9) and a large group of enthusiastic employees of the research group Marine Biology.

More information about this event can be found on the EMBC website or by contacting professor Magda Vincx and dr. Tim Deprez who have been coordinating the EMBC programme for the past five years. 
 

Group picture of the graduating students at a summer school in 2012 in Slovenia.