STARTING SEPTEMBER 2010: MASTERPROGRAM LIMNOLOGY & OCEANOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM

Water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and sets our planet apart from all other planets known to mankind. These vast amounts of water play an important role in the global climate and are a source of food, minerals, energy, and recreation. Aquatic ecosystems are teeming with organisms, ranging from the tiny phytoplankton and zooplankton to corals, fish and whales. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems are also the dumping places for many of society’s wastes and are profoundly affected by global change.

To better understand and protect the world’s lakes, seas, and oceans, the University of Amsterdam offers a master program in Limnology and Oceanography, devoted to the biology, chemistry and physics of aquatic ecosystems. This multidisciplinary program is an advanced study focusing on freshwater ecosystems (limnology) as well as on marine ecosystems (oceanography).