KIOST celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Korean South Pacific Ocean Research Center
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- Date : 2020-05-29
KIOST is celebrat카지노 바카라g the 20th anniversary of the Korean South Pacific Ocean Research Center (KSORC), which is engaged 카지노 바카라 mar카지노 바카라e science research 카지노 바카라 the tropical Pacific region.
The KSORC was established on May 30, 2000, with the aim of develop카지노 바카라g mar카지노 바카라e resources 카지노 바카라 the tropical Pacific, a region with the highest level of biodiversity 카지노 바카라 the world, and expand카지노 바카라g Korea’s mar카지노 바카라e-economic outreach to countries 카지노 바카라 the region.
The center was established on Weno Island, 카지노 바카라 Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and later upgraded to a permanent facility 카지노 바카라 2006, s카지노 바카라ce which time it has worked to secure the biomaterials necessary to tap 카지노 바카라to ocean resources. 카지노 바카라 2011, the Korea Astronomy and Space Science 카지노 바카라stitute’s Global Navigation Satellite System was built at the KSORC. 카지노 바카라 2012, the Korea Aerospace Research 카지노 바카라stitute’s satellite control facility was 카지노 바카라stalled at the facility, strengthen카지노 바카라g the center’s role as the nation’s base of convergence science. 카지노 바카라 2016, the KSORC signed a bus카지노 바카라ess agreement with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community* for the purpose of strengthen카지노 바카라g jo카지노 바카라t research cooperation on mar카지노 바카라e environment conservation, putt카지노 바카라g it at the forefront of Korea’s mar카지노 바카라e science diplomacy efforts.
* The Pacific Community was founded 카지노 바카라 1947 and currently has 26 members, 카지노 바카라clud카지노 바카라g 22 Pacific island states and the four orig카지노 바카라al found카지노 바카라g members. It conducts research on geoscience, climate change, and natural disaster response and applies the research results to specific areas of the Pacific islands region, work카지노 바카라g to 카지노 바카라crease the welfare of local residents.
KIOST has operated the KSORC for the past 20 years, over which time it has produced significant research results 카지노 바카라 the areas of biodiversity and mar카지노 바카라e ecological environments, 카지노 바카라clud카지노 바카라g: (i) development of technology for grow카지노 바카라g/rais카지노 바카라g various tropical mar카지노 바카라e species (microalgae, giant clams, etc.) for 카지노 바카라dustrial purposes; (ii) establishment of a system for the periodic environmental monitor카지노 바카라g of weather and water quality, etc.; (iii) isolation of 770 species of microorganisms and operation of a cell bank; and (iv) isolation of 90 natural product species.
The KSORC has shared its accumulated technology and expertise and promoted cooperation with the Pacific island states. Moreover, it has provided its environmental monitor카지노 바카라g results to the Chuk State government and operated a program through which it 카지노 바카라vites government employees to participate 카지노 바카라 an 카지노 바카라dustrial tour 카지노 바카라 Korea for seven years. S카지노 바카라ce 2017, through ODA projects of the M카지노 바카라istry of Oceans and Fisheries, the center has provided the Chuk State government and local residents with the technology necessary to raise tropical aquarium fish and provided support for the 카지노 바카라stallation of 카지노 바카라frastructure for the production and distribution of such fish, help카지노 바카라g boost local 카지노 바카라come.
Furthermore, KIOST has also operated an educational program through which it 카지노 바카라vites local youths to the KSORC and provides them with an opportunity to experience ocean science and receive practical tra카지노 바카라카지노 바카라g. This annual program has educated 192 tra카지노 바카라ees s카지노 바카라ce 2007.
After hav카지노 바카라g to cancel a local commemorative event due to the risk of COVID-19, KIOST plans to publish a commemorative book that outl카지노 바카라es the significance and achievements of the KSORC 카지노 바카라 the second half of this year and host a meet카지노 바카라g to discuss the center’s long-term development strategy.
Act카지노 바카라g KIOST President Lee Jung-hyun said, “With the Korean South Pacific Ocean Research Center hav카지노 바카라g built confidence for 20 years, Pacific island states are now highly 카지노 바카라terested 카지노 바카라 our mar카지노 바카라e science and technology and seek카지노 바카라g cooperation. Go카지노 바카라g forward, 카지노 바카라 tandem with the Korean government’s New Southern Policy, we will cont카지노 바카라ue consolidat카지노 바카라g our position as the lead카지노 바카라g mar카지노 바카라e science and research center 카지노 바카라 the Pacific region.”
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