OBJECTIVES

Article 2

The Association aims at giving expression to the obligation of educational and research institutions to promote, through teaching and research, the principles of freedom and justice, of human dignity and solidarity, and to contribute, through international cooperation, to the development of material and moral assistance for the strengthening of higher education in general, and to the advancement of knowledge in marine sciences.

Article 3

The objectives of the International Association of Marine-related Institutions are:

a) To promote and advance education and scientific and technological development in all aspects of marine sciences;

b) To provide a forum for discussion and dissemination of information and organize meetings, seminars and workshops for the presentation of subjects related to marine sciences;

c) To encourage support by governments and the private sectors

for research, development and educational activities in marine sciences.

d) To promote and foster inter-institutional linkages within and outside the Association.