Geology knows no borders

The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is one of the largest and most active non-governmental scientific organizations in the world.

The IUGS Commission on Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer (COGE) was established in 2004 by the IUGS to examine and develop programs to assist developed and developing countries to maintain, expand or introduce better earth science education, outreach and technology transfer within their country.

NOW WE NEED A LOGO!
We would therefore like to announce a IUGS COGE Logo contest. The winner will receive an Acknowledgement Certificate and a $100 cash award from our Commission which will be officially given at the next IGC Congress in Brisbane, Australia (5-10 August 2012). The deadline for the IUGS COGE Logo contest is 7 July, 2012 (Pacific Daylight Time). Follow this link for full details: http://bit.ly/HopBpd

2012

The International Earth Science Olympiad 2012 is almost here!
Help your country send a team to Argentina.
http://bit.ly/J4UwZk.

Cooperation of the SGA and IUGS COGE on the Short Course on African Metallogeny:
Report on the 1st SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGS Short Course on African Metallogeny in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 12-18th March 2012
is available here. (1,410kb pdf file).

GEO-ERA project:
IUGS COGE endorsement letter.
Pan-African geoscience education initiative as a key part of developing a GEOscience Education Roadmap for Africa (GEO-ERA).
is available here. (76kb pdf file).

A new interesting area for geoscience education:
The Lutetian Stratotype (Gorrondatxe beach, Getxo, Biscay Province, Basque Country, Spain).
is available here. (993kb pdf file).

IGCP40th Anniversary meeting presentation by the COGE Chairman
IUGS/COGE: Earth Science education event. Workshop on Earth Science education globally. Connections between research and education: the essential, synergistic element for the future. Paris, 23 February 2012.
is available here. (1,841kb pdf file).

2011

The Full Annual report 2011 from COGE to the IUGS is available here. (97kb pdf file).

The February 2011 report from COGE to the IUGS is available here. (72kb pdf file).

IUGS 50th Anniversary meeting presentation by the COGE Chairman
IUGS/COGE: The significance of partnership, capacity building and a multidisciplinary approach in geosciences education
is available here. (5,279kb pdf file).

2004-2010

The inaugural meeting of COGE was held in Boulder, Colorado USA, on 3-4 November 2004. The minutes of this meeting are available here. (61kb pdf file).

An action plan for 2005-6 was developed as a result of this meeting. A copy of this plan can be reviewed here (65kb pdf file).

Annual reports concerning COGE activities are available for 2006 here (107kb pdf file) and 2008 here (107kb pdf file).