Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer

The Commission for Geoscience Education, Training, and Technology Transfer, mostly known as the Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE), is a global organization operating under the International Union of Geological Sciences. It focuses on advancing geoscience education and promoting knowledge and technology transfer in this field globally.

Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE)

Formation	2004
Purpose	Education
Headquarters	Australia
Region	Worldwide
Board Chair	Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi
Board of directors	Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi (Chair) Susanna Occhipinti (Vice-Chair) Elvaene James (General Secretary) Ian Clark (Treasure)
Website	https://iugscoge.org/

Description

COGE was initially established in 1990 as the Commission on Geoscience Education, Training, and Technology Transfer. 2004 with the mission to enhance the quality of geoscience education worldwide through collaboration with global organisations, including the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO) and the European Geosciences Union (EGU), to promote geoscience education and training initiatives around the globe.

Current organization

The current structure of COGE comprises 23 members from 22 countries, including a governing Board, four sub-commissions, and five committees.

The current board of the commission is formed by four members representing Asia (Elvaene James), Australia (Ian Clark), Europe (Susanna Occhipinti), and South America (Sandra Villacorta).

The sub-commissions, created in February 2023, address key areas such as public outreach, equity and diversity, and international relations, while the committees since 2022 focused on finance, awards, publications, membership, and social media activities.

Today, the 22 countries represented in the commission are: Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Spain and USA.

COGE works closely with International organisations like IGEO, EGU, Women in Earth and Environmental Sciences in Australasia (WOMEESA) and locally, with the Geosciences center of the National University of Mexico (CGEO-UNAM).

References

1. Clark, I., Villacorta, S., Miller, S., & Occhipinti, S. (2024). "The history and current status of IUGS-COGE: two decades of progress in Global Geoscience Education". Episodes Journal of International Geoscience. 47 (4): 699–708. doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2024/02404s05.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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4. "Sponsors and partners". WOMEESA. Retrieved 2023-10-14.