GGOSSS 2025 — Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School, Dschang, Cameroon
Abstract
The Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School (GGOSSS) is an annual training school for early-career ocean scientists from the countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea. Its first edition was held from 25 to 29 August 2025 at the Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Cameroon. Holding the school in a highland region reflected its aim of expanding ocean science education beyond coastal and urban centres. The school brought together 36 trainees and 12 instructors. Trainees came from six French-speaking countries: Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo and Senegal. Lectures and workshops covered the fundamentals of oceanography, marine biogeochemistry and coastal ecosystems, in-situ and satellite observation (including SWOT), numerical modelling with CROCO, and Python for data analysis. Participants then specialised in in-situ measurements, remote sensing or numerical modelling, and took part in a field excursion. Discussions on maritime security, project development and funding, and artificial intelligence in ocean sciences completed the programme. This record documents the event. Teaching materials are published as separate records in the GGOSSS community. The school's second edition was held in Cotonou, Benin, in October 2026. The 2025 edition was supported by the EU Copernicus Marine Service.
