Written by: Azida binti Abdullah

At INOS, we are passionate about enhancing our national ocean literacy within our society. Our long-term mission is to empower local communities, especially the youngest generation, on the significance of our ocean in our daily life.

UMT’s World Oceans Week 2022 (WOW 2022) celebration has been an annual UMT event since 2013 in conjunction with World Oceans Day, celebrated worldwide on June 8th. 

The celebration of WOW 2022 is a manifestation of UMT’s support for UNESCO’s annual World Oceans Day campaign, conveying and taking a role in providing global awareness at the local level on the importance of sustaining our marine resources.

With the theme of “Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean”, WOW 2022 was implemented with various activities to raise community awareness and joint hands with UMT experts in protecting the environment and instilling enthusiasm to conserve and protect marine biodiversity jointly.

WOW 2022 is also one of UMT’s social responsibility efforts to jointly increase marine environment awareness among local communities in safeguarding the importance of ocean resources. Directly, these efforts promote UMT’s niche area, marine science and aquatic resources, and position UMT as a leading university in marine studies. It is hoped that UMT could also convey the message of preserving and appreciating marine resources in daily life.