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    • General Introduction to BRIDGE-BS MOOC Forum

      The BRIDGE Black Sea MOOC: Linking Science, Technology and Policy for the Blue Economy has been developed within the framework of the BRIDGE-BS Project—an EU-funded, multidisciplinary research initiative dedicated to advancing knowledge, innovation, and sustainable solutions for the Black Sea.

      BRIDGE-BS investigates the region’s key environmental challenges and opportunities through cutting-edge marine research, Digital Twin Ocean development, observations and smart sensing, ecosystem resilience studies, and science-policy engagement to support a sustainable and inclusive Blue Economy. Building on these objectives, this MOOC aims to provide Early Career Ocean Professionals and a broad range of stakeholders with the theoretical foundations, applied methodologies, and policy-relevant insights emerging from BRIDGE-BS activities.

      Designed as a stepping stone for future graduate-level courses in the region, the MOOC introduces participants to the scientific approaches and technological tools used to assess and mitigate multistressors, enhance marine ecosystem health, and transform Blue Economy sectors. The course serves as an open-access learning pathway that strengthens regional capacity and supports the long-term impact.

  • MODULE 1 - HARMONIZING METHODOLOGIES AND DATA

    The Black Sea is a semi-enclosed basin subject to multiple concurrent pressures — eutrophication, climate change, overexploitation of resources, chemical pollution, and habitat degradation. These overlapping drivers, known as multistressors, interact in complex and often nonlinear ways, amplifying ecosystem vulnerability.

    Understanding and mitigating these combined effects requires a harmonised methodological framework capable of integrating diverse datasets and assessment tools.

    This topic explores how cross-border data harmonisation, standardised monitoring protocols, and integrated modeling approaches can enhance the capacity of scientists and policymakers to assess and mitigate multistressor effects. It draws on examples from the BRIDGE-BS project and related regional and European initiatives that promote data interoperability and open science for marine sustainability.

  • MODULE 2

    • MODULE 3

    • MODULE 4

      • MODULE 5

        • MODULE 6

          • MODULE 7 - BLUE ECONOMY SOLUTIONS

            This module is to raise awareness on the potential of the Blue Economy in the Black Sea and, in particular, on the sectors with a significantly high potential impact related to job and value creation at the national and regional level. It highlights the areas where innovation could be fostered in the established and emerging sectors of the Blue Economy. Based on the research conducted under BRIDGE-BS, it recalls significant opportunities in sectors such as shipping, port operations, aquaculture, marine renewable energy, coastal tourism, marine pollution and blue biotechnology. However, these opportunities are often hindered by fragmented policies, geopolitical risks, and limited access to coordinated financing, as current funding mechanisms—public and private—are available but insufficiently coordinated, limiting their impact.

            To fulfil the potentials identified, innovation plays a critical role, especially in promising areas including digitalisation, green technologies, and sustainable aquaculture practices. Yet, the region lags in adopting cutting-edge solutions compared to global leaders. To address these gaps, the lecture proposes how to further finance the support as it was initiated with the Blue Economy Accelerator for the Black Sea, jointly implemented under the BRIDGE-BS and DOORS (sister project funder under the same call) projects, so as to further accompany innovative blue economy projects, coordinate funding, foster innovation adoption, and attract private investment.

          • MODULE 8

            • MODULE 9