ys es ▁at ▁Z MT ; ▁supporting ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁academic ▁structures ▁in ▁tropical ▁coast al ▁countries ; ▁collect ing , ▁evalu ating , ▁and ▁providing ▁research ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁scientific ▁community , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁policy - ▁and ▁decision - m akers ▁and ▁the ▁public ; ▁offering ▁academic ▁training , ▁in ▁particular ▁for ▁doctor al ▁candidates ; ▁providing ▁advice ▁to ▁industry , ▁policy , ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁use ▁of ▁tropical ▁coast al ▁e cos ystem s ; ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁South - S outh ▁networks ▁as ▁a ▁contact ▁hub . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁and ▁Training ▁ ▁Z MT ▁scient ists ▁teach ▁at ▁German ▁Univers ities ▁with ▁which ▁Z MT ▁joint ▁profess ors ▁are ▁affili ated ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Bre men , ▁Jacob s ▁University ▁Bre men , ▁University ▁of ▁Old enburg , ▁University ▁of ▁K iel ), ▁and ▁at ▁international ▁univers ities . ▁In ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bre men , ▁Z MT ▁offers ▁the ▁international ▁Master ' s ▁programme ▁IS ATE C . ▁IS ATE C ▁is ▁tail ored ▁to ▁the ▁tropical ▁coast al ▁zone ▁and ▁its ▁resource ▁management . ▁It ▁is ▁taught ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁is ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁in ▁scope . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁about ▁ 3 3 5 ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 2 ▁countries ▁have ▁completed ▁the ▁programme . ▁ ▁Working ▁Are as ▁ ▁Z MT ▁is ▁organ