Journal ArticleThe Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana: The Value of Long-Term, Sustained Capacity SharingArbic, Brian; Adjetey, Johnson; Agyekumhene, Andrews; Akinwunmi, Mosunmola; Akita, Lailah; Anderson, Lois; Ansong, Joseph; Appeaning_Addo, Kwasi; Asamoah, Eunice; Awe, Olawale; Buckingham, Christian; Collier, Janae’; Cotel, Aline; Damoah, Richard; Elegbeleye, Owoyemi; Farneti, Riccardo; Foster-Martinez, Madeline; Frank, Carly; Howden, Stephan; Idowu, Rachel; Johnson, Winifred; Kaiser, David; Knoop, Peter; Lamptey, Angela; Lawal-Are, Aderonke; Lucas, Andrew; Mahu, Edem; Martin, Paige; Menemenlis, Dimitris; Olubunmi_Ayoola, Nubi; Nyadjro, Ebenezer; Nyarko, Elvis; Oguguah, Ngozi; Oikonomou, Anthi; Oladipo, Mumin; Osborne, Tashiana; Quarcoo, Richmond; Quaye, Daniel; Saba, Abdulwakil; Simon, Adam; Sogbanmu, Temitope; Tsei, Senam; Vagenas, GeorgiosUniversity_of_Michigan<p>The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING; https://coessing.org) has been run for one week every year since 2015. The school, an endorsed project of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), has provided a platform for approximately 1,000 scientists from Africa, the United States, and Europe to exchange scientific knowledge, to network, to learn, and to collaborate. Our interdisciplinary, multicultural, and multi-institutional approach offers a model for knowledge exchange across the globe and across different educational levels.</p>The Oceanography Society2025-01-0110599674Oceanography1042-8275https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025.1162318309; 1851164National Science Foundation