History

The Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE) is the International Union of Geological Sciences’ body for advancing geoscience education worldwide. It began in 1990 as the Commission on Geoscience Education, Training and Technology Transfer (COGEOTT), and has operated under its current name since 2004.

Over three decades, COGE has shifted from mainly supporting scientific conferences to addressing the varied educational needs of both developed and developing countries, working closely with partners such as the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Education Committee.

Timeline

• 1990 – The Commission is established as COGEOTT within IUGS.
• 2004 – COGE is formally established under its current name.
• 2014–2015 – International Geoscience Syllabus published by IGEO with COGE’s support, followed by work on an international geoscience textbook.
• 2018–2019 – IUGS Strategy for Enhancing Geoscience Education developed and published, and the Geoscience Education Field Officer programme launched.
• 2020–2021 – Activities adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2022–2024 – Special issue on geoscience education in Episodes, website redesign, stablishing governance items (ToR)
• 2024 – 2026 – The White Paper, EC Grant, GeoArt, Geoscience Educator of the Month, membership growth.

Past Chairs

Read more

• • The history and current status of IUGS-COGE: two decades of progress in Global Geoscience Education (Episodes, 47(4), 699–708)
  • Annual reports
  • Vale Chris King (1949–2022)
  • Dr Sandra Villacorta elected as the new Chair of COGE (2022)