GENUS is a joint research project of several German universities and institutions leading in marine science. GENUS cooperates closely with southern African institutions in Namibia (NatMIRC - National Marine Information and Research Center, Swakopmund; University of Namibia; SANUMARC, Hentiesbay), in Angola (INIP - National Institute of Fisheries Research, Luanda) and South Africa (University of Cape Town; DEA - Department of Environmental Affairs, Cape Town). The GENUS capacity building component offers scholarships for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students at German universities.