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10th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST RadarMST10held at the University of Piura in Peru, 13-20 May 2003Plenary Session MST10:RESOLUTION ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUESConsidering the facts that:Meteorological phenomena are paramount to understand climate and weather, and researchon these phenomena is growing on a worldwide scale. This includes observations,simulations and models on global, regional and local scales.Particular research tools in this area are atmospheric radars, such as the mesospherestratosphere-troposphere(MST) radars. Scientists from many countries of the world areworking in this field and are congregating regularly in international workshops andconferences.A multitude of master and doctor students have been educated in this field and are nowworking in high level positions of universities, meteorological agencies and researchinstitutes.Regular international and national schools on atmospheric radars have been performed,which showed the demand to educate students, newcomers to the field, engineers andyoung scientists.Noting thatThere is a demand to continue these kind of schools, and also expand them into morepermanent educational institutions, which would allow deeper understanding and assuringwell trained experts to return to their home country where they can become leaders inresearch, development and operational meteorology.It is resolved by the MST radar community that(1) All efforts should be undertaken that national and international schools should becontinued on a regular base at international centers, and where possible expanded.(2) Wherever possible, regular courses on radar meteorology should be given at universitiesand research institutes.(3) Preferably, special departments or sub-divisions should be formed at universities andresearch institutes with the emphasis on radar meteorology.37