Fisheries and aquaculture activities are highly diverse across the globe in terms of species of interest, operational practices, marketing strategies and allied areas like consumer preferences and consumption patterns. Needless to say that this diversity presents innumerable possibilities of diving into the global knowledge pool for ideas that can be adapted to address local challenges and improve practices with an eye on sustainability and climate change mitigation, even as we focus on nutritional security of humans and livestock. Fortunately for the educationists and learners of the present era, access to internet connectivity has created a new paradigm that surpasses boundaries. Educational institutions are exploring new ways of engaging students in the current scenario that unifies the academic arena, making it easier than ever before to recreate, innovate and learn from each other mistakes. Even though immense information is now available on the click of a button, educationalists have realized that this does not simply translate into learning for the students and a curriculum is necessary to build professional skills, research abilities and problem solving attitude. Different countries in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere have devised curricula based on manpower requirements of their fisheries sector, unique social set-ups and fish consumption preferences and patterns. It is obvious that curricula must incorporate enough flexibility to allow students to choose from a number of different job roles available in the sector within the country and abroad. Here it would be appropriate to reiterate a recommendation from ISAFE3 organised by Asian Fisheries Society at CIFE, Mumbai in May 2018 that stated, 'Ensure uniformity with enough flexibility of course curricula and minimum standards in fisheries higher education across India via regulatory bodies'. Incorporation of global elements into national fisheries curricula can inject some flexibility into rigid mind-sets and will also open the door to view job opportunities in a global perspective. While it is alright to promote education that caters to national manpower needs (in terms of both job and entrepreneurial opportunities), it is equally important to keep a global approach that maintains the cutting edge within the grasp of the next generation professionals and planners. The talk shall discuss various strategies that can be applied to achieve fisheries education with a global outlook.