Welcome to the Northern Maritime University

The "Northern Maritime University" (NMU) Network project is building up a transnational network of universities in the North Sea Region (NSR). 

The first project phase ended in December 2010 and culminated with the development of the first seven modules. The second project phase from January 2011 until June 2012 will mainly focus on the cooperation with maritime industry, specialised module development and joint educational offerings to enhance future maritime experts skills.

Against a background of growing maritime traffic, port development, and rising environmental challenges, within an increasingly intermodal environment, maritime business managers need to be better prepared by possessing multidisciplinary knowledge and the right skills set to cope with current and future challenges.

The NMU project is developing qualification offerings that are focused to meet the needs of maritime industries today and in the future.

The multidisciplinary qualification offerings developed within the NMU project for the maritime transport industry will benefit greatly from exploiting the diversity, complementarity and synergies of the NMU partners.

The existing expertise of international partners in the North Sea Region is creating a multidisciplinary and internationally oriented qualification offering and engendering the development of maritime industries thus constructively contributing to the development of a North Sea and European Maritime Policy.

NMU is working towards establishing a European Area of Research and Innovation for the maritime industry, contributing towards the Lisbon strategy to make Europe “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world”.

Kevin Cullinane, Project Head of NMU North Sea Region

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This project is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
"Investing in the future by working together for a sustainable and competitive region."