"Academia should be more open to input from the industry, because it leads to more relevant research."
Bjørn Egil Asbjørnslett, Professor at NTNU
Welcome to Maritime Knowledge Hub Norway - A knowledge hub in the global marine industry
"Working on a PhD gives students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a subject, and have their curiosity satisfied. It gives them time to figure out how things are really connected."
Knut Wilhelm Høyland,
Professor at NTNU
"Your time as a PhD-student is the best time in your working life, as you focus on what you are best at without punching a clock."
Svein Sævik, Professor at NTNU
"There is room in the world for two or three Global Maritime Knowledge Hubs. Norway can be one of them."
Torger Reve, Professor at BI
"I work at a university just like other scientists, and I don’t think that my integrity is jeopardised/affected by working closely with the industry."
Professor Knut Wilhelm Høyland,
Professor at NTNU
"Sponsoring professorships is important to secure continuity and that a necessary change of generations at our university is carried out naturally."
Svein Sævik, Professor at NTNU
"Sponsoring professorates is a win-win-situation, both for sponsors and recipients."
Roger Skjetne, Professor at NTNU
- Norway’s largest ever private investment in maritime knowledge development
Inspired by the success of strong global clusters in using innovation and knowledge to transform themselves into “super clusters,” or knowledge-driven world leaders in their fields, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association in association with Oslo Maritime Network in June 2008 launched an initiative to establish 20 maritime professorships to propel Norway to status as a Global Maritime Knowledge Hub. So far the industry has given 14 professorships, in addition 4-5 professorships are in the negotiations phase, with the intention of giving the initiative an even broader national footprint toward the ultimate goal of 20 professorships.