Strategy

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The hub’s objective is to develop international degree programs, international maritime trainee programs and corporate university programs, attracting the best talents from the maritime industry worldwide.

Such programs can only succeed if they have a firm research base and close relationships with the maritime industry. Thus funds need to be channelled into specialised professorships in order to create research centres working in the maritime areas. 

Main objectives:

  • increase the influx of talent to the industry and strengthen leading institutes
  • ensure that leading institutes have sufficient focus on the maritime industry
  • assist the institutes in introducing new technological and commercial models.

So far 14 endowed professorships - or chairs - are established at recognised educational and research institutions throughout the country. Another 8 professorships are in the negotiations phase, with the intention of reaching the ultimate goal of 20.

Professorships run for a minimum of five years and donors have put up NOK 5-6 million (EUR 700,000) for each. The current total value of the initiative is around NOK 100 million (EUR 11.2 million), making it the largest private investment in maritime knowledge development in Norway’s history.

Each chair will be supported by 2-3 Ph.D. candidates. The professorships will be coordinated through a common administrative board, with representatives from sponsors and recipient institutions, as well as the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and Oslo Maritime Network.