World Maritime University

A Specialized UN Institution in Sweden

Dr. Björn Kjerfve, President

World Maritime University

Maritime Post-graduate University

Established by IMO in 1983

Focus on Maritime Education,

Research & Capacity-Building

Principal Financial Supporters

Government of Sweden

Nippon Foundation, Japan

City of Malmö

Governance Structure

IMO Assembly (170 IMO Member States)

Chair: Ambassador Ünal Çeviköz (Turkey)

IMO Council (40 IMO Member States)

Chair: Jeffery Lantz (US Coast Guard)

WMU Board of Governors (30 appointees by IMO S-G)

Chair: Chancellor Koji Sekimizu Meets once a year in Malmö

WMU Executive Board (10 appointees by IMO S-G)

Chair: Torben Skaanild (Secretary General/CEO BIMCO) Meets at least twice in Malmö and once in London each year

World Maritime University

President: Björn Kjerfve

IMO Secretariat

S-G Koji Sekimizu

Board of Governors

Malmö Old City Hall, 6 May 2013

Maritime Affairs Specializations

Malmö Programs (M.Sc. & Ph.D.)

Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration

Marine Environmental & Ocean Management

Shipping Management & Logistics

Maritime Education and Training

Port Management

Maritime Law & Policy

Shanghai Program (M.Sc.)

International Transport & Logistics

Dalian Program (M.Sc.)

Maritime Safety & Environmental Management

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)

Marine Insurance (via distance education)

Maritime Energy Management (via distance education)

Faculty & Staff

65 in-house faculty and staff from 19 countries

21 permanent faculty; 45 professional, research, & general support staff

110+ visiting professors and lecturers

“The World Maritime University

aspires to be the world’s leading

maritime university for postgraduate

education and research.”

Enrolled Students Academic Year 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

M.Sc. Malmö 104 106 125

Countries Represented 38 40 46

ESSP 33 35 34

Ph.D. (actively enrolled) 4 11 19

M.Sc. Shanghai & Dalian 64 73 88

Distance Learning with Lloyd’s Maritime

Academy

24 25 28

LLM Program with Lund University 13 discontinued discontinued

3,663 WMU graduates 1983-2013 from 165 countries and territories

9 Ph.D. Malmö

58 LLMs jointly with Lund Univ.

Graduates by Gender and Year

* Ph.D., M.Sc. (standard & accelerated), PGD, and PGC

**as of 5 September 2013

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Malmö M.Sc. - 2,835

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M.Sc. Shanghai - 292

MALE

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M.Sc. Dalian - 303

166 PGDs via Distance Learning

Graduates by Region

Africa 23%

Asia & the Pacific

49%

Europe & North America

8%

Latin America & the Caribbean

10%

Middle East & North Africa

10%

WMU graduates by region in % for all programs: 1983-2013

Students & Programs

Average Age 34 years

Men / Women 75% / 25%

Student / Faculty 6 / 1

Graduates Countries 165

Total Alumni 3,663

2014 Student Countries 46

Ph.D. Program 4 years

M.Sc. Program 14 months

Henrik Smith Residence

Majority of students live at HSR*

Cultural and knowledge sharing opportunity

Located 3 km from WMU

216 single rooms with private bath facilities

New wing 2002 with shared kitchen facilities

Amenities

Wi-Fi & fiber optical Internet cable access

Lounge with satellite TV

Study rooms

Laundry facilities

Sauna

Pool table

Table-tennis

Indoor bike storage

*families cannot be accommodated

WMU educates the maritime leaders of tomorrow

Prominent Alumni

H.E. İsmet Yılmaz - Turkey

Minister of National Defense M.Sc. TMS 1990

Dr. Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. - Philippines

Administrator of the Maritime Industry

Authority (MARINA) M.Sc. MSA(N) 1994 WMU Professor On Leave

Michael Luguje – Ghana

Secretary General of the Ports Management

Association of West and Central Africa M.Sc. 2004 PM

H.E. Rossette Nyirinkindi Katungye - Uganda

Charge’ d’ affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of the

Republic of Uganda to the United Nations Office in

Geneva M.Sc. 1997 GMEP

RADM Ivan Valenzuela Bosne– Chile

Director of Maritime Security and Operations

Armada de Chile M.Sc. 1994 MSAN WMU Board of Governors

RADM Rodolfo D. Isorena– Philippines

Commandant

Philippine Coast Guard M.Sc. 2002 MSEP

Mohamed Sidik Bin Shaik Osman – Malaysia

Former CEO, Port of Tanjung Pelepas M.Sc. GMA 1988

3,663 graduates from 165 countries

Neelima Vyas – India

Chief Operating Officer for the Port of

Sohar, Oman M.Sc. 2000 PM

New University Facility

6,000 m2 Assignable Space

March 2013 – Ground Breaking

Spring 2015 – Projected Occupancy

New University Facility

Projected completion December 2014

WMU Shanghai Center WMU Shanghai Center launched

1 January 2012

The mission is to expand business and

research connections, funding, and academic

influence in China and recruit more students

and fellowships to Malmö

Professor Shuo Ma serves as Vice President

International and Center Director

Conferences

12 November 2013

Symposium on CSR in the Shipping Industry

7-9 April 2013

International Conference on Ship Recycling, SHIPREC 2013

31 March – 1 April 2014

Maritime Women: Global Leadership

7-9 March 2011

Oil Spill Risk Management

17-19 October 2011

International Conference on Piracy at Sea

26-29 January 2010

Emerging Ballast Water Treatment Systems

PDCs 2013 - 2014

26 PDC’s in 2014; 13 in 2013 and 90 PDC’s concluded since 2006

Open-enrollment & customized courses

Topics address current and projected needs in key IMO-mandated areas

Shanghai

Alexandria

Berbera

Bogota

Cartagena

Copenhagen

Djibouti

Helsinki

Jakarta

Lagos

London

Malmö

Mariehamn

Moers

Novorossiysk

Piraeus

Ongoing Research & Projects 2014

Research and professional consultancy projects are a core activity of WMU faculty, who are expected

to attract external funding for research and project activities. Currently, there are 18 active projects at

WMU with a length 2-5 years. In 2013, the total research expenditures were $ 1.23 million (32% in

general fund, and 68% in special research trust funds).

ACCSEAS

Baltic Maritime Science Park Oil Spill Forum

Capacity Building in West Africa

CyClaDes

Energy Efficiency

HERRING

HNS Materials in Swedish Ports

Invasives in the Arctic

Japan Maritime Centre

MARE-WINT

Maritime Governance and CSR

METPROM/Leonardo da Vinci

MONALISA 2.0

MSB Oil Consultancy

MSIIPA

North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity Project

One World Classroom

PACE Sri Lanka

PartiSEApate

PGMS

ProGreen Ship Operation 1 & 2

PROMERC

SAIL

SeaTalk

SEEMP

TeamSafety

Publications 2013-2014

2014 is the 12th Publication Year of the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

WMU Academic Book Series agreement signed in 2012 with Springer

Farthing on International Shipping

Authors: Dr. Proshanto K. Mukherjee and Mark Brownrigg (2013)

Maritime Piracy

Editors: Dr. Maximo Q. Mejia. Jr., Dr. Chie Kojima, and Mark Sawyer (2013)

Practical Teaching Skills for Maritime Instructors, Third Edition

Authors: Dr. Peter Muirhead and Dr. Darrell Fisher (2013)

The Sound Water

Dr. Goncalo Carneiro and Henrik Nilsson (2013)

Maritime Administration

Neil Bellefontaine (2014)

19th Century Piracy in the Caribbean and Southern United States 1800-1806

Dr. Samuel Menefee (2014)

International Conference on Ship Recycling Proceedings will be published in 2014

Unique Characteristics WMU and IMLI – IMO’s global maritime universities

International Maritime Network

International Maritime Organization

National maritime administrations

Commercial shipping sector

International-global maritime network of alumni

Maritime Academic Excellence

Maritime post-graduate education & research

Relevant curriculum

Interpretation of maritime conventions

Multi-cultural setting for future maritime leaders

Global Field Study

Three-weeks

Unique capacity-building experience

Maritime host organizations

Singapore, Busan, Rotterdam, Yokahama, London,

Valparaiso, Halifax, Genoa, Malta, Oslo, Istanbul…

Global Impact

Local Relevance