Registrations are open for pos-graduate "Sea Science and Business Innovation"

 MARE is involved in the opening of the new international course that promotes the blue economy and entrepreneurship

The new ocean economy and the blue growth, in the context of the European Union and the Maritime Strategy, have created an opportunity for economic development and employment, and new challenges in the context of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainability. The expectations of economic blue growth and the new blue careers, imply that, at its base, there is a solid multidisciplinary training and knowledge, from maritime law to marine sciences, from management to entrepreneurship and innovation, based also on real case studies. Aware of this need for various areas of knowledge and expertise in the new blue economy, the Catholic University and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, together with MARE and other institutions decided to create an international post-graduate course called " Sea Science and Business Innovation", containing a curricular part that covers Law and Policies of the Sea, Sciences, namely Maritime spatial planning and environmental assessment, Biotechnology, Aquaculture, Energies and Mineral Resources and a last component dedicated to training for entrepreneurship. The course is taught remotely (zoom) in English and ends with a 1 week presential training for blue entrepreneurship (bootcamp), in which trainees will have the opportunity to develop an innovative project of entrepreneurship to be presented in a final hackathon, in Lisbon at one of the promoting institutions.

Who can apply? holders of a bachelor's or master's degree in all areas.

When to apply? from 12th April until 4th May.

When it takes place? the 2023 edition will take place from 15 May to 14 July. Classes of the theoretical component take place in after-labor hours between 5:30 pm and 8:20 pm. The presidential entrepreneurship bootcamp will take place between 10 and 14 July.

How many students are admitted? The course admits a maximum of 20 students.

How much it costs? The course is free of charge.

Applications? Here