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Project

SCOPE

The Blue Growth strategy focuses on the concept of Blue Economy which emphasizes conservation and sustainable management. This means that all economic activities related to oceans, seas and coasts must be in balance with the long-term capacity of the resources. As such, the blue economy brings new initiatives in the area of personnel training and learning in a wide range of interlinked maritime established sectors.

In order to achieve Blue Growth, it was highlighted by the European Commission the need of highly qualified and skilled professionals. However, several constraints are delaying or even disabling the training and education in several sectors of Blue Growth, such as: a) the skill gap between the existing education offer and technology developments and innovation b) the lack of communication and cooperation between education and industry.

AIM

Within the scope of the EEA Grants and Blue Growth Programmes, the Marine Science, Technology, and Society Education Programme aims at developing and implementing two editions of a transdisciplinary Postgraduate Programme at NOVA School of Science and Technology. This will contribute to the development of a new generation of professionals with knowledge and skills oriented to the sustainability of marine and maritime areas, in the multiple environmental, technological, and social dimensions.

EEA Grants: https://www.eeagrants.gov.pt/pt/

Blue Growth: https://www.eeagrants.gov.pt/en/programmes/blue-growth/

ACTIVITIES

The MSTS education programme is based in four interlinked activities: Project management, Pedagogical innovation, Evaluation System, Dissemination and Communication Plan. It integrates a set of strategies to i) assure the effectiveness of administrative, financial, and logistic processes, ii) increase high-education mobility between Portugal and Norway, iii) improve knowledge exchange and cooperation in technology and innovation projects and iv) promote training internships between the Promotor and all Partners and Stakeholders in Blue economy established and emerging sectors and the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.

MSTS CONSORTIUM

NOVA SST

NOVA SST

Is one of the most prestigious Portuguese and European engineering and science public schools. It is engaged in extensive research activity developed in 16 research centres involving 1600 PhD and Master’s students of the total enrolment of 8000. FCT NOVA has a broad expertise in cutting edge R&D+I due to a multidisciplinary nature and strong experience in fundamental and applied research projects, ranging from materials, environment and biotechnologies to conservation and restoration. The Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (DCEA) and the RD&I Units, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre and CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, whose professors and researchers have know-how and teaching experience in Marine Sciences, Technology, Governance and Literacy, and Sustainability.

 

NOVA SST: https://www.fct.unl.pt/en

OSLOMET

OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

OlsoMet will collaborate with the MSTS Education Programme in the areas of Marine Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and deliver international Seminars Cycles on innovation. OsloMet will be hosting the students from the MSTS Education Programme integrating them at the OsloMet OceanLab. Oceanlab coordinates research, innovation, and public outreach activities related to ocean technology and sustainability. The goal of the lab is to contribute to the development of innovative technologies, and projects that have a positive impact on the ocean and contribute to a more sustainable development of ocean related activities. The international internship will promote the exchange of knowledge and innovation applied to marine science and increase capacity building within these topics.

 

OsloMet: https://www.oslomet.no/en

IPMA

IPMA

State Laboratory in charge of the promotion and coordination of the scientific research, technological development, innovation and the provision of services in the fields of the Sea and the Atmosphere, ensuring the implementation of national strategies and policies in their areas of activity, contributing to economic and social development.

 

IPMA: https://www.ipma.pt/pt/index.html

MARINE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
AND SOCIETY EDUCATION
PROGRAMME EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

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ECTS credits / edition
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Students supported to pursue the Postgraduate programme
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Students from Portugal in exchange
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Teachers/researchers from Portugal in exchange
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Teachers from Norway in exchange
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Cooperative seminars (8 national speakers and 16 international speakers)
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Cooperative training courses
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Projects involving cooperation with Norway.

IMPACT OF MSTS
POST-GRADUATION
PROGRAMME

THE IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO EDITIONS OF THIS POSTGRADUATION WILL:

Increase high-education international mobility of NOVA FCT students;
Promote knowledge exchange and cooperation in new technologies and innovation projects between NOVA FCT and all Partners and Stakeholders in Blue economy established and emerging sectors and the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services;
Promote the NOVA FCT as an international institution for students how wants specialized training oriented to the sustainability of marine and maritime areas, in the multiple environmental, technological and social dimensions;
Disseminate and promote NOVA FCT to future students to integrate the Masters in Marine Living Resources (currently submitted to A3ES evaluation)