Founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, WMU is a center of excellence for maritime post-graduate education and research. WMU offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs as well as Professional Development Courses with the highest standards in maritime affairs. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden with additional M.Sc. programs in Shanghai and Dalian, China,  WMU promotes the international exchange and transfer of maritime ideas and knowledge.

Publications

The WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (WMU JoMA) is an international journal that covers the subject areas of maritime safety, marine environment...
A selection of papers presented during the Oil Spill Risk Management conference March 2011.
Papers presented at the “Research and Development Forum”.

News

WMU participated in the Maritime Day event held on 16 May in Mariehamn, Åland. WMU was represented by Associate Academic Dean Patrick Donner and Senior Faculty Specialist, Mia Hedin.
During the week of 13-17 May, WMU hosted the second of two workshops entitled Train-the-Trainer Initiative on Energy Efficient Operations of Ships.
President Makoto Washizu of the Japanese International Transport Institute (JITI), accompanied by his Deputy Director who is a WMU graduate, Tadayuki Uemura
During the week of 17 April, the first progress review meeting for the EU funded LEONARDO project METPROM - Modular Enhanced Training Programme for European Maritime Security Personnel  - was held