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Universität Rostock

The University of Rostock is a comprehensive university and has a total of nine faculties, which are subdivided into numerous institutes and clinics. It is well networked at home and abroad and recently became a full member of the European University Network European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU-CONEXUS).

Academic training related to the sea has a long tradition at the University of Rostock and today takes place, for example, in the Master's degree programmes in Marine Biology, Aquaculture and Ship and Marine Technology, as well as in research diver training and the OTC Summer School.

In addition, the Interdisciplinary Faculty, as a central academic institution, brings together researchers and students from all disciplines. Research specialisms are brought together here across disciplinary boundaries. The Department of Maritime Systems in particular focuses on analysing the impact of global and regional changes on seas and coastal zones as well as the sustainable use of maritime habitats. To this end, the department pools the scientific expertise, not only of the University of Rostock but also of external partners, in a wide range of disciplines related to the sea, including natural sciences, engineering sciences, environmental sciences as well as social sciences and economics.

Since 2021, the Department of Maritime Systems has been home to the University of Rostock's research diver training programme and the new research catamaran LIMANDA. With this overall structure, the University of Rostock is in a forward-looking position to develop solutions for urgent issues in the coastal zone and to provide high-quality interdisciplinary training for the next generation of researchers.

The University of Rostock coordinates the research network "Future Cluster OTC Rostock", which was honoured in the nationwide competition "Clusters4Future" organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in 2021.