Luana Monteiro

IMBRSea is a joint Master programme organized by 11 leading European universities in the field of marine sciences, supported by a large network of multisectoral stakeholders including universities, research institutions, industry, consultancy companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs); it is international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral in structure. IMBRSea prepares students for the rapidly evolving demands of the blue bio-economy and research on the sustainable use of marine biological resources. IMBRSea is designed to enable students to obtain both core and specialist competencies and skills required by employers in key themes of the blue bio-economy: fisheries and aquaculture; nature conservation; sustainability; ecosystem-based management; blue biotechnology and global change. Ghent University, Belgium, is the coordinating partner of IMBRSea. Ghent University is a world-class, open, pluralistic and socially engaged university, offering > 200 programmes and conducting research in many scientific disciplines. Ghent University has consolidated its marine and maritime research expertise in the interfaculty and transdisciplinary research consortium Marine@UGent. Marine@UGent, founded in 2012, is a community of researchers in over 70 research groups across 10 faculties of Ghent University.