With less than a thousandth of the worlds inhabitants, Norway is world class in terms of marine science, marine technology and maritime industrial enterprise.
Marine technology encompasses activities tied to our largest exorting industries:
- Oil and gas extraction
- Fisheries technology and aquaculture
- Marine engineering and the associated industries.
The deparment graduates 60-80 masters of engineering students every year, and is the largest in its field in the western world.
The Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) er hosted by the deparment, with approx. 50 PhD-students and researchers from a host of countries.
