Programme & Registration
Maritime and marine module
The maritime module (9-13/9) covers the engineering side of blue growth for example blue energy, coastal engineering, etc. The marine module (16/9-20/9) tackles marine ecosystems and their societal benefits e.g. aquaculture, marine spatial planning, litter, etc.
National students and professionals are allowed to attend a single module*. For international students it is strongly recommended to follow the entire program. This allows a submersion in the cross-disciplinary philosophy of Blue Growth.
IIn every module lectures explicitly cross over: e.g. the maritime module includes lectures on environmental impact while in the marine module, lectures and an interactive session are provided on the topic of offshore multi-use platforms looking beyond mere biotic and abiotic monitoring and experiments seeking innovative ways to integrate marine and maritime functionalities and applications e.g. blue energy.
Themes
Wind Energy
©ABB Thornton Bank
Wave Energy
©Laminaria
Coastal Engineering
©nathaliebaervoets
Aquaculture
©Ocean Farming
Deep Sea
©NOAA
Oceans and Human Health
©N.Wouters
Blue Biotechnology
©gnosisint
Multi-use platforms
©Lacroix and Pioch, 2011
Marine spatial planning
©mspchallenge
Tidal energy
©Fair Head project
Building-with-nature
©North Carolina Coastal Federation
Marine litter
©Statkraft
2019 programme overview
9-13 Sep 2019, maritime module
Mon 9: Opening BGSS in company of DG Mare, De Blauwe Cluster, Marine Board
Tue 10 am: Coastal engineering lecture; Visit to the new facilities of Flanders Maritime Laboratory with the Ocean and Coastal Basin and towing tank
Tue 10 pm: Interactive session on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP Boad Game )
Wed 11: Wind energy lectures; group dinner
Thu 12: Wave & tidal energy lectures; Excursion
Fri 13 : Innovation & entrepreneurship lecture; In coop with TUA West & DAE Kortrijk, workshop & business examples, circular economy.
16-20 Sep 2019, marine module
Mon 16: Sustainable seafood lecture
Tue 17: Ocean pollution lecture; visit to Flanders Marine Institute
Wed 18: Deep sea mining lecture; Communication workshops
Thu 19: Ecosystem approach to fishery management; Visit to Flemish fish auction
Fri 20: Assignment final presentation by the students. Award ceremony & BGSS closur, associated with a job happening
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