International Master in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea)

IMBRSea (International Master in Marine Biological Resources) is an Erasmus-Mundus master's program, within Erasmus+, co-organized in 2 years by nine renowned universities in the field of Marine Sciences:

• Ghent University (BE)
• Sorbonne University (FR)
• University of Algarve (PT)
• University of Oviedo (ES)
• Mayo Institute of Technology in Galway (IE)
• University of the Basque Country (ES)
• Polytechnic University of Marche (IT)
• University of Bergen (NO)
• The University of Western Brittany (UBO)

At the end of the course, a joint master's degree signed by all the partner universities is awarded.

The first semester is devoted to fundamental courses that will enable students to acquire the skills required to follow one of the program's five specialized courses. The first semester is organized into a choice between:

• Ghent University
• University of Algarve
• University of Oviedo
• The University of Western Brittany
• Sorbonne University

In the second and third semesters, students follow two thematic modules leading to one of five career paths:

• Marine food production
• Management of living marine resources
• Applied marine ecology and conservation (at Sorbonne University's Faculty of Science and Engineering)
• Marine environment health (at Sorbonne University's Faculty of Science and Engineering)
• Global ocean change (at Sorbonne University's Faculty of Science and Engineering)

A bachelor's or master's degree in biology, ecology, environmental sciences, oceanography, marine sciences, geography, geology or other equivalent degree with a minimum of 180 credits.

Knowledge of English is considered a basic prerequisite. All students must provide proof of their language skills.

Scholarships are available for interested candidates, and awarded according to a criteria of excellence.