Based on a collaboration between Koç University, the Universities of Oldenburg and Copenhagen (Denmark) an Erasmus Mundus Design Measures project has official kick-started last year. The goal is to develop a Joint Master's program combining principles of Maritime Cultural Heritage Management, Marine Spatial Planning, and Climate Change.

Malena Ripken is managing the project at the University of Oldenburg. Istanbul (February) and Copenhagen (May) Project Meetings took place to design the new joint master's degree "Sustainable Ocean Management"