INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP The shipping industry requires a cadre of welleducated, trained and skilled professionals to support the moving of 80 percent of world trade. Mutually beneficial relationships between WMU as the preeminent maritime academic institution and the maritime industry are therefore indispensable. To facilitate the WMU-industry partnership, it was decided in 2017 that the President, supported by an Advisory Group, should establish an Industry Liaison Group (ILG) involving key industry stakeholders reflecting a wide variety of maritime and oceans industry, value chain actors and expertise.
Throughout 2019, the President met with senior management from across the maritime and ocean industries to informally discuss the ILG and to prepare WMU for a meaningful and holistic engagement with the private sector. The ILG is to create and strengthen mutually beneficial strategic relationships and partnerships between the university and maritime industry stakeholders, including in the area of research. It is also to serve as an expert information source on key trends and developments in the industry and to further support WMU’s mission and its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
