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Other name | WMU |
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| Type | International university |
| Established | 4 July 1983 |
Parent institution | International Maritime Organization |
| Affiliation | United Nations |
| Chancellor | Arsenio Dominguez |
| President | Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. |
Academic staff | 29[1] |
| Students | 350 (2017)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 327 (2017)[2] |
| 23 (2017)[2] | |
| Location | , Sweden 55°36′28″N 12°59′48″E / 55.607750°N 12.996570°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Branches | Shanghai (Shanghai Maritime University) Dalian (Dalian Maritime University) |
| Website | www |
The World Maritime University (WMU), in Malmö, Sweden, is a postgraduate maritime university founded within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)—a specialized agency of the United Nations. Established by an IMO Assembly Resolution in 1983, the aim of WMU is to be the world centre of excellence in postgraduate maritime and oceans education, professional training and research, while building global capacity and promoting sustainable development.