Overview
- The Universitat Marítima Europea de Barcelona was presented in Cornellà with support from the city, Iveaempa and the Spanish and Catalan maritime clusters.
- Plans call for three buildings on roughly 4,000 square meters near the former Siemens site to house degree programs, dual vocational training and industry collaboration.
- Promoters aim to secure an exceptional national legal framework via the Congress of Deputies rather than pursue regional authorization, leaving the project pending official approval.
- No budget has been disclosed, financing is slated to be private and organizers say the municipal land has not yet been transferred.
- A first building is envisioned in about four years and full build-out within a decade, with programs designed to address a reported shortage of skilled blue-economy professionals.