The North Sea marine space is an intensively used area shared by many countries and stakeholders with different interests, while at the same time new uses and challenges are emerging. Meanwhile, the North Sea is also an important ecological system.
Between 2018 and 2022, the University of Oldenburg coordinated a consortium consisting of two universities (besides Oldenburg, the University of Linköping ,SE), 6 companies (including the Oldenburg companies EWE Aktiengesellschaft, BÜFA GmbH & Co. KG and CEWE Stiftung und Co KG), the research institute Borderstep and the consulting company Vennebroek Academic Services (NL).
The project “Changing direction” (Kurswechsel) took place from 2020 to 2022, providing support for refugees preparing to enter the job market in Germany.