20.500.12556/DiRROS-28427 Charting the future of marine biotechnology: educational strategies for empowering Europe’s blue bioeconomy workforce This study provides useful insight into the current state and recent developments in blue (marine) biotechnology education (BBE) in Europe. A questionnaire assessing awareness and interest in blue biotechnology (BB) was conducted among students in their final year of upper secondary school in a selection of European countries. Results demonstrate that there are great regional differences in students’ recognition of BB; recognition of BB is relatively poor (though biotechnology knowledge is relatively good). This illustrates the lack of early education and ocean literacy. The interest in BB studies varied by country. Non-formal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities, especially visits to research institutes and private businesses, help raise awareness. The review of education programs conducted in this study revealed that only a small number of programs are dedicated to BB and that it is not well integrated into existing curricula. Early ocean literacy, lifelong learning opportunities, and the inclusion of entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary skills in education are essential for developing a workforce capable of driving the future of the blue bioeconomy within the broader objectives of the EU Blue Economy Strategy and European Union (EU) Bioeconomy Strategy. To advance BBE, we propose the following recommendations: 1) incorporate and increase ocean literacy and BBE at the primary and secondary school levels; 2) support lifelong learning and adaptation to emerging technologies; 3) build collaborative ocean education networks; 4) bridge education communities, research and industry; 5) encourage entrepreneurship; 6) harmonise postgraduate BB programs; 7) establish joint European MSc and PhD degrees; and 8) align funding and BBE activities with national and regional gross domestic product (GDP) contributions for the BB sector. blue bioeconomy blue biotechnology education entrepreneurship interdisciplinary skills lifelong learning ocean literacy STEM education modro biogospodarstvo izobraževanje na področju modre biotehnologije podjetništvo interdisciplinarne veščine izobraževanje na področju STEM true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-03-19 06:53:09 2026-03-19 06:53:09 2026-03-25 03:58:05 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Soavtorji: Anna Toruńska-Sitarz, Donata Overlingė, Lada Lukić Bilela, Susana P. Gaudêncio, Nerijus Nika, Ana Rotter, Xenia Theodotou Schneider, Jeronimo Chirivella, Inga Matijošytė, Laura Grundmane, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Stéphanie Bordenave-Juchereau; Opis vira z dne 27. 2. 2026; str. 1-22 Vol. 13, [article no.] 1723529 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-02-25 606:502 2296-7745 10.3389/fmars.2026.1723529 269869315 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1723529/full 1 ec2cce6c-2357-11f1-8070-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42070 RAZ_Katarzytė_Marija_2026.pdf RAZ_Katarzytė_Marija_2026.pdf 1 7FE58B3F4ABD02E87B957925081DE9D8 b44ed3a0a86a39f4c5b9c90b2dc770bc932f8c9ee6906ac69a4ba440d6550be9 78c3c2ae-2358-11f1-8070-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42071 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0