Preparations are well under way for the ACE Maritime University. Moored in Bremerhaven, in northern Germany, the impressive Russian scientific vessel Akademik Treshnikov is being loaded with foodstuffs and technical equipment. Here, a Swiss athmospheric sciences container, cornflakes and zodiacs…

On Saturday November 19, at night, the boat will set sail with fifty students from all over the world on board. During a three-week trip to Cape Town, in South Africa, they will learn about marine sciences through lectures, practical work on the deck and multidisciplinary exchanges.