RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Maritime University (WMU), an institution established by and for the international maritime community within the United Nations system. The MoU is aimed to promote academic, technical and educational exchanges between the two institutions with the aim of inspiring leadership and innovation for a sustainable maritime and oceans future. The MoU, signed in Genoa, will present opportunities for field study training exchanges for WMU students, exchange of academic information and, where appropriate, collaborative research.