Seatrium Limited  announced a generous new contribution of about S$1.7 million to enhance the Seatrium Professorship at the National University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering. This reinforces a long-standing partnership with NUS CDE to advance innovation and collaboration in energy transition and sustainable offshore technologies, including ocean renewable energy.

With current and past contributions in addition to government matching grants, the total contribution will exceed S$5 million. This ensures the sustainability of the Professorship’s impact and underscores Seatrium’s commitment to advancing the industry’s engineering capabilities, accelerating innovation, and developing a future-ready workforce in support of Singapore’s broader research and innovation priorities. Aligned with Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE2030) priorities, the Professorship contributes to national efforts to drive industry-relevant research and technological advancement.

The Seatrium Professorship, first established in 2023 and centred on offshore wind, has attracted distinguished Visiting Professors and industry thought leaders. This includes globally recognised wind energy expert Professor Gerard van Bussel, as well as the Chief Executive Officers of leading classification societies such as the American Bureau of Shipping and DNV, whose public lectures each attracted over 400 participants.

The Professorship has delivered meaningful outcomes, including a flagship public lecture attended by over 600 participants. It also featured two specialised short courses for NUS CDE students and Seatrium engineers, each drawing up to 40 attendees, alongside targeted training for Seatrium’s workforce. In addition, the Professorship enabled direct collaboration between NUS CDE and Seatrium’s floating wind design and technical teams. A robust governance structure has also been established to support its continued growth and impact.

Mr Chris Ong, Chief Executive Officer of Seatrium Limited, said,“Building on the success of the programme, this latest contribution by Seatrium expands the scale and scope of our collaboration with NUS – enabling deeper engagement in offshore engineering, energy transition and sustainability. It also underscores Seatrium’s commitment to shaping a pipeline of future-ready talent, by connecting global expertise with local capabilities; while advancing research that reinforces Singapore’s position as a globally competitive ecosystem for the offshore, marine and energy sectors.”

Professor Tan Eng Chye, President of the National University of Singapore, said,“NUS is very grateful to Seatrium for their sustained support of the Seatrium Professorship, which injects strong industry expertise to fast-track the translation of research into innovative solutions across the offshore, marine and energy transition sectors. NUS’ collaboration with Seatrium strategically aligns our work with Singapore’s RIE2030 priorities, building upon the strong research foundation of the NUS Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.”

In tandem with this new contribution, the scope of the Seatrium Professorship will be expanded into an integrated suite of initiatives to deepen research impact, strengthen industry relevance, and drive innovation. This includes appointing academic and industry-linked Seatrium Professorships to anchor research leadership, strengthen global linkages and support RIE2030 priorities in energy transition, sustainability and advanced engineering. The Professorship will also strengthen tripartite industry–academia–government collaboration and accelerate the translation of innovations into scalable, industry-ready solutions.

In addition, the expanded Seatrium Professorship will formalise a technology foresight platform to inform industry and ecosystem stakeholders on emerging technologies, market developments and policy trends.