World Maritime University
- Country: Sweden
- Type: Education
- Website: www.wmu.se
- Update: 05-02
World Maritime University (World Maritime University) is a globally renowned maritime institution of higher learning, founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1983, located in Malmö, Skåne Province, Sweden, and dedicated to cultivating high-level management personnel for national maritime authorities, shipping companies and port and shipping enterprises, and maritime colleges and universities, with all the courses taught in English and focusing on postgraduate education. The University enjoys the status, privileges and immunities of a United Nations agency in Sweden.