Marine Education
For 20 years, the Marine Knowledge Center has developed the educational activities that are now conducted here at the Marine Education Center and naturum Öresund, this is where we accept school classes and is open to the public throughout the year. We want everyone, regardless of background and opportunities – to have the right to access knowledge about the ocean and become ocean-aware. Our operations are based in Malmö and are financed by the city of Malmö and through our project assignments.

Project
In marine development, we run projects with a focus on sustainability and innovation with a focus on new nature-based solutions and climate adaptations and carry out marine surveys. The project results build knowledge and understanding which, among other things, is channeled into activities within marine pedagogy and promotes the development of new concepts and projects. For several years we have had an international collaboration with the IOC/UNESCO regarding the development of the work with Ocean Literacy in connection with the UN Decade for Ocean Science - "the science we need for the Ocean we want". For many years, we have built up a large marine network and we cooperate with other organizations in the marine area both locally, nationally, and internationally.

Personal

Our team

Michael Palmgren

Manager marine development and education

Michael Palmgren is one of the founders of Marine Education Center. Michael has worked on issues relating to the ocean's conditions since the 1970s. For the past 25 years, he has helped with the various educational tools in order to make the knowledge readily available to all. In addition to educational work, he runs marine development projects as well as conducting international lectures on Ocean Literacy. Michael is an A-certified diver and holds a Deck Officer class 8 certificate.

Phone: +46 70 5151934

Mail: michael.palmgren@smkc.se

Anna Särnblad

Deputy Operations Manager/Marine Biologist Ph.D

Anna Särnblad has been working at Marine Education Center since 2012 and is Deputy Manager. Anna mainly works with marine development projects related to professional fishing and sustainable food from the sea. She is also engaged in marine consultancy work. Anna has a PhD in Zoo-Ecology at Stockholm University in 2011 with a dissertation on population genetics of bottlenose dolphins in East Africa and is a certified project manager at IHM Business School. Anna holds a Deck Officer class 8 certificate.

Phone: +46 70 4073470

Mail: anna.sarnblad@smkc.se

Agneta Palmgren

CFO / Business Coordinator

Agneta Palmgren is one of the founders of Marine Education Center and works with the underlying structure of the association. In addition to managing the economy she also manages the business activity coordination. Agneta has the project administrative responsibility in the areas of Marine Development and Marine Education.

Phone: +46 73 0434444

Mail: agneta.palmgren@smkc.se

Anders Wik

Educator / Nature guide in marine education

Anders Wik started working at Marine Education Center in 2016 and is an educator with many years of experience of working with children and adolescents. He has also worked as a research assistant at the international porpoise project SAMBAH - Static Acoustic Surveillance of the Baltic Sea. Anders holds an S30 dive certificate and a Deck Officer class 8 certificate.

Phone: +46 73 8118404

Mail: anders.wik@smkc.se

Lynn Johansson

Educator / Nature guide in marine education

Linn Johansson graduated from environmental science at Malmö University the spring of 2018. During her internship at MEC in the fall of 2017, Linn was captured by the ocean and marine issues. She started her employment as a nature guide at the Marine Education Center during the spring of 2018. Linn is particularly interested in sustainability issues related to the marine environment.

Phone: +46 73 3400926

Mail: linn.johansson@smkc.se

Matilda Elofsson

Educator / Nature guide in marine education

We welcome our newest colleague Matilda Elofsson

Phone:

Mail: matilda.elofsson@smkc.se

Elinor Hermansson

Educator / Nature guide in marine education

Elinor has long experience of educational work with both adults and children, and in the last three years she has worked as a "swedish as a second language" teacher. She holds a bachelor's degree in gender science and is a folk high school teacher. During the years 2012-2013 she worked with education and sustainable development for Marine Education Center. Elinor has a great interest for the ocean and likes scuba diving, free diving, paddling and winter bathing.

Phone: +46 40 6313041

Mail: elinor.hermansson@smkc.se

Illustrator

Anna-Majje Wik

Anna-Majje is an illustrator and has since 2016 made the characters, logo and interior illustrations for Marine Education Center. Anna-Majje likes to discover life below the surface through free diving, which is her new favorite hobby.

Phone: +46 76 2333982

Mail: annamajje@yahoo.com