NWO institutes like NIOZ are, and should remain attractive and inspiring places for students, junior and more senior researchers. One of our continuing roles is indeed to operate as a breeding ground for talent that may subsequently move on to other research institutions, academia, industry or other societal organizations, nationally and internationally. With NWO, NIOZ is an institute that gives high priority to a sustainable environment. We contribute to such an environment by aiming for e.g., a paperless office, avoiding unnecessary use of plastic, making its buildings as climate neutral as possible and encouraging employees to use public transport. As mentioned, a dedicated NIOZ education officer is our contact with our academic partners and monitors and aligns national BSc and MSc courses in various aspects of marine sciences, and brings them together on the NIOZ website. Furthermore, this person coordinates and co-organizes the annual national Marine Masters Summer Course that NIOZ provides and facilitates BSc and MSc research internships at NIOZ. NIOZ also facilitates training of students and young professionals in research-analytical, to maritime technological education by providing on-site internships for the respective educational programs, including knowhow and access to sea-going, and onshore state-of-the-art analytical and experimental infrastructure. In terms of PhD programs, together with NWOI, and with the pertinent universities, we will continue to augment the number and quality of relevant courses. In addition, with NIOZ HRM, the dedicated NIOZ PhD information and monitoring program will be updated and upgraded. Many tenured staff of NIOZ (~20 Principal Investigators) hold an appointment at a university as well, where they also teach and inspire the next generation of marine researchers. NIOZ will further strengthen its relationships with other research institutions and will facilitate exchanges, guest researchers and shared appointments when and where feasible.