KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Caribbean Maritime College (CMU) is at a complicated stage of changing into a member of the Worldwide Affiliation of Maritime Universities (IAMU), registering its place among the many world’s main maritime schooling and coaching establishments.
Principal of the CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer, disclosed as he addressed the CMU’s Class of 2023 commencement ceremony right here earlier this week.
Headquartered in Japan, the IAMU is the worldwide community of main maritime universities offering coaching for the delivery trade.
It’s devoted to the event of world maritime.
Members profit from cooperation in varied scientific and tutorial research, developments, and sensible marine schooling and coaching functions.
Principal Spencer stated that the transfer to hitch IAMU is a part of the establishment’s ongoing dedication to constructing partnerships globally.
“An thrilling memorandum of understanding (MOU) is on the horizon, which is able to see the CMU collaborating with the Shanghai Maritime College in Asia, connecting the Caribbean with the dynamic maritime panorama of the Far East,” he famous.
He stated that the CMU is already actively engaged with a number of establishments internationally, together with the Jackson State College in the USA and Dallas Home College in Canada, and has signed an MOU with the French Maritime Academy.
As well as, on the finish of September this 12 months, an MOU was signed with Losagu Agagu College of Science and Know-how in Nigeria, and the CMU has retained its membership within the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK.
The establishment has additionally cast impactful tutorial partnerships throughout the area, inking an MOU with the Sir Arthur Lewis Group School in St. Lucia, the LJM Maritime Academy within the Bahamas, the College of Guyana, and the Critchlow School in Guyana final 12 months.
“Proper at house, we signed an MOU with the Sam Sharpe Lecturers’ School in St. James, formalizing our earlier partnership. We’ve got renewed our dedication to the Caribbean Transport Affiliation, the Transport Affiliation of Jamaica, and the Port Authority of Jamaica,” Principal Spencer stated.
He famous that partnerships have been established with the personal sector, similar to Carnival Cruise Strains, to supply scholarships, internships, and apprenticeships, and the CMU has collaborated with the Kingston Freeport Terminal Restricted (KFTL) for the institution of a KFTL Centre of Excellence.
As well as, Stolt Tankers, the biggest chemical tanker operator on the planet, just lately entered discussions and visited the CMU campus to recruit cadets for his or her Caribbean fleet.
“We’ve got deepened our relationship with the Excessive Fee of Canada, the Embassy of the Republic of China, and the Embassy of France,” Professor Spencer added.
In his deal with, Board Chairman of CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley, charged the graduates as “change brokers for the advance of the maritime trade.”
He stated CMU’s tutorial program, comprised of undergraduate and graduate levels, diplomas, affiliate levels, and certificates, displays the college’s mission to redefine maritime excellence via innovation and know-how.
“As you step out into the workforce, carry with you the information, values, and dedication to be catalysts of change within the maritime sector, each right here in Jamaica and globally. Your journey has offered you with the instruments to be advocates of development and sustainability, and I’ve little question that you’ve got the abilities to fulfill these challenges head-on,” he stated.
“I’m desperate to witness the outstanding contributions you’ll make to this maritime sector in Jamaica and past,” Professor Shirley added.
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