Indian Maritime University inks MoU with Admiral Ushakov State Maritime University
Short-term training courses, seminars, webinars, conferences and workshops on topics of mutual interest will be organised jointly as per the MoU.
The Indian Maritime University (IMU) has announced that it has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with several national and international organisations for the exchange of information on research and educational programmes. While making the announcement, Vice-Chancellor Malini V Shankar said, short-term training courses, seminars, webinars, conferences and workshops on topics of mutual interest will be organised jointly as per the MoU.
Also, as per the MoU, there will be an exchange of faculty and students for limited purposes of education and research, she said. IMU has also signed an agreement with other organisations like the Dredging Corporation of India, the National Institute of Ocean Technology, VOC Port Trust, and the Institute of Marine Engineers, India.
MoUs were signed with the Admiral Ushakov Maritime University, Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mauritius, Batangas University, Philippines, and Erasmus University, the Netherlands on the international level. The Vice-Chancellor further stated that the curriculum has been overhauled to make it industry-relevant in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
As per the micro-credit courses, table-top exercises, electives and options for graduates in minor disciplines were also introduced. Some of the academic initiatives undertaken include establishing a chair for taking up research and consultancy projects, systemic improvement in exams/evaluation methods to build critical thinking skills in cadets and installing state-of-the-art simulators in emerging areas to improve the cadet learning experience, she added.
The Indian Maritime University has 3,115 students on its rolls on six campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Visakhapatnam besides 2,735 students in 18 affiliated maritime training institutes.
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