Developing Future Leadership of the Maritime Industry - Report of the IAMU Student Forum 2017-23 November 2017 IMO Headquarters, London, UK Takeshi Nakazawa, Matthew Rooks, International Association of Maritime Universities
Part I: IAMU Background Overview Part II: 2017 Student Forum @ IMO
International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Founded in November 1999 By 7 Maritime Universities in the world (Australia, Egypt, Japan, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA) With a shared recognition of the significance of Maritime Education and Training in the rapid globalization of international shipping NGO in consultative status with IMO since 2007 Financial background The grant from the Nippon Foundation Membership fee
Vision (Article II, Basic Agreement, 2015) The IAMU aims to be the global leader in maritime capacity building through networking and excellence in MET.
Mission (Article III, Basic Agreement, 2015) To create and maintain a global network of members dedicated to building human capacity in the maritime sector; To provide opportunities for developments in Global MET system through scientific and practical approach; To develop and support effective MET systems for passing on maritime skills and knowledge to future generations of global seafarers that ensure safety at sea, maritime security and the protection of the environment; To disseminate the results of research and scholarly work produced by IAMU members to interested parties; and To communicate with other maritime associations and the United Nations agencies such as the International Maritime Organization and the maritime industry to ensure that Human Elements and MET play the key priority role to supply industry with high quality professionals to promote safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.
IAMU Structure Honorary chair Mr. Yohei Sasakawa Chair Dr. Neil Bose (AMC, Australia) Member universities 36 universities in Europe and Africa 18 universities in Asia, Pacific and Oceania 9 universities in Americas Mr Sasakawa s International Maritime Prize at IMO November 2015 63 universities from 35 countries as of November 2017 Secretariat Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and Coordinator Located in Tokyo, Japan
Member Universities
International Executive Board (till March 2018) Arab Academy for Sci. & Tech. and Maritime Transport, Egypt Australian Maritime College, Univ. of Tasmania, Australia California State University, Maritime Academy, USA Gdynia Maritime University, Poland Istanbul Technical University, Maritime Faculty, Turkey John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University, Philippines Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Bulgaria Barcelona school of Nautical studies, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain The Nippon Foundation, Japan Executive Director, IAMU Secretariat
Our activities Annual General Assembly AGA18 in Barcelona 2018, AGA20 in Tokyo 2019 Working Groups Global maritime professional Research and publication Quality of on-board training Development projects Peer-assisted evaluation scheme for maritime universities Establish performance indicators for maritime universities Development of a Common MET Question Repository Research Projects 3 funded projects coordinated by academic staff 2-3 funded projects coordinated by young academic staff
2017 IAMU Student Forum + World Maritime Day
Main Goals: develop tomorrow s maritime industry leaders broaden knowledge of maritime community strengthen maritime education (STCW, business & logistics, engineering) promote and foster deeper relationship between IMO & IAMU promote research by and for maritime personnel
Overview of the 2017 Student Forum 59 students 52 different IAMU universities 30 different countries
Overview of the 2017 Student Forum Welcome from SG Lim 2 day workshop technical tour
Workshop Topics Created in conjunction with World Maritime Day 1) Attraction, retention, attrition of seafarers 2) Global Maritime Professional 3) Ports and shore-based businesses 4) Quality training on board for first license 5) Gender in the maritime industry
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes Final group presentations Suggestions for industry IAMU Student Forum Report Network of young leaders
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes GROUP 1: Attraction, retention, attrition of seafarers more focus on seafarer career development shore side career paths career planning support for seafarers
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes GROUP 2: Global Maritime Professional improved leadership training for seafarers career planning support for seafarers clearly define technical ethical, academic, aspects of MET
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes GROUP 3: Ports and shore-based business optimization and standardization of ports development of robust shore-based career paths upgrading and training for new maritime technology
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes GROUP 4: Quality training onboard for first license balance between simulator and OBT more industry incentives to provide training berths training as investment rather than expenditure
IAMU Student Forum Outcomes GROUP 5: Gender in the maritime industry increased gender awareness in MET working to change male-dominated image of seafarer wider promotion of positive aspects of seafaring
Student Feedback How did the students respond to the forum?
Student Feedback WERE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE WORKSHOP? 2 14% 1- Very satisfied 2- Satisfied 3- Neutral 4- Unsatisfied 5- Very unsatisfied 1 86%
Student Feedback The forum was a great chance to hear and understand ideas from other people who have totally different cultural backgrounds. It was impressive to learn from others, especially because we realize we all have the same challenges, and need cooperate in the near future to solve them. For me, the best part was interacting with each other and sharing our knowledge to work on solutions for these complex problems. The best part was to meet peers with the same passion who are from different corners of the world! Even though we came from various backgrounds, we're more alike than we are different. It's a bond I really cherish.
Future Directions increased collaboration with IMO more interaction with industry mentoring from past participants pre and post-forum activities
IMO Video of Student Forum https://youtu.be/pzffntszdoo
Thank you for your attention nakazawa@iamu-edu.org rooks@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp Student Forum PDF available at: http://iamu-edu.org/?page_id=4431