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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
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Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
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Maritime Education and Research to Face the XXI-st Century Challenges in Gdynia Maritime University's Experience Part I - Maritime Universities Facing Today and Tomorrow's Challenges
1 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland
ABSTRACT: In the paper, divided into two parts, a problem of advancements in maritime education and research facing the 21st century challenges, based on the case study of the Gdynia Maritime University (GMU) experience is discussed. Part I is devoted to the main directions of advances in the maritime education and research towards the challenges in a global meaning. In this context, the education and research potential of the Gdynia Maritime University, as one of the world-leading maritime universities, is shortly presented.
Part II is dedicated to the Gdynia Maritime University experiencing the 21st century challenges. The GMU?s contribution and good practices concerning the participation in modification of the processes of the IMO STCW 78/2010 convention, adoption of programmes into the international and national qualification frameworks? standards and procedures, as well as the development of research addressed to a new technological and organizational solution are described and analyzed.
KEYWORDS: Maritime Education and Training (MET), MET System in Poland, STCW Convention, International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), Gdynia Maritime University (GMU), 21st Century Challenges, Vocational Education and Training (VET), Domain of Maritime Education
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Citation note:
Mindykowski J., Charchalis A., Przybyłowski P., Weintrit A.: Maritime Education and Research to Face the XXI-st Century Challenges in Gdynia Maritime University's Experience Part I - Maritime Universities Facing Today and Tomorrow's Challenges. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 7, No. 4, doi:10.12716/1001.07.04.13, pp. 575-579, 2013
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