APPROACHES REGARDING THE HARMONIZATION OF EUROPEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITIES' CURRICULA

The maritime industry is from long time a global one. The multinational crews are nowadays a reality and the only chance to obtain good results is to have common standards and practices in maritime training and education. The STCW Convention succeeded to assure a minimum standard and the last Manila...

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Published inUniversitatii Maritime Constanta. Analele Vol. 17; no. 25; p. 255
Main Authors Costel, Stanca, Viorela-Georgiana, Stinga, Liviu, Stan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Constanta Constanta Maritime University 01.01.2016
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Certification
Colleges & universities
Conventions
Curricula
Education
European union
Graduates
Higher education
Labor market
Level (quantity)
Maritime industry
Markets
Quality
Ratings & rankings
Training
Norway
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Summary:The maritime industry is from long time a global one. The multinational crews are nowadays a reality and the only chance to obtain good results is to have common standards and practices in maritime training and education. The STCW Convention succeeded to assure a minimum standard and the last Manila changes made the requirements closer the market needs. Even if the European Union adopted through a directive the maritime education and training standards a harmonization of practices among European countries, as well as with other future Member States is important. The MarEd Tempus project proved to be a good opportunity for such a purpose. The paper presents the background and the main goals of this project. The actual high level of professional graduates need requires efforts in keeping the quality of maritime education at a high level, connected to the technological developments in the maritime industry.
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ISSN:1582-3601