The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has renewed its capability constructing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Maritime University (WMU) Malmo, Sweden.
The transfer, in keeping with the Director General of the company, is to reinforce capability growth within the nation and finally develop the maritime trade.
A press release signed by the Assistant Director, Public Relations, Mr. Osagie Edward, and made obtainable to The Tide in Lagos mentioned the MoU gives for maritime training, coaching, analysis and capability constructing for officers of NIMASA with not less than 10 officers funded yearly by the company to review Masters Degree programmes in maritime affairs at WMU, Malmo, Sweden.
In addition, underneath the settlement, NIMASA will sponsor not less than one officer per yr to review within the WMU/IMLI MPhil programme in International Maritime Law and Ocean Policy.
The settlement additionally gives for WMU to develop and organise short-term, specialised Executive Professional Development Courses EPDCs for NIMASA officers.
Speaking shortly after the digital signing of the MoU, Director General of the company, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, famous that there isn’t a substitute to training.
”NIMASA’s collaboration with the World Maritime University is to advance maritime curiosity, whereas addressing the altering wants of the maritime trade based mostly on sustainable capability growth.
This is in recognition of the “role education, training and capacity building play in developing shipping in any nation”, he mentioned.
The Tide gathered that the company is at a sophisticated stage in establishing a Regional Maritime Safety and Security Research Center to reinforce analysis works. The centre is to deal with capability growth in 25 African international locations.
It was additionally learnt that graduates from the WMU who’re within the make use of of the company will function researchers and useful resource Persons, Sharing data and hopefully develop a analysis based mostly sustainable framework to supply answer to problems with insecurity within the Gulf of Guinea.
The NIMASA Regional Maritime Safety and Security Research Centre is designed to be a centre of excellence in analysis and we are going to collaborate and cooperate with different international locations.
On her half ,the President of the WMU, Dr.CleopatraDoumbia-Henry famous that NIMASA is taking part in a number one position in creating capability for the maritime trade within the Gulf of Guinea area.
She recommended Nigerian college students who’ve handed via the University and welcome the renewal of the settlement,including that NIMASA is without doubt one of the first supporters of WMU.
“The initiative also supports the WMU’s commitment to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals SDGs.
“Nigeria leads, others follow. WMU is delighted to be associated with NIMASA and its works, which extend beyond national boundaries, and has a significant effect on the whole region.
“We are also pleased to have such a successful and warm relationship with NIMASA and its members of staff, it is a perfect example of international cooperation for sustainable growth. I look forward to the fruitful outcome of our collaborative efforts as articulated in the Memorandum and based on the principles of equity, reciprocity and mutual benefits”, the WMU President mentioned.
By: Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos