TIM eMagazine Volume 1 Issue 12 | Page 14

Maritime SCTW 2017 conference concluded by MARINA and IAMU L ast February 13, MARINA, in cooperation with the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) successfully concluded its SCTW 2017: Coping With New Standards in MET at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The event was well attended, thanks to the enthusiastic presence and support of executives from several shipping and manning entities, maritime institutions and MARINA staffers. Several distinguished guests and resource persons from the maritime industry from both here and abroad made their different presentation on the current status of maritime educational programs. From Denmark, Jan Askholm, Vice-President of the Svendborg International Maritime Academy showed higher education programs being undertaken in Europe as well as trends in future demands foe competencies vis-à-vis STCW compliance and R7D, while from Croatia, Prof. Damir Zec presented programs and measures being undertaken in his home country. The Executive Director of the IAMU, Takeshi Nakazawa, presented Executive Director of IAMU Dr. Takeshi Nakazawa 14 Capt. Eleazar Diaz, Executive Directot of the SCTW Office CHED Commisioner Maria Cynthia-Rose B.-Bautista