Maritimeeducation summit

摘要

Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, Mass., will host the Maritime Education Summit: Trending and Pedagogy for the Future on April 15 -17, 2009. As maritime academies prepare the next generation of maritime professionals for careers at sea and ashore, there are many critical issues to consider in charting a course for the future. The summit will seek to address the most important of these issues. The summit will also convene a Maritime Workforce Panel led by representatives from major maritime corporations and from the national shipping unions. Breakout sessions will follow focused tracks on maritime training, strategy and administration, and general education. Specific topics scheduled for presentation include the critical, current-day issues of piracy, port security and emergency response. Participants in the conference will also be given the opportunity for a first-hand view of the Academy's Advanced Shiphan-dling in Manned Models training program.