The project objective is to increase safety at sea and unify high European standards of maritime training conducted by centers of excellence for maritime training.

Realization of the project will provide young people with:

• the highest standard of maritime education conducted by certified maritime training centers meeting the requirements of ”centre of excellence”,
• high level of acquired skills and education enabling the students competitive position on the job market
• unified ways of testing maritime competence
• possibility of pursuing marine and on-shore career,
• perspectives for long lasting career in maritime economy professions;

The Project is realized by the Ministry of Infrastructure (Department of Maritime Transport and Inland Shipping) in cooperation with Agricultural Academy of Szczecin and Maritime University of Gdynia as well as maritime administration and maritime schools. Since maritime education and career appear one of the objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Maritime Transport Strategy till 2018, the institutions responsible for the project realization welcome employers, training centers and all others interested in development of the European net of maritime training centers.

The aim of the project is to create a net of cooperating maritime schools and training centers, supported by transport and maritime industry representatives capable of providing trainings and qualifications meeting the expectations of the maritime branch of industry.

The Seminar, which is to be held on 10.10.2010. at the Maritime University of Szczecin, will be a good chance for discussion between the three groups of the interested parties, namely maritime administration, employers and maritime schools. The meeting is expected to initiate a cooperation leading to creating training institutions and unifying the system of maritime education first in the region of the Baltic Sea as a good example to follow by all the other EU countries.

Create a network of centers of excellence for maritime training”

Draft Conference Programme:

1st of October 2010
08.30 - 09.00 Registration
Plenary Session
09.00 - 09.20 - Welcome and Introduction (Rector of Maritime University of Szczecin)



Ms Anna Wypych- Namiotko Undersecretary of State Ministry of Infrastructure

Prof. Capt. Stanisław Gucma - Rector of the Maritime University of Szczecin



09.20 – 9.40 Conceptions of the flagship project “Create a network of centers of excellence for maritime training”

09.40 – 10.00 - “Maritime Policy and Economic Growth” Mr. Haitze Siemers, European Commission

10.00 – 10.20 - “Task Force and the social Agenda” Ms Anne Devouche, European Commission

10.20 – 11.00 - Coffee break

11.00 –12.30 - Panel Session I

European Policy of Maritime Education

Chair Mr Haitze Siemers – European Commission

Panel: Ms Theresa Crossley-EMSA (tbc), Mr Sune Rahn – Danish Maritime Authority, Paweł Szynkaruk – ECSA, Ms Justyna Bartnicka – Ministry of Infrastructure, Mr Przemysław Rajewski – Maritime University Szczecin



Discussion:

-Market of maritime employment -reality and needs



12.30 - 14.00 - Lunch hosted by Ministry of Infrastructure (place: conference building at Szczerbcowa 4)

14.30 – 15.30 - Panel Session II

Future development of maritime training and carriers

Chair Mr. Jerzy Hajduk, PhD prof., Maritime University Szczecin



Mr Maciej Rzepiński - Reederei Strahlmann, Mr Jerzy Sieradzan – PŻM, Mr Michał Czerepaniak – Polaris, Mr Henryk Śniegocki – Maritime University Gdynia ,

Mr Tadeusz Wojtasik - Ministry of Infrastructures(tbc)



Discussion:

-New common curriculum for maritime training in EU



15.30 – 16.00 - Coffee break

16.00 – 16.30 - General discussion and conclusion by the Chair

17.40 – Shuttle to the Cemetery in Szczecin

18.00 – 18.30 – Memorial ceremony “To those who have not returned from the sea” at the monument at the Central Cemetery in Szczecin (transport by bus parked at Szczerbcowa 4 street)

19.30 – dinner & cocktail meeting (place: club of maritime University at Wały Chrobrego 1-2 street)

2nd of October 2010

11.00 Opening Cremony at Wały Chrobrego (the main street)

We include the invitation to Inaguration opening ceremony.

We kindly invite for the participation in the academic year opening ceremony and accompanying events.