The World Maritime University, MPA Singapore and Dr. Koji Sekimizu, Former Chancellor of WMU and Former IMO Secretary-General launched the WMU-Koji Sekimizu PhD Fellowship on Maritime Governance.
The Fellowship will enable an assessment of the role and impact of maritime governance over the past 60 years. The attention will be also focused on the role of IMO, relevant United Nations agencies and bodies and their impact on maritime governance.
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The establishment of the Fellowship is in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the IMO Convention in 1948. As this year is also the 21st anniversary of the IMO-Singapore Memorandum of Understanding on Third Country Training Programme (TCTP), MPA’s support of this fellowship is therefore timely.
According to MPA’s press release, from 1998, the Authority has been training the international maritime community under the IMO Singapore TCTP. Until today, up to 2,000 officials from over 90 countries have been successfully trained under MPA Academy flagship programmes and IMO-Singapore TCTP.
Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of WMU stated
( the fellowship) will enable a broad-based assessment of the role and impact of relevant international maritime instruments, with a primary focus on IMO instruments and taking into account the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and relevant instruments of other UN agencies.
She continued that IMO’s impact over the years is of a great importance for the maritime industry.
Ms Quah Ley Hoon, MPA’s Chief Executive concluded that in the future, the programme would reap great dividends in nurturing the next generation skilled maritime professionals who will make significant contributions to the international shipping community.
