Representatives from AMET University in India and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) visited the College recently to enhance their three year partnership.
South Tyneside College have been working with AMET for three years and NIMASA for one year delivering an HND in Marine Engineering and Nautical Science which involves one year of study at AMET in Chennai and one year in South Shields.
Irene Macfoy, Assistant Director in Maritime Capacity Building at NIMASA is visiting the College for the first time, she comments:
The College has an excellent reputation and is playing an active part in the Go to Sea campaign run by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). We are currently sponsoring the first Nigerian students through the partnership to study the HND in Marine Engineering and the programme is gaining popularity in Nigeria.
Captain S Bhardwaj, Vice Chancellor at AMET University also visited the College, he comments:
We first started this partnership three years ago and we have students from India, Nigeria and various other countries choosing to study this programme. The course is also becoming increasingly popular with countries across the Persian Gulf so we met to discuss future developments in the programme.
Patrick Routledge, Head of Department for Engineer Officer of the Watch at South Tyneside College, comments:
The joint AMET-STC partnership has been very successful, with some students going onto success in our BEng Degree Programme run in conjunction with Northumbria University. Many other students have successful careers at sea and we can look forward to welcoming them back on Second and Chief Engineer Courses.
Lindsey Whiterod, Principal and Chief Executive at South Tyneside College, comments:
We are very proud of our partnership with AMET University and it was a great pleasure to welcome Captain Bhardwaj and Irene to the College. We look forward to developing our links with our partners further in the future.
Source:shiptalk