Closing the gap between present and future through education: MINE-EMI project

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the need for a new postgraduate program intending to fill the gap between the curriculum of the current postgraduate programs and the contemporary requirements of the maritime sector regarding management, transport operations and logistics. It is the duty of the schools to train and educate the workforce of the future; therefore, the contents of the courses should constantly be reviewed and tackled with the new developments in science and society. New programs with new courses or contents to meet the educational demands of the sector and to develop skills and competencies to raise awareness on emerging maritime issues should be developed with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainable management of the maritime sector. To determine the courses of these programs and their contents, a survey that was prepared in the frame of the MINE-EMI Project* was used. The survey which was distributed to the stakeholders in 5 different countries was responded to by 224 stakeholders in the maritime sector. In addition, online and face-to-face interviews were made with them. The results showed that the contents of the present postgraduate programs should be modified to cover the newly emerging issues such as environment protection, technology-related issues, management of international waters, continuous professional development and inclusion of generation Z in the maritime industry. To make the maritime sector keep pace with the latest developments and to graduate students with up-to-date knowledge MET (Maritime Education and Training) institutions should be proactive and continuously adjust their programs to the needs of the sector in the future and prepare their students to meet the requirements of the future. © 2022 World Conference on Transport Research Society

Keywords

Author Keywords

skills development Innovation Maritime Education and Training (MET) Emerging issues Maritime management Postgraduate programs

Index Keywords

Sustainable development curriculum education innovation stakeholder maritime trade

Author Affiliations

Maritime Higher Vocational School, Pîrî Reis Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Pîrî Reis Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Funding & Acknowledgements

European Commission, EC

Grant: 1-TR01-KA203-077463, KA-203

Funding text 1: The realization of this article was possible with the support of the Erasmus + program of the European Union through financing within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203-Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019-1-TR01-KA203-077463, of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues. The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.; Funding text 2: This work was supported by the Erasmus + program of the European Union within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019 – 1-TR01-KA203-077463 , of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues.

European Commission, EC

Funding text 1: The realization of this article was possible with the support of the Erasmus + program of the European Union through financing within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203-Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019-1-TR01-KA203-077463, of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues. The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.; Funding text 2: This work was supported by the Erasmus + program of the European Union within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019 – 1-TR01-KA203-077463 , of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues.

Erasmus+

Funding text 1: The realization of this article was possible with the support of the Erasmus + program of the European Union through financing within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203-Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education, Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019-1-TR01-KA203-077463, of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues. The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.; Funding text 2: This work was supported by the Erasmus + program of the European Union within KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education Agreement Number: KA-203, 2019 – 1-TR01-KA203-077463 , of the project entitled: MINE-EMI: Maritime Innovative Network of Education for Emerging Maritime Issues.

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Closing the gap between present and future through education: MINE-EMI project

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