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WMU : Contributing to Oil Spills Workshop for Iraq
On 25 May, WMU participated in a workshop on “Oil Spills Status: Environmental Impact and Control” organized by the General Company for Ports of Iraq and the Ministry of Transport of Iraq, through its Southern Environmental Protection and Improvement Office, part of the Basra Environment Directorate, in collaboration with the…
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WMU : 39th Session of WMU Board of Governors Meets Online
The 39th session of the WMU Board of Governors took place on 17 May 2021. Due to the travel restrictions necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held by video conferencing. The WMU Chancellor and Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, welcomed the Governors…
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?WMU : Loss & Damage from Climate Change: A Maturing Concept in Climate Law
By Professor Meinhard Doelle Canadian Chair and Head of Ocean Sustainability, Governance & Management World Maritime University With every passing year, the effects of climate change are becoming more obvious and severe. At the same time, efforts to reduce GHG emissions are still lagging far behind what is needed to avoid…
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WMU :The Government of Sweden proposes that the WMU be permitted to award degrees through the World Maritime University
<indent-large>A proposal has been made to amend the law on the right to award degrees. This will enable the Government to grant the right to award degrees in Sweden to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), through the World Maritime University (WMU).<indent-large> <indent-large>The proposal under consideration is that the Government should…
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WMU : Alumnus Receives RINA Ian Telfer Prize
The World Maritime University (WMU) is pleased to announce that WMU Alumnus, Mr Eko Maja Priyanto from Indonesia (MSc 2017), has been awarded the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) Ian Telfer Prize for the best published paper on energy and environment related issues by an author under the age…
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WMU : IMO Visiting Lecturer on Maritime Security Measures
Mr Mourad Ghorbel, Technical Officer for the Maritime Safety Division of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), was a Visiting Lecturer for students in the Maritime Law & Policy specialization on 28 April. The special lecture complemented the core instruction by resident faculty for the course: Law and Policy in Maritime…
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WMU : Contributing to Malmö Museum Exhibition “Dangers at Sea”
The World Maritime University (WMU) is delighted to announce the opening of the “Dangers at Sea” exhibit at the Technology and Maritime Museum/Malmö Museum. The exhibit features WMU within the overall “Women and Men at Sea” exhibit, and showcases Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the University, as well as four…
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WMU : Conference on Oceans Law & Policy
The World Maritime University (WMU)- Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute is delighted to announce that it will co-host the world-wide Conference on Oceans Law & Policy: Peaceful Maritime Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific Region that will take place virtually from 10 – 12 May 2021. Co-hosts include the Japanese…
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WMU : IMO Secretary-General Appoints H.E. Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza to WMU Board of Governors
The World Maritime University (WMU) is pleased to announce that H.E. Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the International Maritime Organization, has been appointed by the IMO Secretary-General, Mr Kitack Lim, to join the WMU Board of Governors The World Maritime University (WMU) is…
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WMU : David Kennedy of US Friends of WMU Appointed Chair of US Arctic Research Commission
Mr David Kennedy, a member of the United States Friends of the World Maritime University (WMU), has been appointed by President Joe Biden as Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC). USARC is an independent federal agency, created by Congress in the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984,…
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