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20/20 Vision

Focused on ocean protection, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine sets its sights on being a centre of maritime science excellence

Humans have utilised the sea and benefited from its vast resources since the dawn of man. However, we now have to give precedence to the protection of the ocean environment in our activities. This has become a human responsibility, and therefore needs to be addressed not only through the technology we utilise to protect the ocean, but also through the social systems and measures we dispense to meet the social demand. From this point of view, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine has developed KUMM Vision 21, which is a long-term educational plan for the university in the 21st century. KUMM Vision 21’s mission is to train internationally-minded maritime technologists who can also make a social contribution by preserving and utilising the deep blue ocean.

Laying foundations
In order to accomplish its mission, KUMM is now pursuing the relevant educational reforms. Specifically, it has improved the quality of liberal arts and basic education, including cross-cultural communication, and has developed hands-on training programmes and international internship programmes through which the university trains globally-minded technologists.

KUMM is also reforming the educational/research fields and rebuilding the educational/research institution where it could pursue the management and planning sciences of maritime technologies and policies. It is expected that the above reforms of educational and research systems will significantly enhance the educational quality of the faculty of maritime science, and help KUMM take another step towards being the centre of excellence in maritime science.

Excellent facilities
Faculty members at KUMM range from science and engineering to social sciences. The average number of students per faculty member is 8.8, which makes it possible to educate students in small numbers, and to do advanced research in maritime studies. KUMM has excellent facilities for studies, including a computer network system, satellite education system, training vessels, towing tank and two research centres. It has undergraduate and graduate courses in three major fields of studies – Maritime Technology Management, Maritime Transportation Systems, and Marine Engineering.

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