The Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnership project SHIPMARTECH aims at upgrading and harmonisation of Master’s-level courses in Marine Engineering/Naval Architecture through cooperation of four universities: Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, University of Zagreb in Croatia, University of the Aegean in Greece, and University of Naples Federico II in Italy.
Green Maritime Horizons: Collaborative Innovation in Ship Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (GEMS-TECH)
Period: 01.12.2024−30.11.2027
Project number: 101179386
Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE
Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE-STRAND-2
Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Project total funding: 881 172,84 EUR, TalTech Kuressaare College: 60 467 EUR
The GEMS-TECH project aims to transform maritime education in Egypt and Kenya by integrating sustainable maritime practices and green technologies into higher education. The project will create, develop and implement new multidisciplinary modules on sustainable maritime solutions to modernize existing courses to meet global green initiatives and maritime sector needs. GEMSTECH aims to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application by improving academic staff and students' competencies in sustainable maritime technologies, fostering a generation of maritime professionals who can sustain the maritime sector. Academic institutions and marine industry stakeholders will form strong relationships to promote green shipping innovation, environmental sustainability, and economic resilience. GEMS-TECH aims to spread cutting-edge green maritime technology knowledge and best practices beyond the academic community through targeted training, capacity-building, and open-access online resources like MOOCs. GEMS-TECH will help advance sustainable maritime development, improve graduate employability, and modernize the industry to meet modern challenges by training a skilled workforce in green economic principles and practices. Industry stakeholders assure the curriculum's relevance and project the applicability of the outputs, meeting the immediate and future sustainable development demands of the maritime sector.
Partners
1. Vishe Uchilishte po Telekomunikatsi i Poshti, BG (Coordinaator)
2. Institute for Technological Transfer and Innovation (ITTI), BG
3. Panepistimio Aigaiou (UAEGEAN), EL
4. Dimiourgiki Skepsi Anaptyxis (CRETHIDEV), EL
5. Sveuciliste u Zagrebu (UNIZG FSB), HR
6. Tallinna Tehnikaülikool Kuressaare kolledž (TalTech), EE
7. Arab Academy for Science, Technologya Maritime Transport (AASTMT), EG
8. Ain Shams University (ASU), EG
9. Arab Institute of Navigation (AIN), EG
10. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), KE
11. Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), KE
12. Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), KE
