Morocco – Egypt: towards strengthening cooperation in the field of maritime training

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Hibapress-Rabat-MTL in the context of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the maritime field between Morocco and Egypt, Mr. Khalid Cherkaoui, Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, chaired, at the headquarters of the ministry, a work meeting with Mr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar, president of the Arab Academy of Sciences, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) of Egypt, relating to the examination of the means of strengthening cooperation in the fields of common interest.

During this meeting, the two parties discussed a number of points, in particular the promising prospects of cooperation in terms of maritime training and scientific research, in particular the exchange of visits between the executives of the Higher Institute of Maritime Studies (ISEM) and those of the Arab Academy, the sharing of expertise between the two institutions, as well as the opportunity to open the way to the most deserving students of the two establishments to carry out their last year of studies.

In this context, the two parties agreed to develop a memorandum of understanding between ISEM and Aastmt, for its signature as soon as possible.

At the end of this meeting, the two parties stressed the importance of promoting cooperation in order to meet the needs of the labor market and to train national skills capable of playing a leadership role in the maritime transport sector at the regional level.

Also took part in this meeting the director of the Higher Institute of Maritime Studies, officials of the Merchant Navy Management under the ministry, as well as a number of executives from the ministry.

Note that the Arab Academy of Sciences, Technology and Maritime Transport, located in Alexandria in Egypt, is a multidisciplinary higher education establishment under the Arab States League.