20-COP-0066-Romanian - Norwegian Strategic Cooperation in Maritime Higher Education for enhancement human capital and knowledge base in field of marine intelligent technologies.
Academia Navala „ Mircea cel Bătrân” ·Romania
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The "MARINTECH" project will strengthen the partnership in the marine engineering field and interdisciplinary programs, between the Naval Academy "Mircea cel Batran" (MBNA) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The general objectives of the project to achieve these directions of action are:<br> - supporting the development of human capital (students, academic staff) in both universities with a strong interdisciplinary component on marine intelligent technologies;<br> - modernization of partner universities;<br> - ensuring a closer relationship between the educational offer and the labor market.<br> The courses developed in the project are multidisciplinary, jointly certified, with ECTS credits, recognized in both universities. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">In order to professionally develop human capital in the field of marine intelligent technologies (academic staff, students), will be jointly organized summer schools, short-term student mobilities, and short-term staff training events, with the participation of specialists in the field.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The project will also develop a virtual platform (VTP), as an open-source and e-campus for the implementation of mutual learning activities, exchange of academic knowledge, experience, and good practices in the field of marine intelligent technologies, supporting the exchange of staff and students, enabling employers to access to project activities, thus encouraging the involvement of students in activities that allow direct contact with economic partners in solving concrete problems.</span></span><br> <br> </p>
Bilateral cooperation results
This project benefited from the existence of an experienced and valuable donor partner, thus: Norway is a leader in the international maritime industry. NTNU has world-leading expertise in offshore maritime operations, as well as ship control and autonomous vehicle handling capabilities. It has cutting-edge systems and operational modelling/simulation know-how of vital strategic importance to the maritime industry to further strengthen its global competitiveness. NTNU contributes to fundamental and interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of marine hydrodynamics, hydro engineering and underwater vehicle control theory. NTNU Aalesund has a research laboratory for testing intelligent control technology for various shipboard activities. The collaboration within the MARINTECH project has led to: exchange of expertise in the fields in which the two universities excel, respectively, oceanography, underwater robotics and machine learning in the marine industry; collaboration between professors and students of the two institutions in fields new to them; joint production and publication of scientific articles etc. which have led to improved knowledge and understanding in the new fields addressed by the project, with the effect of organizing new courses in the Master of Oceanography and Hydrography of MBNA. Following the discussions between partners during the course of the project, the requirements for new collaborations, new ideas to be addressed in future programme sessions, but also directly through exchanges of teachers and students through the ERASMUS programme have been developed.
Project partners
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology Donor project partner· Norway