19 senior and mid-level managers from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) were recently at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Sweden to participate in a Corporate Executive Development Program (CEDP).
19 senior and mid-level managers from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) were recently at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Sweden to participate in a Corporate Executive Development Program (CEDP).
Shipping Position Daily confirmed that the five-day programme focused on the latest developments in maritime management on the international level including international maritime conventions, regulations and policies, governance, risk management, human resource management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), organizational behavior, control measures, and management of change.
Topics of discussion included high profile issues ranging from climate change and ballast water management to piracy and maritime governance. Learning objectives for the program were aimed at strengthening leadership and motivating change while handling conflict and crises to enhance overall human capacity of the national maritime and port administrations to contribute to a better global performance of shipping.
The course was team-taught by WMU faculty including: Professors Olof Linden and Daniel Moon, Associate Professors Michael Baldauf, Yoshinobu Takei, Aref Fakhry, Michael Manuel, and Ilias Visvikis, Assistant Professors Dimitrios Dalaklis and Lisa Froholdt, and Research Assistant Raza Ali Mehdi.
It was also learnt that, prior to the recent training, NIMASA had engaged WMU for a variety of professional development courses over the past few years.
The agency also has many alumni of the WMU on its staff list. Nigeria is second on the list of countries with the most graduates from WMU, she has a total of 168.
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