Below the MOU, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and SMU will cooperate in two focus areas, particularly expertise trade and educational trade.
The expertise trade vertical seeks to assist the trade of audio system/lecturers for occasions/programs, and host pupil visits in Singapore and Shanghai. The educational trade will organise coaching programmes and area research between MPA Academy, the coaching arm of MPA, and SMU.
“The MOU is a strategic transfer for our two maritime capitals to strengthen connectivity, share experience and facilitate information trade. Shanghai Maritime College is one main international maritime college with specialisations within the maritime, shipping and transport sectors. This MoU will improve info and expertise trade between Singapore and China,” mentioned Quah Ley Hoon, chief government of MPA.
Lu Jing, president of SMU, commented: “With a historical past of greater than 110 years, Shanghai Maritime College has at all times been dedicated to the cultivation of shipping abilities, and in addition attaches nice significance to the exchanges and cooperation with the trade each at dwelling and overseas. Singapore is one main worldwide shipping centre with a thriving maritime ecosystem. It’s believed that the cooperation between SMU and MPA will contribute to selling the maritime trade improvement of China and Singapore.”
The MOU was signed at a digital ceremony final Friday on the sidelines of the 2nd Singapore-Shanghai Complete Cooperation Council (SSCCC).
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