Bahria University Holds Workshop On Maritime Education

Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat on Thursday stressed the need to prepare for emerging job markets in maritime sector, while the country turns into a maritime hub.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jul, 2018 ) :Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat on Thursday stressed the need to prepare for emerging job markets in maritime sector, while the country turns into a maritime hub.

Addressing as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of a 2-day International Workshop on the topic "Maritime Education & Research" organized by Bahria University at its Karachi campus he highlighted the significance of maritime sector and importance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a game changer, said a press release of the Navy.

Dr.Bashir Ahmad, Head of Humanities and Social Science, Bahria University Karachi campus, shared the proceedings and recommendations of the workshop.

The conference was organized in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan to lay emphasis on the educational and skill needs for employment in maritime related fields.

The conference attracted wide range of audience from national and international community including naval officers, academics, government representatives and business community.

The workshop continued for two days with the blend of speaker sessions and group discussions, drawing recommendations in areas relevant to maritime education including potential job market, curriculum design, faculty development and requirements of labs and academic aids.

Scholars from China, Hong Kong and Turkey also expressed their view and shared international experiences in maritime education and research consultant (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, Lt. General (R) Muhammad Asghar while addressing the opening ceremony of workshop the other day stressed the need of correctly visualizing the future trends and adapting timely changes in education and skills to stay abreast and remain relevant.

He reflected on the laggard approach of academia towards maritime education and therefore assured Bahria University of HEC's full support towards endeavors of enhancing Maritime Education in the country.

Rector Bahria University, Vice Admiral (R) Muhammad Shafiq, highlighted the increasing importance of maritime sector in the wake of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

He emphasized the need of maritime education to benefit from this development, making people competent to fill the job requirements inemerging maritime domains.