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“Maritime Soft Skills: From theory to practice” Venue: Rue d’Arlon 25, Brussels The Multiplier Event of iSOL-MET project took place on 13th October 2022 under the auspices of CPMR Balkan & Black Sea Commission. After the welcome addresses, partners presented the project’s progress with special focus on the Spring School, the Maritime Case Study Handbook […]
Venue: Home – Maritime University of Szczecin (am.szczecin.pl) This Transnational Project Meeting took place in Poland under the auspices of Maritime University of Szczecin on May 12th, 2022. The meeting focused on a review of the case study methodology and the development of the Maritime Case Study Handbook. The meeting brought together all partners of […]
“Innovative SOft SkilLs to Maritime Education and Training –iSOL-MET” Closing Remarks Spring School Venue: Maria Tsakos Foundation T.E.E.N.S. – Tsakos Enhanced Education – Nautical School Chios, North Aegean Region (Greece) During the “iSOL-MET Spring School”, the consortium presented challenging case studies on Communication, Conflict Resolution, Teamwork, Leadership and Resilience extracted from the maritime sector focusing its […]
Press Release “Innovative SOft SkilLs to Maritime Education and Training – iSOL-MET” Spring School Venue: Maria Tsakos FoundationChios, North Aegean Region On Monday, April 4, 2022, the Spring School of the Erasmus + project i-SOLMET was launched at the island of Chios, North Aegean, and was kindly hosted by the Maria Tsakos Foundation at its […]
Venue: Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Bulgaria 29-31 March 2022, Bulgaria, Varna The short-term joint staff training events (C1) was organised by the Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov Naval Academy and was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 29-31 March 2022. The meeting focused on the teaching approach during the iSOL-MET Spring School in Chios, Northern Aegean Region. […]
Venue: Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy – Filii maris sumus (naval-acad.bg) During the Transnational Project Meeting in Bulgaria, project partners were further familiarized with the case study methodology in an effort to facilitate the development of the Case Study Handbook. The project partners discussed the details for the organization of the intensive program for higher education […]
Creating the Case Study No less than any other maritime project, the creation, development, and implementation of case studies is process-driven, and the process must be managed systematically. Likewise, it must be deadline driven— recognizing that some flexibility should be built into the process, since, as in any project, exigencies may warp the schedule. A […]
Recently, there is an increasing interest in the development of maritime students’ learning skills including critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills, innovation, communication, and collaboration. Traditional method of teaching and learning is a teacher-centered approach where students are required to memorize knowledge and are not encouraged to engage in critically. Also, many students are […]
Maritime schools face several challenges in preparing students to meet workplace demands in an increasingly complex, knowledge and technology-based, global economy. College students often lack generic skills that are valued by employers, such as critical thinking, creativity and problem solving, judgement and analytical, communication, and teamwork. Also, educators have criticized higher education for its failure […]
Recent developments in technology have led the maritime industry towards automating a variety of onboard and ashore processes. As technology leads the path towards development, the gap in skills is widening. Personnel’s technical skills have been pushed aside by the need for soft skills, such as leadership, resilience and communication. Bearing the above into consideration […]