Unlocking Potential and Charting a Course Towards Excellence in Maritime Studies
A historic moment graces AMET's chronicles as 155 pioneering Maersk select cadets set foot into the hallways of the Maersk Centre of Excellence that commenced operations in August 2023. Amidst a wave of excitement, proud parents and eager cadets enrolled into the cutting-edge facility at the Maersk Centre of Excellence (MCE) campus at Thenpattinam near Chennai. They recently celebrated the first day of life on campus as students made their transition into the professional course of BE Marine Engineering and BSc Nautical Science with the inauguration of the induction program. The grand occasion was graced by the venerable founder and Chancellor of AMET University, Dr.
J Ramachandran, whose presence as the esteemed chief guest elevated the event to a pinnacle of prestige and promise.
The Maersk Centre of Excellence emerges from a harmonious three-decade partnership between the Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) and A.P. Moller - Maersk. Exclusively dedicated to harnessing the benefits of industry-academia collaboration for preparing cadets for seafaring careers, the Maersk Centre of Excellence proudly stands as an educational stronghold.
Within its bounds, cadets are fully immersed in a comprehensive training regimen spanning nautical and engineering disciplines and paying heed to the future skills required by mariners to stay aligned with the needs of the industry.
In a remarkable feat, the MCE was swiftly completed within three years of the MOU signing between Dr. Ramachandran and Mr. Niels Bruus of A.P.
Moller - Maersk. This cutting-edge learning facility finds its home within the sprawling 137-acre AMET Knowledge Park. The foundation stone of which was laid by Mr.
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