IMLA Chair Met with WMU President

On 27th August 2017, Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the WMU (World Maritime University), and Prof. Shuo Ma, Vice President of WMU paid a visit to the office of IMLA Secretariat based in the Shanghai International Shipping Service Center. They were welcomed by IMLA Honorary Chair Prof. Dr. Jin Yongxing. 

 

Prof. Jin presented major activities IMLA has initiated and implemented in the past years, and highlighted the main responsibilities the IMLA Secretariat undertakes as an operational office for the Association. Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry expressed her high appreciations to IMLA's consistent contribution to the world MET since its conception nearly 40 years ago, and affirmed that WMU will continue engaging in IMLA activities, with its faculty members contributing papers/ presentations, students attending in the study visit context, and graduates acting as hosts and participants.

 

The visit provided opportunities for IMLA and WMU to discuss areas of mutual interest in academic and research collaborations.

 

WMU has a long-standing association with IMLA as former WMU Vice President, Günther Zade, was a founding father and served as its Honorary Chair, President, for over two decades.