Academic Education for Marine Engineering at Advanced Maritime Universities

O. K. Sag, I. D. Er
Istanbul Technical University, Maritime Faculty

O. K. Sag

I. D. Er

Abstract

Quality Management has been proven successful in many different enterprises around the world. Applications in engineering and business management have also been clearly advantageous in commerce. Although educators are among the first to write about new ideas, they are almost the last to apply them to their own activities. Thus it has happened that the quality movement in higher education has been active in the United States and European Countries for the last decade.

Maritime education can be defined as a set of interdependent processes such as teaching, learning, researching, and resources including human, material and information resources that function harmoniously to achieve specified educational objectives.

In this study, the quality management system implementation in maritime higher education institutions is observed considering the background of the IMO Convention requirements. In addition to that, basic principles of maritime training institution accreditation rules are established. Key words : Quality Management, maritime training, accreditation in education