Successful clusters demonstrate high levels of innovation resulting from their ability to generate and share knowledge, and to develop and attract skilled employees. A knowledge hub is a model for knowledge based industrial development involving a concentration of innovative industries interacting with advanced research institutions, business and finance. The project will bring together maritime clusters from the Atlantic region to build a common European maritime education, training and R&D platform.
Sectors of Activity: Other Sector of Activity: Maritime Education and Training
Funding Options: Objective:
- To enlarge the knowledge base need to support key areas of economic activity in maritime sector through a business-led programme of industrial PhDs,
- To develop and deliver a common framework of education (Levels 6 and 7), and training, designed for the maritime business cluster in partnership with industry in order to address an acute shortage of high-level technical skills which is affecting growth,
- To foster cooperation and knowledge sharing within the Atlantic cluster, with other international clusters and R&D centres in the US and Canada, and promote the maritime sector to a wider audience of stakeholders by leveraging the Atlantic regions rich maritime heritage.
Beneficiaries: The key beneficiaries are business in the maritime sector particularly SMEs, communities based in region, education and training providers, decision makers in local and regional government.
Main activities:
- Development and delivery of a common set of professional education and training programmes designed for the maritime and offshore industries in engineering, ship operations, ports and logistics.
- Support enlargement of maritime knowledge base with collaborative business-led PhD programmes and knowledge exchange between leading maritime Universities in the Atlantic region for example in the US and Canada
- A programme of week-long European Summer Schools designed with stakeholders to encourage students aged 16+ towards careers in the maritime sector.
Main deliverables:
- Specification, design and delivery of a common framework of education (Levels 6 and 7), and CPD training, designed for the maritime business in engineering, port and logistics management, and information technology into the regional labour market.
- 20 business led Professional PhD programmes focusing on key themes of the Atlantic Action Plan.
- Six Atlantic Maritime Knowledge Hub workshops designed to foster knowledge exchange between EU and non-EU Atlantic stakeholders 4. At least three European summer schools
- At least three European summer schools
Partners needed:
- Maritime Universities
- Maritime businesses and cluster organisations
- Port Authorities Maritime Training Colleges
Geographical target area: Countries: Name of Organisation: Liverpool John Moores University
Country: United Kingdom
Department:
School of Engineering, Technology and Maritime
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