L-ONOR. CENSU GALEA, MINISTRU GHAT-TRASPORT U KOMUNIKAZZJONI, JINDIRIZZA STUDENTI MILL-UNIVERSITA` MARITTIMA DINJIJA LI QEGHDIN IZURU MALTA

Ghas-seba' sena konsekuttiva, l-Awtorit'? Marittima ta' Malta qed tilqa' grupp ta' studenti mill-Universit'? Marittima Dinjija li qed iwettqu zjara ta' studju f'Malta. Dan l-istudju jifforma parti integrali mill-kors taghhom ta' post graduate li ghandu jwassalhom sabiex jiksbu Master of Science Degree fil-qasam tal-Port Management.

Sebgha u ghoxrin student minn erbatax-il pajjiz differenti waslu f'Malta nhar il-Hadd, 25 ta' Frar, 2001 ghal gimgha ta' studju li tinkludi zjajjar f'ghadd ta' lokalitajiet marittimi, fosthom id-Direttorati tal-Bandiera Merkantili u tal-Portijiet ta' l-Awtorit'? Marittima, is-Sea Malta u l-Malta Freeport.

Il-grupp, immexxi mill-Kaptan Jan Horck kienu mistiedna mill-Awtorit'? Marittima bhala parti minn skema ta' assistenza teknika li Malta qed taghti biex b'hekk tkabbar l-importanza taghha bhala centru marittimu internazzjonali. L-Awtorit'? Marittima, li propju qed tisponsorja din iz-zjara, taghti hafna importanza lit-tahrig ta' nies li jahdmu fl-industrija marittima.

Waqt laqgha li l-Onor. Censu Galea, Ministru ghat-Trasport u l-Komunikazzjoni, kellu mal-grupp ta' studenti, tenna li Malta hija mpenjata li tkompli tippromwovi u fejn tista', tghin fix-xoghol siewi li qed twettaq l-Organizzazzjoni Marittima Internazzjonali sabiex tizgura li l-pajjizi kollha jkollhom haddiema specjalizzati fil-qasam marittimu. Il-Ministru Galea zied jghid li l-Ministeru u l-Awtorit'? Marittima huma kburin li jkunu assocjati mill-qrib ma' l-IMLI u l-Universit'? Marittima Dinjija.

Il-Kaptan Jan Horck qal li kien propju s-success li kellhom zjarat precedenti f'Malta li wassal lill-organizzaturi ta' dan il-kors sabiex jinkorporaw lil Malta fiz-zjara ta' studju fil-kors ta' Port Management.

Fil-fatt, l-izviluppi importanti li ghamlet Malta f'dan il-qasam iggeneraw hafna interess pozittiv, specjalment meta tqis il-fatt li hafna mill-istudenti f'dawn iz-zjarat ikunu gejjin minn pajjizi li jkunu qed jizviluppaw u ghalhekk, ikunu jistghu jirrelataw lil pajjiz taghhom ma' Malta.

THE HON. CENSU GALEA, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, ADDRESSES WMU PORT MANAGEMENT POST GRADUATE STUDENTS ON MALTA VISIT

For the seventh consecutive year Maritime Malta is welcoming a group of students from the World Maritime University on a field study visit to Malta, an integral part of their post graduate course leading to a Master of Science degree in Port Management.

Twenty-seven mature students from fourteen different countries arrived in Malta last Sunday, 25 February, for a one week study tour which includes visits to several maritime establishments such as the Merchant Shipping and Ports Directorates of the Malta Maritime Authority, Sea Malta and Malta Freeport.

The group, led by Captain Jan Horck, are once again the guests of the Malta Maritime Authority as part of a technical assistance scheme which sees Malta playing an active role befitting her growing importance as an international maritime center. The Malta Maritime Authority (which is hosting and sponsoring the WMU group visit to Malta) attaches a great deal of importance to one of its most important functions, the training of personnel engaged in the maritime industry. Malta is the host country to the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, and Government through its Ministry for Transport and Communications and MMA support this global training institution in a substantial manner.

This continuing support was further reiterated by the Hon. Censu Galea, the Minister for Transport and Communications, during a brief but interesting encounter the group had with him this morning at his Ministry. The Minister reiterated Malta's support for the important work which the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is doing to ensure that all countries could have their own core of specialized maritime personnel, adding that his Ministry and the Malta Maritime Authority were proud to continue their close association with IMLI and the World Maritime University.

Captain Horck of WMU said that the success of the previous field visits to Malta has led the University course organisers to incorporate the Malta field study visit in the Port Management course academic programme.

Captain Horck said that Malta represented a very important development which provided a great deal of positive interest, but, at the same time, one which the students, most of whom came from developing countries, could relate to.