AASTMT President at the People's Republic of China

H.E. Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail - President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), and AASTMT delegation visited Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China.

During the visit, H.E. AASTMT President and the accompanying delegation made an official visit to the Governor of Shandong Province in the People’s Republic of China, on Friday12- 7- 2024, as keeping on Shandong Ports Group invitation, and in continuation of AASTMT, Port Training Institute (PTI), and Shandong Ports Group cooperation. As PTI represents the center of excellence for Qingdao Harbour Vocational & Technical College. The meeting included discussing various aspects of cooperation in several fields between Shandong Province and AASTMT, as one of the effective arms and one of the specialized organizations of the League of Arab States (LAS). H.E. AASTMT President and Shandong Educational Group President signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two parties with the aim of enhancing the exchange of knowledge and experiences through joint scientific programs and the exchange of lecturers and students, which represents an important step on the cooperation. The delegation made several visits including the latest Qingdao Smart Port stations, and the museum at Shandong Ports Group. Moreover, H.E. AASTMT President and the Chairman of the Shandong Ports Group including 4 ports had a meeting together as they reviewed the group activities as being among the top ten ports in the world in terms of merchandise trading volume, as well as they  discussed various aspects of cooperation between both parties, and that was held in the presence of a group of Shandong Ports Group officials.