Project: Green Maritime Horizons Collaborative Innovation in Ship Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (GEMS-TECH)
Abstract
The GEMS-TECH project aims to transform maritime education in Egypt and Kenya by fully integrating sustainable maritime practices, green technologies and digital innovation into marine engineering and maritime curricula. Through Capacity Building in Higher Education, the consortium will modernise and update existing courses, create and implement new interdisciplinary modules on sustainable ship engineering and green port
operations, and establish advanced teaching and simulation facilities (e.g. VR/AR, green propulsion and energy-efficiency labs).
GEMS-TECH will also design open-access online resources and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to disseminate cutting-edge knowledge on green maritime technologies beyond the academic community. By strengthening the competencies of academic staff and students, and fostering close cooperation with industry and authorities, the project supports compliance with IMO decarbonisation policies, improves graduate employability, and contributes to environmental sustainability, economic resilience and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the maritime sector
Project Name
Green Maritime Horizons Collaborative Innovation in Ship Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (GEMS-TECH)
Ref No/ Funded Entity
101179386
Project Duration
36month
Project Start Date
2024-12-01
Project End Date
2027-11-30
Total Budget
EUR
Budget of the academy in this project
EUR
Project Website
Objectives
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- Modernise and green the marine engineering and maritime programmes in Egypt and Kenya by integrating sustainable maritime practices, energy-efficient ship technologies and decarbonisation concepts into higher education curricula.
- Develop, pilot and institutionalise new interdisciplinary modules and updated courses on green ship engineering, smart port operations and maritime environmental compliance, co-designed with industry and aligned with IMO GHG and EU Green Deal priorities.
- Establish or upgrade teaching and laboratory infrastructure (e.g. VR/AR simulators, green propulsion and renewable energy units) to support practice-oriented learning and applied research in sustainable maritime technologies.
- Design and deploy MOOCs and other open-access online training resources to widen access to green maritime skills for students, professionals and wider stakeholders in Egypt, Kenya and the region.
- Build staff capacity and foster knowledge exchange between EU and African partners through training, joint curriculum work, and governance structures that support long-term curriculum reform and quality assurance in green maritime education.
- Strengthen cooperation between universities, maritime authorities and industry (ports, regulators, ship operators, basin commissions and professional bodies) to ensure labour-market relevance of the new curricula and support sustainable blue-economy development.
Partner Name
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VISHE UCHILISHTE PO TELEKOMUNIKATSI I POSHTI (UTP), Bulgaria. (Coordinator)
- PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU (University of the Aegean), Greece.
- SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU (University of Zagreb), Croatia.
- TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL (Tallinn University of Technology – TalTech), Estonia.
- ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MARITIME TRANSPORT (AASTMT), Egypt.
- AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY (ASU), Egypt.
- JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY (JKUAT), Kenya.
- TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA (TUM), Kenya
- DIMIOURGIKI SKEPSI ANAPTYXIS – CRE.THI.DEV, Greece
- INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND INNOVATION (ITTI), Bulgaria
- LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION (LVBC), Kenya
- ARAB INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION (AIN), Egypt
Our Partners
- ERASMUS+
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/
Yasser Gaber Dessouky
Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation
Mobile: 01006030790
E-mail: ygd@aast.edu
Project Coordinator
Yasser Gaber Dessouky
Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation
Mobile: 01006030790
E-mail: ygd@aast.edu
This Project is Funded by
Erasmus plus