Goal 14. Life Below Water
14.2.1 Fresh-water ecosystems (community outreach)
1. Fisheries Technology program (Undergrad)
Program Description
The department is a pioneer in the education of fishing vessels navigation and designing of fishing equipment that qualifies graduates to work on fishing vessels as alternate officers, to be responsible for navigational surveillance (after completion of ministerial requirements for practicing the profession) or fisheries observers on fishing vessels, also as fishery managers in fishing ports. The program is designed in accordance with the requirements of the STCW-F international conventions of 1978, amendments to STCW-F for 1995, and the requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Students receive marine uniforms and marine exercises can be conducted in regional and international waters.
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2. Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SMFA), Funded by the EU (Erasmus+ project) (Postgrad)
Program Description
Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SMFA), Funded by the EU (Erasmus+). The M.Sc. students have accomplished the program of student mobility and exchange within the framework of the EU-funded project FishAqu of Erasmus+. The students visited the University of Aveiro and the University of Palermo throughout the period from 8 to 17 May 2022.
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