About Regional Maritime University

About Regional Maritime University

The Regional Maritime University (RMU), Accra, Ghana, is an international tertiary institution. She attained full University status on the 25th of October, 2007 and was launched as such by His Excellency, John Agyekum Kuffour, President of the Republic of Ghana.

The RMU occupies the premises of the old Ghana Nautical College which was established in 1958 to train ratings for the erstwhile State Shipping Corporation (Black Star Line).  On 1st October, 1982, the Government of Ghana promulgated the Regional Maritime Law 1982 which was followed by the signing of the instrument of transfer, handing over the College to the then Ministerial Conference of West and Central  African States on Maritime Transport (MINCONMAR), now known as Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), which negotiated for its regionalization.  The College was then re-named The Regional Maritime Academy (R.M.A.).    The formal inauguration of the R.M.A. took place on Thursday 26th May, 1983 with the following countries as founding members:  Republics of Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

  member states 

The overall objective for the establishment of RMA was to promote regional co-operation in the maritime industry focusing on the training to ensure the sustained growth and development of the industry.  The RMU also maintains the same overall objective.

The RMU has institutional accreditations from the Department of State for Education of The Gambia and the National Accreditation Boards of Ghana and the Republic of  Liberia, for the running of its degree programmes.

About Regional Maritime University Affiliations And Accreditation

In fostering globalize academic cooperation, the University entered into intellectual networks with established institutions in the form of collaboration and affiliation.

 

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON for the Master of Arts (MA) in Port & Shipping Admin. programme 

 

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY –   for Laboratory Practice; 

 

JOHN MOORE UNIVERSITY, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Post graduate programmes 

 

UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA, CAMEROON – Fisheries Department;

 

SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY, CHINA – Joint Undergraduate/Post Graduate programmes;

 

SMTC MALAYSIA – Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Training.

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