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SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY

Graduate Education for Seafarers in Shanghai Maritime University

1 Introduction of SMU

Chinese maritime education was originated at Shanghai and grew out of the Shipping Section of Shanghai Industrial College founded in 1909 (towards the end of the Qing Dynasty). SMU was established by the Ministry of Communications at Shanghai in 1959.As a national university for the purpose of contributing to the maritime and industrial development of China, SMU has played a vital role in the nation's growth through providing high-quality maritime professionals and will continue to take an important role as the most prestigious university specializing in various fields of maritime study.

After the Reform and Opening, the graduate education at SMU has developed rapidly. Currently, SMU has been authorized by the State to offer 25 programs leading to a Master's degree and 3 programs leading to a Doctor's degree, including the Master's and Doctor's programs for seafarers.

2 Graduate education for seafarers in SMU

Graduate education for seafarers is taken by Merchant Marine College (MMC) that is the biggest college at SMU. MMC consists of the Navigation Department and Marine Engineering Department. It trains senior navigational professionals, and is thus renowned as a "cradle of seafarers". Growing out of Wusong Merchant Marine School, the college has now two departments, namely Navigation Department and Marine Engineering Department. The Navigation Department offers both Doctor's and Master's programs in delivery means utilization engineering, she also offers a Master's program in communications information engineering and control. Two Master's programs in marine engineering and in refrigeration and cryogenic engineering respectively are offered by Marine Engineering Department. For years MMC has trained and turned out large numbers of senior navigational professionals. Since 1980, around 250 Master have graduated from MMC, working in shipping and navigational circles. And, of them, many have become the backbone of their respective departments, contributing their bits to the socialist modernization of this country by doing their best in the development of the cause of domestic and foreign shipping and navigational science and technology.

• Delivery Means Utilization Engineering (Doctor's & Master's Program)
  The Master's Program was granted in 1986, and the Doctor's Program was granted in 2004. The objective of these programs are to turn out Doctors and Masters who are able to be familiar with the basic theories and to do innovative researches in Vessel Utilization Engineering field. The following table shows the research contents and primary tutors for each direction of this program.

Research Directions	Contents	Primary Tutors
Research & Simulation on Runtime Characteristics of Delivery Means	1. Vessel Structure, Equipment and Its Characteristics 2. Research & Simulation on Vessel Runtime Characteristics 3. Vessel Navigability Validation on Port & Sea-Route Engineering	Prof. Shi Chaojian Prof. Jin Yongxing Prof. Xiao Yingjie
Safety and Management for Traffic & Logistic	1. Safety Science & Safety Engineering 2. System Engineering for Safety & Management 3. Delivery Means Runtime Safety Control & Evaluation 4. Marine Safety & Management	Prof. Chen Weijiong Prof. Cai Cunqiang
Delivery Means Automation & Control	1. Intelligent Transportation System 2. Intelligent Vessel 3. Navigation Automation & Control 4. Delivery Means Information Gathering and Processing	Prof. Jin Yongxin Prof. Shi Chaojian
Delivery Means Runtime Key Technologies	1. Marine Causality Simulation, Analysis, Evaluation & Processing 2. Sea Traffic Environment Evaluation 3. Route Optimal Control Theory	Prof. Cai Cunqiang Prof. Chen Weijiong Prof. Xiao Yingjie

Many researches in these programs take leading roles in China, such as the ship-handling simulator, sea traffic environment evaluation, marine accidents simulation, analysis and evaluation, and therefore have won awards from Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications. Most of the research results enjoy extensive application.

• Traffic Information Engineering and Control (Master's Program)
  This program was granted in 1996.The objective of this program is to foster Masters who are able to master the basic theories and to do innovative researches in Sea Traffic Information Engineering and Control field. The following table shows the research contents and primary tutors for each direction of this program.

Research Directions	Contents	Primary Tutors
Key Technologies in Traffic Information Engineering and Control	1. ECDIS & its application 2. Nautical equipment signal gathering & processing 3. Intelligent vessel	Prof. Shi Chaojian
Intelligent Transportation Theory	1. Automatic Navigation 2. IBS development 3. Intelligent transportation system	Prof. Kong Fancun
Transportation Safety Technology	1. Automatic freight on vessel 2. Freight safety evaluation on vessel 3. Control & fault detecting of vessel system	Prof. Qiu Wenchang
Traffic Information System	1. Vessel traffic management system 2. Traffic Information delivering and processing	Associate Prof. Yang Yongkang
Traffic Information System	1. Vessel traffic management system 2. Traffic Information delivering and processing	Associate Prof. Yang Yongkang

Many researches in these programs take leading positions in China, such as ECDIS development, automatic navigation, the global meteorological and positioning system and automatic freight on vessel, and therefore have won awards from Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications. Some of the research results enjoy extensive application.

• Refrigeration and cryogenics technology (Master's Program)
  This program was granted in 1996. The objective of this program is to foster Masters who are able to master the basic theories and to be fit for design, research and teaching in refrigeration and air conditioning field. The following table shows the research contents and primary tutors for each direction of this program.

Research Directions	Contents	Primary Tutors
Thermal Cycles and Refrigerants	1. Forced heat transferring in refrigeration & air conditioning 2. Refrigeration cycles & refrigerants 3. Cold storage technology 4. CFC substitutes in marine refrigeration	Prof. Zhang Xuelai Associate Prof. Cao Hongfen
Marine Refrigeration Technology and Applications	1. Energy-saving for refrigeration and cryogenics equipments 2. Energy-saving technology in refrigerated container	Prof. Han Houde Associate Prof. Yang Wanfeng
Automatic Control and Computer Simulation of Refrigeration and Cryogenic System	1. Automatic control of refrigeration plant 2. Computer simulation in refrigeration cycles 3. Computer simulation for the thermo physical property of refrigerants	Prof. Zhang Xuelai Prof. Han Houde
Marine Cryogenic Storage and Transportation Technology	1. Liquefied gases storage and transportation technology 2. The thermo physical property of liquefied gases	Associate Prof. Li Pinyou

Many researches in these programs take leading roles in China, such as Marine Refrigeration Technology and Marine Cryogenic Storage and Transportation Technology and therefore have won awards from Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications.

• Marine Engineering (Master's Program)
  This program was granted in 1984.The objective of this program is to bring up Masters who are able to master the basic theories, testing technology and data analysis and to do some research. The following table shows the research contents and primary tutors for each direction of this program.

Research Directions	Contents	Primary Tutors
Marine Power Plant and its Simulation Technology	1. Safety control technology of marine power plant 2. New energy resources and new marine propulsion technology 3. Marine integrated control technology 4. Marine engine room simulator technology	Prof. Hu Yihuai Prof. Zhu Jianyuan
Modern Management for Marine Machinery	1. Energy-saving in marine engineering 2. Oil pollution prevention technology 3. Engine room management of various new and special vessels	Prof. Zhan Yulong Associate Prof. Zheng Shijun
Building and Repair Technology of Marine Machinery	1. Develop new materials and technology for repairing, intensifying and extending the life of parts 2. Failure diagnosis, analysis and life-span determination for marine parts	Prof. Gu Zhuoming

Many researches in these programs take leading positions in China, such as Marine engine room simulator technology and Building and Repair Technology of Marine Machinery, and therefore have won awards from Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications. Some of the research results enjoy extensive application.

Auxiliary Faculties and Facilities

MMC has a staff of 120, including 15 professors, 30 associate professors, 29 lecturers, 7 senior engineers, 14 captains and 5 chief engineers.

MMC boasts a wide range of facilities for teaching and scientific research purposes. The Marine Simulation Lab is the key lab of the Ministry of Communications. In its two experimental centers, there are radar simulators, a ship maneuvering simulator, electronic sea charts, the GMDSS, a planetarium, a marine engine simulator and an unmanned engine room, all of which are deemed to be advanced both at home and abroad.

MMC has a research institute of navigational science and technology. Because of its numerous and competent research personnel, the college has accomplished quite a few important scientific research projects, and therefore has won awards from Shanghai Municipality and the Ministry of Communications. Most of the research results enjoy extensive application. All of the projects are open to the master and doctor candidates

Experience in Graduate Education for Foreign Seafarers

Six graduated students from Myanmar have been trained in MMC for about six months in 2004. Now twelve master candidates from Myanmar are studying hard in the above programs. Applications from foreign countries will be warmly welcomed.

Communications

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