Past Annual General Assemblies
AGA1
Date: 2000
Host University: Istanbul Technical University, Maritime Faculty
Place: Istanbul, Turkey
Theme: Themes by each working group
AGA2
Date: 2001
Host University: Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
Place: Kobe, Japan
Theme: Themes by each working group
AGA3
Date: 2002
Host University: Marine Maritime Academy
Place: Maine, USA
Theme: Themes by each working group
AGA4
Date: 2003
Host University: Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Place: Alexandria, Egypt
Theme: Enriching Seafarers in the Third Millennium
AGA5
Date: 2004
Host University: Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania
Place: Australia
Theme: Advances in International Research
AGA6
Date: 2005
Host University: World Maritime University
Place: Malmö, Sweden
Theme: Maritime Security and MET
AGA7
Date: 2006
Host University: Dalian Maritime University
Place: Dalian, China
Theme: Globalization and Maritime Education and Training
AGA8
Date: 2007
Host University: Odesa National Maritime Academy
Place: Odessa, Ukraine
Theme: World Maritime Excellence
AGA9
Date: 2008
Host University: California Maritime Academy
Place: San Francisco, USA
Theme: Common Seas, Common Shores : The New maritime Community
AGA10
Date: 2009
Host University: Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy
Place: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Theme: MET Trends in the XXI Century: Shipping Industry and Training Institutions in the global environment –area of mutual interests and cooperation
AGA11
Date: 15-18.10.2010
Host University: Korea Maritime University
Place: Busan, Republic of Korea
Theme: Technical Co-operation in Maritime Education and Training
AGA12
Date: 12-14.06.2011
Host University: Gdynia Maritime University
Place: Gdynia, Poland
Theme: Green Ships, Eco Shipping, Clean Seas
AGA13
Date: 15-17.10.2012
Host University: Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Place: St. John’s, Canada
Theme: Expanding Frontiers Challenges and Opportunities in Maritime Education and Training
AGA14
Date: 26-28.10.2013
Host University: Constanta Maritime University
Place: Constanta, Romania
Theme: New Technological Alternatives for Enhancing Economic Efficiency
AGA15
Date: 27-29.10.2014
Host University: Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania
Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Theme: Looking Ahead…Innovation in Maritime Education, Training and Research
AGA16
Date: 07-10.10.2015
Host University: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies
Place: Rijeka, Croatia
Theme: Recent Developments in International Maritime Education and Training - Enhancing the Productivity, Safety and Energy Effi ciency in Maritime Transport
AGA17
Date: 26-29.10.2016
Host University: Vietnam Maritime University
Place: Vietnam
Theme: Working together: the key way to enhance the quality of maritime education, training and research
AGA18
Date: 11-13.10.2017
Host University: Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
Place: Varna, Bulgaria
Theme: Global perspectives in MET: Towards Sustainable, Green and Integrated Maritime Transport
AGA19
Date: 17-20.10.2018
Host University: Barcelona School of Nautical Studies - Polytechnical University of Catalonia
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Theme: Time for Action: A new thrust for the future of MET & Research
Date: 30.10-01.11.2019
Host University: IAMU Secretariat
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Theme: Charting the course for the future of maritime universities: Environmental, technological, economic, social and policy impacts
AGA21
Date: 26-28.10.2021
Host University: Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
Place: Alexandria, Egypt
Theme: Innovation and Sustainability of Maritime Industry in the Scope of Blue Economy and Green Concept
AGA22
Date: 19-22.10.2022
Host University: Batumi State Maritime Academy
Place: Batumi, Georgia
Theme: Best Practice: MET and Research for Sustainable Development
AGA23
Date: 18-21.10.2023
Host University: Maritime Research Center, Satakunta University of applied Sciences (SAMK)
Place: Satakunta, Finland / the cruise Helsinki – Stockholm – Helsinki
Theme: Quality of the Education of Global Maritime Professionals