Over 2,000 graduates of Admiral Makarov University join sea and river industry of Russia
The enrollment campaign of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping is nearing completion. As the educational institution told IAA PortNews, the University will have thousands of first-year students who have successfully passed the admission tests.
The country’s oldest institution of higher education for the transport industry celebrates its 210th birthday this year. Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping incorporates 4 Institutes, 8 branches, College of Admiral Makarov SUMIS. Under the leadership of Professor Sergey Baryshnikov and a team of higher-education teaching personnel the institution offers 65 basic professional courses.
This summer, diplomas have been given to more than 2,000 graduates of Admiral Makarov University.
“Today, specialists of the highest qualification are in high demand for sea and river industries of Russia lunching new modern ships and building new ports with sophisticated infrastructure full of electronic equipment. Personnel with proper knowledge and skills is needed to service them. Therefore, each graduate of Admiral Makarov University is in the spotlight of employers”, says the press center of the University.
Graduates of Admiral Makarov University are among the employees of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, Gazprom, Rosmorport, Gazpromneft, Sovcomflot, North-Western Shipping Company, Administration of Baltic Sea Ports, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and other bodies of the industry.
In 2019, the University features 324 'A' grade students, 11% more than a year ago. They were traditionally awarded with hornour signs and personal letters of acknowledgement.
The number of 2019 college graduates totaled 776 including 238 graduates of Admiral Makarov SUMIS and 538 graduates of the institution branches. Excellence Diplomas were given to 58 graduates including 29 graduates of Admiral Makarov SUMIS and 29 graduates of the institution branches.
