MAAP CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH TECH INNOVATION
THE Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with an emphasis on world-class education that is based on technological advancements and innovation.
The institution has recently adopted a range of maritime simulators for its new and extensive Innovation Laboratory. MAAP has been one of the first maritime schools to adopt new simulation-based training tools for years.
The simulators are powered by Kongsberg Digital.
It is central to the future-oriented Lab and will augment an already extensive range of K-Sim products, thus strengthening MAAP’s position as a regional institution of excellence for maritime education and innovation.
MAAP was also one of the few maritime institutions in the country to adopt augmented reality and virtual reality
(AR/VR) programs for a futuristic and gamified approach to education.
The simulations crafted for the said programs carefully mimic situational problems, such as natural calamities, which cannot be replicated by real-life training. The innovative
systems, paired with Learning Management Systems, enable instructors to streamline their work to save timeand redirect their energy into providing additional assistance to their students.
MAAP is one of the prestigious maritime higher education institutions in the country founded by the late Capt. Gregorio Oca chairman of the Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (Amosup).
It is based in Kamaya Point, AlasAsin, Mariveles Bataan and is led by its president, Vice Adm. Eduardo Ma R Santos.
The academy’s board of governors is a group comprised of some of the organizations in the international maritime industry including the Filipino Association of Maritime Employers, International Transport Workers’ Federation, All Japan Seamen’s Union, Norwegian Seafarers’ Union, International Maritime Employers Committee [de] Ltd., Danish Shipowners Association, Norwegian Shipowners Association, Japanese Shipowners Association, and International Mariners Management Association of Japan.