Since its inception in 1972, AASTMT has been dedicated to fostering a highly professional environment of advancing knowledge, developing human potential, and breaking new intellectual and academic ground to improve the lives of human beings and communities all over the Arab and the whole World.
The talented, diverse, and dedicated group of people who make AASTMT - be they students, researchers, professors, administrative or academic staff, graduates, or parents - are most valued, appreciated, and cherished. They have been indeed the source of AASTMT ''s continuous success and massive growth along more than forty years of strenuous efforts and dedication to reach out to the highest levels of achieving an outstanding level of human development and academic excellence.
AASTMT Vision "To be a world-class university in Maritime Transport and Higher Education in compliance with the international standards of Education, Scientific Research, Innovation, and Training while fulfilling its Social Responsibilities in order to maintain its position as the distinguished Arab Expertise House and to be the first choice of the students in the region".
AASTMT Mission "Contributing to the social and economic development of the Arab region by offering distinguished Change Agents who have been qualified through comprehensive educational programs, high caliber faculty, and centers of excellence in research, training, and consultancies while strictly committed to the highest levels of Quality".
Concerning the Academy' 's varied fields of practice, and its future aspiration and desire towards ensuring the achievement of its sustainable development with all the parties that it deals with, AASTMT has identified its Strategic Goals as follows:
- Excellence in Education
- Excellence in Scientific Research & Innovation
- Excellence in Student Life
- Fulfillment of Social Responsibility
- Global Reach
Since October 2007, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) has been pumping new blood into its leading figures, making use of its experienced staff and planning for its future to preserve the gains it has achieved and its status at all levels, local, Arab and international, to keep up with the modern changes and to achieve excellence in the studies and research of maritime transport, engineering and management in order to prepare qualified calibers capable of catering for the Arab society demands of development in the twenty-first century.
This trend is due to the developmental and environmental challenges the Arab countries face, as these challenges require integrated measures at both national and regional levels. Besides, there is a need to reinforce the joint Arab work and provide assistance through programs, projects, and technical support to foster the local and regional activities, a significant element for realizing sustainable development in the Arab countries. In this context, His Excellency, Amr Moussa, the Arab League Secretary-General, gives directives towards restructuring, developing, and modernizing the AASTMT to help the Arab countries achieve their national aims in light of the AASTMT's objectives stated it its establishment agreement.
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