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Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific
Private maritime college in Bataan, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) is a non-stock, non-profit maritime higher educational institution which is owned, developed and operated by the Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP). Its founding president, Capt. Gregorio S. Oca, alumnus of Philippine Nautical School (presently Philippine Merchant Marine Academy) headed the academy's board of governors, a group comprised by some of the organizations in the international maritime industry: the Filipino Association of Maritime Employers (FAME), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the All Japan Seamen's Union, the Norwegian Seafarers’ Union (NSU), the International Maritime Employers Committee [de] Limited (IMEC), the Danish Shipowners Association, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), Japanese Shipowners Association (JSA), and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ). With their technical and financial support, the first MAAP campus opened in 1999.
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MAAP | |
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Motto | Virtus, Fides et Disiplina |
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Motto in English | Virtue, Faith and Discipline |
Academy Hymn | Cradle of Destiny |
Type | Private Institution |
Established | January 14, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-14) |
Founder | Capt. Gregorio S. Oca |
Affiliation | AMOSUP, PTGWO, ITF, FAME, JSU, IMMAJ, NSU, IMEC, NSA, JSA, Philippine Navy |
President | VADM Eduardo Ma. R. Santos, AFP (Ret.)[1] |
Vice-president | Engr. Felix M. Oca |
Dean | Capt. Daniel S. Torres, Jr. |
Location | , , 2105 , 14°26.7′N 120°33.0′E |
Campus | 103 hectares (1.03 km2) |
Website | maap |
The All-Japan Seamen's Union (JSU) and the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ) has partnered with MAAP to build a second facility within the academy grounds, the JSU-IMAAJ Campus.