CMI GAINS University status

The Caribbean Maritime Institute in Jamaica gained university status in February this year in what executive director Dr Fritz Pinnock has described as “a transformational move”.

Dr Pinnock said the change would bring a new approach to education and training, which he said had been treated as separate in the past.

“Training is an integral part of education,” said Dr Pinnock. “It is about the total person. It is not just about giving persons a certificate at the end of a period of study, but how you make them better human beings…That is what the CMU of the future wishes to do.”

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