RMU Alumni Annual Congress and homecoming slated for October 14

The Regional Maritime University’s Alumni Association is set to hold its Annual Congress and Homecoming on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the school’s premises.

The congress which will kick start at 9 o’clock in the morning at the African Unity Auditorium will create a platform for networking and sharing of ideas with the aim of building a stronger and better Alumni Association.

The cardinal objective is to enable members of the Alumni Association to contribute their quota towards the growth of the Regional Maritime University.

Another important item on the programme for the day will be the election of new officers to the Executive Council of the Alumni Association.

Side attractions on the day include a Cultural display, fun games, and a variety of foods and drinks.

Below are details of the event:

The Regional Maritime University (RMU), Accra, Ghana, is an international tertiary institution.

She attained full University status on the 25th of October, 2007, and was launched as such by His Excellency, John Agyekum Kuffour, President of the Republic of Ghana at the time.

The RMU occupies the premises of the old Ghana Nautical College which was established in 1958 to train ratings for the erstwhile State Shipping Corporation (Black Star Line).

On 1st October 1982, the Government of Ghana promulgated the Regional Maritime Law 1982 which was followed by the signing of the instrument of transfer, handing over the College to the then Ministerial Conference of West and Central African States on Maritime Transport (MINCONMAR), now known as Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), which negotiated for its regionalization.

The College was then re-named The Regional Maritime Academy (R.M.A.). The formal inauguration of the R.M.A. took place on Thursday 26 May 1983 with the following countries as founding members: Republics of Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

The overall objective for the establishment of RMA was to promote regional co-operation in the maritime industry focusing on the training to ensure the sustained growth and development of the industry. The RMU also maintains the same overall objective.