Department of Marine Engineering - Faculty of Engineering, KDU

Departmental Industry Consultative board meeting for initiation of BSc Eng (Hons) in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Degree program

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September 15, 2021
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A special Departmental Industry Consultative board meeting (DICB) was held on 15th September 2021 with the purview of initiating BSc Eng (Hons) in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Degree program at KDU from year 2022 onwards. the degree curriculum was prepared by the academia in the department and suggestions, recommendations by the industry were discussed in the meeting. Since this degree is designed to fill the scarcity of naval architects in the industry, leading industrial giant enlightened the session with timely requirements which should be addressed in the curriculum. Representatives from Colombo Dockyard PLC, Neil Fernando & Co (Pvt) Ltd, BAFF Polymech Pvt Ltd, Danusha Group of Companies and Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd, joined the session.