BASICAGREEMENT TheFifthAmendment Effectiveon1April2015 ArticleI–Preamble TheInternationalAssociationofMaritimeUniversities(IAMU:ai‐ei‐em‐ju:)isthe globalnetworkofleadingmaritimeuniversitiesprovidingMaritimeEducationand Training(MET)ofseafarersfortheglobalshippingindustry.AllmembersofIAMU sharetheunderstanding: thatglobalizationhasbeenprogressingrapidlyintheinternationalshipping arena; thatSafety,SecurityandEnvironmentalProtectionarecrucialissuesforthe maritimesector;and thatpassingonmaritimeskillsandknowledgetothefollowinggenerations needstobeachievedonaglobalscale. AllmembersofIAMUalsorecognizethesignificanceofmaritimeeducationand trainingandnotethat: theshippingindustryisaserviceindustry,inwhichhumanresourcesarethe criticalelement; itisonlyfeasibletosecureandtopreservehighlyqualifiedhumanresourcesin themaritimeindustriesthrougheffectiveeducationandtraining;and effectiveeducationandtraininginthemaritimesectorderivesfromscientific andacademicrigoranddevelopmentofaclearlinkbetweenpracticalskills, managementtechniquesandafocusonquality. Basedonthissharedunderstanding,ithasbeenmutuallyagreed: thatmembersshallcooperatewitheachotherinarangeofscientificand academicstudies,developments,andpracticalapplicationsassociatedwith MaritimeEducationandTraining; thatmembersshallendeavortoachievemeasurableandworthwhileoutcomes forMaritimeEducationandTrainingthroughIAMUactivities; thatmembersshallpublicizetheresultsoftheiractivitiesasextensivelyas possiblebothwithinandoutsideIAMU,andshallendeavortoaccumulate scientificresultsforthebenefitoftheinternationalmaritimecommunity;and thatthemembersshalltherebycontributetotheenhancementofMaritime Safety,SecurityandEnvironmentalProtection. TheAssociationwascreatedin1999byagroupofmaritimeuniversitiesfrom acrosstheworldasanon‐profitorganization. ThisBasicAgreementestablishestheguidingprinciples,agreedtobythe membership,andactsastheconstitutionofIAMU. ArticleII–Vision TheIAMUaimstobethegloballeaderinmaritimecapacitybuildingthrough networkingandexcellenceinMET. ArticleIII–Mission TheMissionofIAMUis: A. Tocreateandmaintainaglobalnetworkofmembersdedicatedtobuilding humancapacityinthemaritimesector; B. ToprovideopportunitiesfordevelopmentsinGlobalMETsystemthrough scientificandpracticalapproach; C. TodevelopandsupporteffectiveMETsystemsforpassingonmaritimeskills andknowledgetofuturegenerationsofglobalseafarersthatensuresafetyat sea,maritimesecurityandtheprotectionoftheenvironment; D. TodisseminatetheresultsofresearchandscholarlyworkproducedbyIAMU memberstointerestedparties;and E. TocommunicatewithothermaritimeassociationsandtheUnitedNations agenciessuchastheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationandthemaritime industrytoensurethatHumanElementsandMETplaythekeypriorityroleto supplyindustrywithhighqualityprofessionalstopromotesafe,secureand efficientshippingoncleanoceans. ArticleIV–Activities TheprincipalactivitiesofIAMUare: A. Topromotethecooperationofmaritimeuniversitiesacrosstheworld; B. Tomaintaincommunicationandexchangebetweenmembers,interested maritimeindustryplayersandinternationalorganizations; C. TorepresentIAMUtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO). D. ToexecuteresearchactivitiesinMETandrelevantfields; E. TodisseminatethebestMETpractices,researchoutcomes,andinnovations amongmembersthroughpublications,newsletters,andconferences;and F. ToholdanAnnualGeneralAssembly ArticleV–Membership TheIAMUconsistsofanetworkofmembermaritimeuniversitiessatisfyingthe followingcriteria: A. Maritimeuniversities/academies/institutions/faculties(hereinafter “universities”)thatofferBachelordegreeorequivalentundergraduateMET programsandpost‐graduateMastersand/orPh.D.programsrelatedto maritimeaffairsarequalifiedforapplicationtobecomemembers. B. Onanexceptionalbasis,theIAMUcanadmittomembershipamaritime universitywithoutpost‐graduatecourses. C. SpecialmembershipcanbeofferedtoaPartywhichisnotamaritimeuniversity, butitisqualifiedformembershipbecauseitscontributionisconsideredhighly significant. D. TheNipponFoundationisapermanentspecialmemberoftheIAMU. E. TheWorldMaritimeUniversityisaspecialandsignificantmemberoftheIAMU. WMU'sstatusasaspecialmemberissubjecttorevieweveryfouryearineffect asof1April2012. 2 F. Associatemembershipcanbeofferedforaspecifiedtermtomaritime organizations,associationsandcompaniesdeemedtobehighlysignificantto IAMUactivities.SuchassociatememberswillbeentitledtoattendtheAnnual GeneralAssembly. G. Membershipmaybeterminated: 1. Whenamemberuniversity’sacademicprogramchangesandnolongermeets membershipcriteriaspecifiedinthisArticle; 2. Whenamemberuniversityisdelinquentinthepaymentoftheannual membershipfeefortwoconsecutiveyears. 3. Whenamemberuniversityvoluntarilyresigns; 4. Whenthereisjustcause H. Representation: 1. MemberuniversitiesofIAMUarerepresentedbythePresident,Rector, Principal,ViceChancellororDeanofamaritimefaculty(hereinafter “President”). 2. IfthePresidentisunabletoattendaBoard,CommitteemeetingortheAnnual GeneralAssembly,thenhe/shemaydesignateaseniorlevelstafffrom his/heruniversityastheofficialrepresentative.Theproxy,includingthefull nameandtitleofthedesignatedrepresentative,shallbedulysignedbythe President,andbedepositedatSecretariatnotlessthanforty‐eighthours beforethemeeting. 3. Theproxyrepresentativeistohavefullauthoritytovoteonbehalfofthe memberuniversity. ArticleVI–OrganizationandGovernance IAMUistohaveanHonoraryChair,aChair,anInternationalExecutiveBoard, StandingCommittees,anExecutiveDirector,anAnnualGeneralAssembly,andmay haveHonoraryFellows. A. HonoraryChair: TheChairmanofTheNipponFoundationshallbetheHonoraryChairofIAMU. B. Chair: TheChairshallbethePresidentofamemberuniversityandresponsibleforthe overallmanagementofIAMUandforcarryingoutthedecisionsmadebythe InternationalExecutiveBoardand/orgeneralmembershipasdeterminedatthe AnnualGeneralAssembly. C. InternationalExecutiveBoard: TheInternationalExecutiveBoard(IEB)istheprimarydecision‐makingbodyof theIAMU,exceptformattersunderthepurviewoftheAnnualGeneralAssembly. D. StandingCommitteesoftheIEB: Standingcommitteesmaybeestablishedtoperformregularandongoing businessand/oractivitiesoftheIAMU. E. ExecutiveDirector: TheExecutiveDirector,headingaSecretariat,isthechiefadministrativeofficer ofIAMUandsecondedtoIAMUbyTheSasakawaPeaceFoundation(SPF)in Tokyo,Japan. F. AnnualGeneralAssembly: ThereshallbeanAnnualGeneralAssemblytoreviewactivitiesofIAMU, approveIAMUpolicies,programs,andbudgetasrecommendedbytheIEB,to 3 biannuallyratifythemembersoftheIEBandtheChair,andtopromote collaborativenetworkingamongmembers. G. HonoraryFellows: ThedistinctionofHonoraryFellowmaybeawardedtodistinguishedpersons fromIAMUmemberuniversitiesorfromtheinternationalmaritimecommunity. NominationforanHonoraryFellowmaybemadebyanyIAMUmember universityforconsiderationandapprovalbytheInternationalExecutiveBoard. ArticleVII‐FinanceandAccounting TheIAMUhastwomajorfinancialsources: TheNipponFoundationforannualoperationgrant;and contributionfromthemembershipfees. ThemainpurposeoffinancialsupportbytheNipponFoundationistopromote academicstudies,developmentprogramsandpracticalactivitiesworthyofIAMU whichinvolvecollaborationamongthemembersandenhanceexchangesamongthe membersatalllevels.Allmembersmake‘in‐kind’contributionsofresourcesto IAMUactivities.Theoperationandtheaccountshallbeauditedeveryfiscalyear. ThefiscalyearoftheAssociationisfrom1Aprilto31March. ArticleVIIILanguage TheworkinglanguageoftheIAMUshallbeEnglish. ArticleIXAmendment AmendmentoftheBasicAgreementshallbeagreeduponbytheInternational ExecutiveBoard(IEB)andmaybeproposedbyamemberuniversitytotheIEBfor endorsement.AmendmentsrequireacknowledgmentbyIEBandsubsequent ratificationbytwo‐thirdsaffirmativevotesofalltheIAMUvotingmembersatthe AnnualGeneralAssemblyunderpresenceofquorum. 4
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