Proceedings of Globalization and MET

On the occasion of the 7th Annual General Assembly of International-Association of MaritimeUniversities (IAMU),as Head of Local Executive Committee of the-Assembly,I would like totake the honor,on behalf of Dalian Maritime Univeristy and IAMU,to express the warmestwelcome and sincere greetings to all the guests from all over the world. IAMU was founded by seven universities representing the five continents of the world in 1999.Since then,IAMU has significantly expanded its membership,and now boosts 45 members,including 44 institutions of the world's maritime education and training-universities/faculties,and the sponsor The Nippon Foundation.