International Maritime University of Panama
- International Maritime University of Panama
The International Maritime University of Panama (in Spanish: Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panam) (UMIP) is a maritime college in Panama City, Panama. It trains cadets to become merchant marine ships' officers. It is located in the Albrook area of Panama City, on the site of the former Albrook Air Force Base.
Its main building (Building 810 in Albrook) was severely damaged by a fire in January 2008, although there were no injuries or fatalities. The fire is believed to have started in a storage area on the building's top floor. [cite news
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UMIP was established by a law passed in 2005, and it absorbed the former Escuela Náutica de Panamá, which was founded in 1958.
The university's rector (president) is Captain Orlando Allard, formerly Panama's ambassador to the International Maritime Organisation.
External links
* [http://www.umip.ac.pa/ Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá] Official site
References
* [http://www.presidencia.gob.pa/discurso.php?cod=776&tex= Martín Torrijos, President of Panama - Discurso en Sanción de Ley que crea la Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá (Speech on signing the law establishing UMIP), December 1, 2005]
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