英国海事工程及科学技术学会第119届主席 Alastair 评价道：“在与中国船舶工业行业协会（CANSI）、宁波市人民政府口岸办公室及宁波市鄞州区人民政府签署谅解备忘录后，我们进一步深化合作，取得了令人振奋的新发展。此次合作将会在全球范围内支持对海事相关从业人员的培养，并确保他们获得专业发展及继续教育的机会。”

中国船舶工业行业协会秘书长李彦庆介绍说：“‘海事人才国际化教育服务平台’将结合中国海事产业特点，联合国内国外主要涉海教育高职院校、行业企业、信息行业等多方优势资源开展深度合作，构建满足中国海事产业未来发展要求的职业教育体系和机制，支持开展海事高等教育、职业教育和全职业生涯再教育，通过教育培训，提升从业者的职业技能、职业竞争力和职业获得感，助力中国海事产业的人才队伍建设。”

同时，宁波蓝智海洋科技有限公司董事长李维钧补充道：“刚刚落地的IMarEST中国技术中心是我们与IMarEST合作的关键一步。作为‘海事人才国际化教育服务平台’的重要组成部分，IMarEST中国技术中心将与国外顶尖海事机构、海事行业头部企业、知名涉海类院校紧密合作，致力于提供海事领域高等和职业教育、从业人员终身学习与国际职业资质认证的数字化人才培养与服务。”

About the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)

The IMarEST is an international learned society and the only membership body to bring marine engineers, marine scientists and marine technologists together into one multi-disciplinary professional body. The largest marine organisation of its kind, it spans 128 countries and works to promote the scientific development of marine engineering, science and technology, providing opportunities for the exchange of ideas and practices and upholding the status, standards and expertise of marine professionals worldwide. Members are able to gain professional registration through the Institute (such as Technician, Incorporated, Registered or Chartered status).

The IMarEST is an NGO with consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and observer status at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, International Hydrographic Organization, the London Convention/London Protocol (LC/LP) and the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP).

It has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), which facilitates its access to other international intergovernmental meetings where its specialized marine expertise is of particular use, e.g., the United Nations meetings on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)