Japan, April 18 -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that its operated MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy Inc. (MMMA, Note) in the Philippines hosted students from Japanese merchant marine schools for an international exchange program. MMMA welcomed students and instructors from the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oshima College, who visited from March 10 to 16, 2024. Another group from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology visited from March 17 to 23.

This was the first practical international exchange program with Oshima College, which sent five students and two faculty members. The program with Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology had been suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic but was resumed after a ...