Constanta Maritime University (CMU) is an education and research institution that creates and capitalizes scientific knowledge, renders knowledge to the next generations and at the same time addresses to entire society with a view to render education and training in the European space of higher education. One of its targets is to grant competitive professional qualifications on the labour market.CMU’s mission is to offer highly effective programs for all cycles of study, so as to train qualified specialists for the maritime transport activities and maritime transport related activities. Graduates should be able to perform scientific research in their field of expertise, with a special emphasis on competition as a progress vector and the management of quality as the main tool for the continuous process of perfecting education and research.CMU prides itself with over 3,600 students and state of the art learning facilities in the maritime field. The university is a leading member of various maritime associations in the Black Sea Region actively involved in training future marine officers. All curricula are authorized by the Romanian Ministry of Education and comply with the provisions of the Bologna Process. Graduates are certified according to the provisions of STCW Convention and can be employed on board vessels flying international flags.The university is a leading member of various maritime associations in the Black Sea Region actively involved in training future marine officers.
Also, CMU had developing and implemented the Cyber Security and Risk management master’s degree from 2019 and the Cyber Security bachelor’s degree from 2023 (in Romanian language).The CMU develop in 2018, the Maritime Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence. This center is a leading provider of cybersecurity services and solutions for the maritime industry. Our mission is to enhance the cybersecurity resilience of the maritime sector through innovative research, expert advice, training, and education. We provide a wide range of cybersecurity services to public and private organisations in the maritime industry, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, incident response, and compliance assessments.In addition, the Maritime Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence is full member of European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) from 2023.Maritime Cyber Security Center of Excellence works with National Cybersecurity Directorate, Romanian government agencies, and private companies to identify and close skill gaps.The Maritime Cyber Security Center of Excellence team has expertise in various aspects of information security - cryptology, secure architectures, secure software development, threat modelling and others.Our Center of Excellence has real-world experience in various technologies and complex IT systems security, including, but not limited to: Endpoint security, Server security, Industrial Security, Application Security, Cryptography and many others.
