KNow-ME at the VTI Transport Forum 2012
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The 2012 VTI Transport Forum had its yearly symposium on 11-12 January in Linköping, Sweden. Since the first Transport Forum was launched in 1984, the conference, organised by VTI, has evolved into the largest annual Nordic conference for the transport sector. This is where researchers and the many transport actors are able to share knowledge and engage in networking. The 2012 conference saw about 1700 participants.
The KNow-Me project was presented by Chalmers University. The responses to the project's aims were positive, especially with regard to improving the image of shipping. One main conclusion was that it is often difficult to work with bad or no feed-back from counterparts such as authorities. Another issue raised was the differences in applicants to the universities in Europe.
Chalmers has recently conducted a field study snapshot of seafarers' attitudes to their work as part of the KNow-ME project. One main conclusion from the study: seafarers felt that their administration workload is heavy. How this observation should be presented to new industry applicants or industry stakeholders needs to be examined in detail. The presentation should be both accurate and also present a full picture with regard to other aspects of seafaring roles.
Chalmers University was represented by KNow-ME partner Karin Nodin. To download a copy of Karin's presentation, please follow the link below:
