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Organisation
WEGEMT (Western European Graduate Education in Marine Technology) is a European Association of 30 Universities in 15 countries. WEGEMT is a non-profit organisation. The organisation is supported by contributions, miscellaneous sales of publications and by work under contracts. The Association was formed in 1978 with the aim of increasing the knowledge base, updating and extending the skills and competence of practicing engineers and postgraduate students working at an advanced level in marine technology and related sciences.

Structure and Management
WEGEMT is governed by an Executive Committee of fourteen elected representatives from within the Associates. Representatives are permitted to have a seat on the Executive Committee for a period of three years. They are re-electable once, for a period of a further three years. No individual university is permitted to be represented on the Executive Committee for a period of more than six years consecutively. The Executive Committee governs the organisation by setting policy and identifying priorities, usually looking 3 - 5 years in advance. They have the power to establish ad-hoc Working Groups to look at special areas of interest and to invite further representation from within the Associates. Day to day running of WEGEMT activities is carried out through its Secretariat.

The Mission
WEGEMT aims to update and extend the skills, knowledge and competence of practising engineers and postgraduate students working at an advanced level in marine technology and related sciences. WEGEMT achieves this aim by encouraging universities to be associated with it for them to work collectively as a network, and to actively collaborate in relevant initiatives. WEGEMT considers collaborative R&D, E&T at an advanced level, and the exchange and dissemination of information, as activities which further the aim of the Association.

Activities
WEGEMT builds on the core business of its Associates to deliver a range of services including Research and Training Project Management, the coordination and delivery of high quality Training Events, Schools, Workshops and Seminars, Provision of Experts for project participation or evaluation, and to offer a comprehensive selection of Publications for Sale which can be used by students, researchers and practicing engineers alike. WEGEMT openly collaborates also with organisations outside its Association. It is keen to work with industry, professional bodies, classification societies, and other organisations and societies who are involved with marine technology. Similarly WEGEMT is particularly keen to support and encourage the programmes of Research and Development (R&D), Education and Training (E&T), and Information Exchange and Dissemination, of the European Commission where they target marine technology. During the last few years WEGEMT is actively involved in several European Research Projects (FP5, FP6 and FP7). WEGEMT's participation in these projects comes in the form of:

•	Coordination & Management

•	Networking

•	Dissemination

•	Research & Technological Development

Services To Universities
• The opportunity to collaborate with other Universities in the WEGEMT Network

• Free Access to an Annual Conference and Workshop

• Opportunities for a seat on the Executive Committee and/or its Working Groups

• Free Publication from a recent WEGEMT School

• Reduced fees for participants wishing to attend WEGEMT Schools

• Free access on WEGEMT publications

• Access to the WEGEMT web site including the Associates' Area which is Password Controlled • Information and Invitations to participate in R&D, E&T and other initiatives

• Advice on EC programmes of research

To Other Organisations
• Opportunities to attend WEGEMT's Workshops and Schools, and

• Opportunities for reduced participation fees for young researchers

• Access to WEGEMT On-Line Information Centre (excluding Associates' Area)

• Opportunity to Purchase Publications - with Discounts to members of the RINA

• Invitations to participate in collaborative R&D and E&T projects

• Opportunities to sponsor WEGEMT events

• Project Evaluation Service

• Information on University courses and expertise

• Newsletter

External Link
http://www.wegemt.org.uk/home/home.htm