Dear employees, students and partners of the Professional Development Programmes Institute of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping!

The Professional Development Programmes Institute (PDPI) of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping for many years in its activity has always been guided by high standards of professional, social and humanitarian responsibility for its work in the field of additional professional education, simulator training for specialists in maritime, inland waterways transport and the offshore oil and gas industry.

We confirm that PDPI of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping continues to responsibly fulfill all its Russian and international contractual obligations, all agreements both in the field of providing educational services as well as research and development activities, participation in cross-border cooperation projects, staffing of Russian and foreign shipping companies and enterprises of maritime, inland waterways transport, the implementation of our joint projects with partners, which are important elements in ensuring and maintaining the safety of navigation and the protection of human life at sea, the environmental safety of sea and inland waterways.

We continue to support our cadets, students, teachers, crewmembers of the sea and river fleet, regardless of their citizenship, religion, gender and political views, providing them with the opportunity to promtply complete the necessary training in full compliance with the international and industry standards, which we will strictly observe.

We support all the diplomatic measures to restore peace, hope for a speedy resolution of the current tragic situation and express our sincere sympathy to all those affected by these events.

Sergey Aysinov,

Director of Professional Development Programmes Institute

of Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping