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Koji Sekimizu, Former Chancellor of WMU and Former IMO Secretary-General, the PhD Fellowship will enable an assessment of the role and impact of.
He was born in in Yokohama, Japan and graduated from Osaka University in and worked for the Ministry of Transport of Japan until he joined IMO in.
Koji Sekimizu was born on 3 December 1952 in Yokohama, Japan.
Academic Background
He was educated at the elementary and secondary school levels in Yokohama.
He graduated in March 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering at the Engineering Faculty of Osaka University, and obtained a Master’s degree in engineering with a thesis on “One method for vibration analysis of a uniform beam with vibrating sub-structures” in March 1977 at Osaka University.
Work Experience and Achievements
In April 1977, he entered the Ministry of Transport of Japan (MOT) and was appointed as a Ship Inspector in the Nagasaki district branch of Kyushu District Maritime Bureau.
In April 1979, he moved to the headquarters of MOT and acted as the chief officer in charge of IMO regulations in the Safety Planning Section of the Ship Bureau and drafted various proposals to IMO’s technical sub-committees.
In July 1980, he was transferred, under a special arrangement, to the Shipbuilding Research Associa