"K" LINE AND Cristal e-College signed last Friday a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) forging a tie-up designating the latter as a recipient of the Maritime Education Scholarship Program (MESP) grant from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. This grant will provide for full scholarships of 22 cadets from Bicol, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental and two other cadets from Bohol. They form the 1st batch of "K" Line scholars this year. The signing ceremony at the function room of Cristal e-College was unprecedented for the participation of top executives of "K" Line and its ship management officials in the Philippines.

Capt. Kozo Eguchi, Managing Executive Officer of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd of Tokyo, Japan led the delegation composed of other top executives like: Mr. Saturo Kuboshima, President of KLSM, Capt. Masanori Okada, Head of HR Policy Team, Capt Shimizu, Owners' Representative of "K" Line, Capt. Makoto Kono, Principals' Representative of Taiyo Kisen Co., Ltd. Capt. Michinari Shimizu, Principals' Representative Ventis Maritime Corporation' CE Masami Mitsunaga, Superintendent and Principals' Representative of "K", Dr. Virginia Lineses, President of "K" Line Maritime Academy (Phils)., Mr. Octavio Katigback, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Ventis Corporation, Mr. Jose Ramon Garcia, President of Ventis Corporation, Capt. Wilfred Garcia, Vice President of Ventis Maritime Corporation, Capt. Lexington Calumpang, Asst. Gen. Mgr. and Training Administrator, CE Peter Fadul, Asst. Gen. Mgr and Training Administrator Veritas Maritime Corporation, and CE Ireneo Sombero, Fleet Manager of NewFil Marine Services.

According to Dr. Nicerio L. Leanza, Director for Academic Affairs and Research of Cristal e-College, the grant is a recognition of the quality education in the institution, particularly for its maritime programs - BS Marime Transportation and BS Marine Engineering. The consistent performance of maritime cadets in the MASP conducted nationwide is an affirmation of CeC being selected as the 6th recipient of the scholarship program grant from "K" Line. Recently, 24 of its cadets placed in the top 300 of 10,000 maritime cadets who took the MASP national examination. Gen. Mgr. and Training Administrator, CE Peter Fadul, Asst. Gen. Mgr and Training Administrator Veritas Maritime Corporation, and CE Ireneo Sombero, Fleet Manager of NewFil Marine Services.

According to Dr. Nicerio L. Leanza, Director for Academic Affairs and Research of Cristal e-College, the grant is a recognition of the quality education in the institution, particularly for its maritime programs - BS Marime Transportation and BS Marine Engineering. The consistent performance of maritime cadets in the MASP conducted nationwide is an affirmation of CeC being selected as the 6th recipient of the scholarship program grant from "K" Line. Recently, 24 of its cadets placed in the top 300 of 10,000 maritime cadets who took the MASP national examination.