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Johan Bolmsten is an Academic Information Manager and Lecturer in Maritime Education and Training (MET) at the World Maritime University (Sweden). He holds a Masters in Science in Information Systems from the Blekinge Institute of Technology and a PhD in participatory design and socio-technical infrastructure development from the IT-University of Copenhagen.Bolmsten is developing curricula and teaching Knowledge Management and the use of e-learning and learning management systems in curriculum design, delivery and assessment. He has experience from research and development projects in maritime knowledge clusters, including coordinating projects with the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) and International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA). Bolmsten’s research interests include user-oriented development of information communication technologies with high-requirements of usefulness and usability, sustainable information infrastructures and end-user development. He is also coordinating an e-learning lab for state-of-the-art education and research applications in MET.In addition, Bolmsten has extensive experience from managing the development of e-learning and learning management systems in support of both blended and distance-learning delivery approaches. He is coordinating the development of pedagogical designs and materials, and their technical architectures, for master, executive and professional and research programs and courses.

Momoko Kitada is a former seafarer and joined WMU in 2011 and serves as an Associate Professor as well as in the Secretariat of the WMU Women’s Association (WMUWA). Her research interests lie in capacity building for sustainable development as well as gender and diversity issues in shipping. Dr Kitada teaches subjects in maritime education and training (MET) as well as social and human element of maritime energy management (MEM). She coordinates and teaches the subject of Research Methodology and Study Skills for MSc students as well as a distant learning: PgDip in Maritime Energy – Module 1 “Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development.”

She leads WMU’s collaboration efforts with the IMO in terms of women’s integration in the maritime sector and assists WMUWA in connection with other IMO regional support networks. Dr Kitada is also a co-principle investigator of the project on Empowering Women in the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Dr Kitada has a good track record of academic publications in peer-reviewed journals, edited books, book chapters and conference papers. Her edited works include “Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management” (2018, Springer); “Maritime Women: Global Leadership” (2015, Springer); and the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs: Special Issue on Empowering Women in the Maritime Community (2019).