Dignitaries of the world’s maritime industry have been the frequent visitors to our unique  pre-sea campus in Lonavala. However, This time, a team from Chamler’s University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, visited the campus on 26th February 2008 as part of their  field trip to India.
Twenty cadets including seven female cadets from  the graduating class of Master Mariners from the Swedish university  from Göteborg,  led  by a Faculty Member, Mr. Fredrik Olindersson (Lecturer, Department of Shipping and Marine Technology, CUT) were accorded a warm reception by the cadets and the faculty and provided a grand tour of the entire campus and the facilities. Needless to say that the visitors were  visibly  impressed by  the amenities and training facilities provided at the campus and unequivocal in their expression that this was the best training facilities they had seen so far.
A few students even remarked that they were rather jealous of these facilities and they had not imagined that such an institute existed  in India. Another student mentioned to the Principal, Prof. Swamy, that he had heard that SIMS was amongst the best in the world but after having seen it for himself, he felt that the title was well deserved since it truly is the best.
The team of Swedish cadets also had an opportunity of informally meeting and interacting with the SIMS cadets and some of the faculty members during an afternoon teatime session. Although the SIMS cadets are comparatively younger in age than their Swedish counterparts, the visit was undoubtedly fruitful.