Being a highly recognised institution in Venezuela and abroad, due to its academic prestige and commitment in the progress on the maritime sector, displaying a solid institutional image. Our university is at the avant-garde in terms of promoting social and human development, environmental protection and the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Generation and dissemination of humanistic, scientific and technological knowledge. Our goal is the formation of professionals for excellence; they have to be creative, critic, supportive and sensitive, in order to face the problems at their surroundings by means of innovative academic processes, and the use of the information and communication technologies (ICT). The purpose is to build a fairer, a more democratic society, in which human rights, sustainable development, and the enhancement of social and cultural levels are promoted.

Our institution offers appropriate, relevant and high-standard solutions to potential costumers asking for services, due to our wide expertise in the maritime domain and the synergy of our people with local communities.

Our policies in the Caribbean Maritime University (Universidad Marítima del Caribe) are:

• To maintain academic services for excellence through the constant enhancement in the efficacy of the syllabus.
• To satisfy the needs and expectations of our users by means of the application on total quality processes.