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Essential Employability Skills to Succeed in the Shipping Industry

This conference aims to bring together shipping executives, policy makers and students, and generate discussion over the current challenges on shipping and maritime education, and over the skillset required for future maritime professionals. Moreover, we expect that the conference will create new learning and networking opportunities for all participants.

This year’s conference theme will be ”Essential Employability Skills to Succeed in the Shipping Industry”. The “5th International Conference on Maritime Education” will be held on Wednesday, June 7th 2023, 17:30-20:00, at Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (Historical Library).

International Speakers

An interesting mix of prestigious University Professors and experienced representatives of major shipping companies, with in depth knowledge of the international shipping industry, will be part of the 2 discussion panels presented during the conference.

Contemporary Topics

The conference will discuss the latest trends and developments in Maritime Education, from an international perspective.

Industry Networking

The conference’s delegates will have the opportunity to network with representatives of major shipping companies and industry stakeholders.