Universities
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WMU Contributes to Gender Equality Focus at Maritime SheEO Conference
On 16 November, Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) delivered the keynote address for the Maritime SheEO conference that took place in Mumbai, India. In her remarks on the topic of Women in Leadership: Paths Through Education, Dr Doumbia-Henry spoke of changing leadership paradigms in the…
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WMU Delivers Special Session on Sargassum at the 75th GCFI Conference
The World Maritime University’s (WMU) Closing the Circle Programme delivered a special session on sargassum at the 75th Annual Conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute that took place from 7-11 November 2022 in Fort Walton-Destin in Florida, USA. The conference covered a wide range of regional fisheries and…
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WMU : Grant from Danish Shipping Provides 9.82 Million DKK for Fellowships
The World Maritime University (WMU) is pleased to announce the receipt of a new grant that provides fellowship funding from Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S // D/S Orient’s Fond. The 9.82 million DKK grant will provide seven full fellowships per year for the intakes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 to the MSc…
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President Doumbia-Henry Selected Once Again for Lloyd’s List Top 100 Most Influential People in Shipping
Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) has been selected for the second year in a row for the Lloyd’s List Top 100 annual ranking of the most influential people in shipping that states, “The inspirational university president is looking to leave a lasting mark on the…
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On War in Sea and Space – Its Dangerous Legacy science & business experts conference Polish Naval Academy
Hacking satellites, falsifying data, disconnecting navigation devices from the Internet and disrupting information transmission systems – these are just some of the scenarios of cyber attacks in space that can be of key importance to the security of the state. Representatives of business and scientists spoke about such very real…
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RINA cooperation with the National Technical University of Athens
The collaboration in training and research was celebrated at an event including a presentation of RINA’s Fleet Operation Centre at the new global marine training centre in RINA’s Piraeus offices RINA and the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (School of NA & ME) of the National Technical University…
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WMU graduates ready to make change happen
The latest batch of future maritime leaders have graduated from the World Maritime University (WMU). The 2022 graduation (31 October) saw 276 graduates from 70 countries receive their Masters and Doctorate awards. The 2022 graduating class includes a record of 94 women graduates. This was the first in-person graduation since the…
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WMU : World Maritime Day 2022 ( Video )
The 2022 World Maritime Day theme, “New Technologies for Greener Shipping,” reflects the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind. The theme provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of a sustainable maritime sector and the need…
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WMU – A Sustainable Tomorrow Hub
WMU participated as a hub for the A Sustainable Tomorrow 2022 Conference – Sweden’s largest digital conference focused on the environment and the future. “Half Way to 2030” was the theme for the ninth annual conference that was live streamed from HETCH in Helsingborg, Sweden to the various hubs around…
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WMU : GEFO Returns for Seafarer Health and Wellbeing Education
From 12-13 September, the World Maritime University (WMU) delivered an Executive Professional Development Course (EPDC) on Seafarer Health and Well-being to a group of 25 professional staff members from Gesellschaft für Oeltransporte mbH (GEFO). The customized EPDC was designed to provide the GEFO shore-based and on-board staff with insights into…
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