The World Maritime University (WMU) contributed to the delivery of a high-profile webinar titled “Maritime Lebanon,” organized by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

The online event was part of the EU-funded project “Strengthening Capability for Integrated Border Management in Lebanon (IBM III),” which focuses on enhancing Lebanon’s border governance and reinforcing a rights-based approach to border management while contributing to the security and stability of border communities in Lebanon.
Implemented by ICMPD, the project includes a focus on technical assistance to Lebanon in the development and advocacy of a National Integrated Maritime Policy.
WMU was represented by Professor Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs, Vice-President (Academic Affairs), who addressed the topic of “International Maritime Governance, Best Practices, and Legal Framework.” Further presentations included an in-depth analysis of Lebanon’s national maritime regime, infrastructure, and operation presented by Dr. Manal Nader, Director of the Institute of the Environment at the University of Balamand in Lebanon, and an empirical and evidence-based presentation on maritime governance and cooperation in the context of the Beirut Port made by Ms. Jihane Abi Khalil, Managing Director of Adelmar Logistics Sarl and a lecturer on logistics at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon.