How the University of the Aegean contributes substantially to the formation of the mari- time executive of the future?
The Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport (STT) -or TNEY as known by its acronym in Greek - was founded in 1998 in Chios, in line with the prominent position of the island in world shipping. Our mission is to deliver high quality education in our modern undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs and to promote and disseminate the results of our innovative research in Shipping, Transport, International Trade, and Electronic Entrepreneurship.
In the quarter of a century since its inception as a forward looking international Centre of Excellence, the Department’s success has long now been confirmed by the recognition by the global academic and business community and through the distinctive career paths that our Department’s graduates have followed in the wider sectors of shipping and logistics. Some are already in a career in these or other industries when they decide to join us for postgraduate studies or in our doctoral academic programs either the Greek one or the European Doctoral program (European PhD) of the European University Network TRANSPORTNET. In our four-year Undergraduate Program we train specialized executives ready for Shipping 4.0 as we introduced courses in modern subjects well before the need was ever anticipated more widely. We also offer two Postgraduate Studies Pro- grams suitable for varied backgrounds and for modern executives looking to update and deepen their knowledge . The MSc “Shipping, Transportation, International Trade-STT delivered in Greek, is the first ever founded MSc in Greece in shipping and transportation and employs modern distance learning in conjunction with short periods at the Department’s headquarters which allow to savor the maritime character of Chíos and Oinousses as does our new Postgraduate Program (MBA) “Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Shipping”in English, of one-year duration, offered since the academic year 2020-2021 and destined more to candidates with work experience.
* Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport University of the Aegean
The answer was provided for NAFS magazine issue 143 in its special report “WOMEN in SHEPPING”