PPA and NTUA “build a bridge” between knowledge and the market in shipping and ports

The utilization of the technological expertise and know-how of the National Technical University of Athens successful fields related to the modern needs of the larboard and shipping industries, arsenic well arsenic opportunities to link students with real-world marketplace applications and challenges, were astatine the halfway of discussions betwixt the absorption of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA S.A.) and representatives of the university.

During the meeting, which took spot successful a peculiarly affirmative ambiance astatine the company’s headquarters, PPA Chairman Han Chao and Deputy CEO Angelos Karakostas welcomed the Rector of the National Technical University of Athens, Professor Ioannis Chatzigeorgiou, arsenic well arsenic Professor Nikolaos Ventikos from the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

The discussions explored opportunities for collaboration successful areas related to shipping, larboard infrastructure, innovation and emerging technologies, with the purpose of facilitating cognition transfer and strengthening the transportation betwixt the world assemblage and the existent economy.

Particular accent was placed connected creating the conditions for students to summation entree to applicable applications, operational information and existent marketplace conditions, thereby bridging the spread betwixt world acquisition and nonrecreational experience.

From PPA’s side, it was highlighted that the enactment continuously seeks to upgrade its services and operations done strategic partnerships with the world and probe community. In this context, discussions besides focused connected the imaginable improvement of associated projects and initiatives, arsenic well arsenic the anticipation for PPA to enactment arsenic a transmission connecting the National Technical University of Athens with Chinese shipping companies and institutions, strengthening planetary outreach and the speech of expertise astatine a planetary level.

The two sides agreed to proceed their discussions successful the coming play with the purpose of establishing a ceremonial practice model done a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation.