Maritime & Superyacht Academy News

Metropolitan College’s Maritime Academy welcomed and hosted Mr Antonis Trakakis, Technical Manager at ARISTA Shipping, at the Lecture Hall of Piraeus Campus for a speech concerning Forward Ships, an innovative technology in sea transportation. Forward Ships, with its patented IP Kamsarmax design and simplicity of design, enables the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the…

Metropolitan College’s Maritime & Superyacht Academy was awarded at the “Greek Yachting Awards 2019”, receiving an Honorary Award for its pioneering training programmes, as well as, its significant contribution to the development of the yachting industry, one of the most important Greek industries. Mr Vaggelis Rodopoulos, member of the Board of Metropoltitan-AKMI Educational Group, attended this unique award ceremony, which took…

Metropolitan College’s Maritime Academy received the SAFETY4SEA Training Award 2019, sponsored by Chandris (Hellas) Inc, at SAFETY4SEA Awards, for delivering high quality Maritime Education programmes in partnership with the world-leading, 70-year-old Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering of Solent University in Southampton. SAFETYT4SEA Awards were announced at a prestigious awards ceremony which successfully concluded on October the 1st at…

Metropolitan College’s Maritime Academy hosted 18 students and 2 academics from California State University-Maritime Academy. The group visited the Campus of Piraeus where members of the administrative and academic staff of the Faculty of Shipping welcomed and guided them at the state-of-the-art premises of the campus located in the heart of Piraeus city. Cal Maritime students had a fruitful…

Metropolitan College’s Maritime & Superyacht Academy participated as an exhibitor in the 6th Mediterranean Yacht Show in Nafplio, the greatest Yachting exhibition in terms of the total number of participations in Greece. At Metropolitan College’s stand visitors had the opportunity to be informed about Maritime Academy’s Yacht & Superyacht training programmes, offered in collaboration with…

Metropolitan College’s Maritime Academy actively participated in 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, one of the most significant international events of the cruise industry. The 5th organization took place at Hotel’s Domotel Kastri Conference centre, aiming to showcase new development potential in the East Med, historically one of the most attractive and profitable cruising regions.  …