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Benvenuti alla Escola in Italia
/in Escola news, Issue 38 | Spring 2021Against all odds, 2020 has turned out to be very successful for the Escola in the Italian environment. Having officially created a physical office in the country (in the spring – we have had a physical presence since 2019), with the incorporation of our Country Manager Marco Muci to the Civitavecchia office, the Escola vamped up its efforts to promote its training initiatives among the local institutions. In addition, a new member – Martina Trincia – has joined the Escola team to help with all activities in Italy.
Public and private sectors commit to the YEP MED project – and work to bring more women to the port sector through dual training
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 38 | Spring 2021This past Tuesday, representatives of the public and private sector of the Barcelona port community met in the headquarters of the Port of Barcelona – the World Trade Centre- to sign the Strategic Agreement for the promotion of training under the sector of the port economy, maritime, logistics, transport and international trade.
Barcelona: EU-funded YEP MED trains future professionals in the port management and logistics sector
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 38 | Spring 2021This week the first course of the YEP MED project’s vocational training series, funded by the EU’s ENI CBC Med Programme, came to a close in Barcelona. The week-long course, initially scheduled to take place virtually, took a hybrid format when it became possible to host some lectures in the Escola’s classroom in person – the Aula dels Estels – and to physically visit the Port of Barcelona.
Forma’t al Port closes 2020 with a positive outlook for 2021
/in Escola news, Issue 38 | Spring 20212020 has been a tricky year for all sectors of society – something felt quite palpably by training centres. Many schools and universities have had to adapt their training methodologies […]
The Escola Europea successfully completes its first digital edition of the SURCO course in rail-port operations
/in Escola news, Issue 38 | Spring 2021Following the successes of past editions of the SURCO series, the Escola has developed the SURCO Operations I course for Spanish professionals for the first time in digital format. The […]
1000+ students pass through the Escola’s doors in 2020 despite the pandemic
/in Escola news, Issue 38 | Spring 2021Distance learning, digitalisation and online courses will mark the evolution of the Escola Europea in the near future, as was found during the bi-annual Executive Committee meeting on the 21st […]
45 students experience the Port of Barcelona virtually through Forma’t al Port
/in Escola news, Issue 38 | Spring 2021, NewsBetween the 20th and the 21st of January the first group of students experienced the infrastructures of the Port of Barcelona and learned about the transport operations that take place therein through the online edition of the Forma’t al Port – Introduction course.
G. Caboto Foundation’s Technical Course in Integrated Logistics Management and Shipping Processes to take place
/in Escola news, Uncategorized @caIn early October, the ITS G. Caboto’s Foundation has opened the registrations for the Diploma in the Management of Integrated Logistics and Shipping Processes. Following two weeks of an open […]
Forma’t al Port courses starts again with a hybrid format
/in Escola news, Issue 37 | Winter 2020As a direct consequence of Covid-19, many educational institutions have had to rethink their modus operandi. With the majority of operations and activities moving to the virtual world, education has also undergone a major shift into the cyber-sphere.
Smart Ports: Piers of the Future, a window to the world
/in Escola newsShowing the world the advances in the digitalisation and sustainability of ports is necessary to promote the development and decarbonisation of maritime-port activities. Smart City Expo World Congress, an international event focused on urban evolution and innovation, has become the ideal setting in which to do this.
Port Summit Trade Mission – Colombia 2020
/in Escola newsThe Port of Barcelona will participate in its first ever virtual Trade Mission between the 4th and 5th of November. The event will have representatives from Colombia as the main protagonists.
EU-funded YEP MED project to provide employment opportunities for the Mediterranean youth
/in DidYouKNow -Med, Escola news, YEP MEDThe 9th of September 2020 became the official start date of the project “Youth Employment in the Ports of the Mediterranean“, or YEP MED in short. The project, co-financed by […]
Our planet through the camera lens
/in Escola news, Issue 36 | Autumn 2020One of the beautiful things about cinema is that the narrative is constructed by responding to the director’s understanding and interpretation of the script. I have recently seen two docufilms […]
‘Shortsea’ proposed to be included in the future Sustainable Mobility Law
/in Escola newsShort sea shipping transport wants to be included in the future Sustainable Mobility Act, as it ensures that Ro-Pax traffic, a substantial part of the transport, and continues to help […]
Puertos del Estado and the Escola Europea work to advance training in the field of transport
/in Escola news, Issue 36 | Autumn 2020The Spanish Ports organisations – Puertos del Estado (PdE)– represented by its president Francisco Toledo – held a videoconference with representatives from the Escola Europea – led by Eduard Rodés […]
Changes made to the Escola’s Steering and Academic Committees
/in Escola news, Issue 35 | Summer 2020Distance learning, digitalisation and courses that provide answers to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic will mark the evolution of the Escola Europea in the near future. During the […]
YEP-MED project: a tool for improving employability in the port-logistics sector
/in Escola news, Issue 35 | Summer 2020In 2020, ten partners from seven countries bordering the Mediterranean have joined with a common objective to train young people with skills adjusted to the current market in logistics-port communities […]
The first annual meeting of the Academic Committee of Formati al Porto takes place virtually
/in Escola news, Issue 35 | Summer 2020On the 17th of April, the constitutive meeting of the Academic Committee for Formati al Porto took place, convened by the President of the project Prof. Andrea Campagna and the […]
Information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the Escola’s courses
/in Escola news, Issue 34 | Spring 2020With the current uncertainty surrounding the global Covid-19 pandemic, transport authorities and both private and public entities have taken several measures to offset the health and economic consequences of the […]
The Port de Barcelona and the Escola Europea reaffirm their commitment to Forma’t al Port
/in Escola news, Issue 34 | Spring 2020The Port de Barcelona and the Escola Europea-Intermodal Transport reaffirm the Forma’t al Port programme During the next three years, the Escola will continue to offer practical course-workshops to promote […]