Escola Projects
Escola Europea visits Beirut to promote the European YEP MED project
During the visit, meetings were held with local stakeholders during which the outputs of YEP MED were discussed, and plans were laid out for the future. Eduard Rodés and Marco Muci from the team of the Escola Europea travelled to Beirut on the 16th of November 2021 to meet with representatives of the Chamber of […]
Damietta Port: Youth in the Heart of the Maritime Industry
Damietta Port is one of the leading Egyptian Ports in the Mediterranean. It acts both as a gate for local imports and exports and as a hub for the transshipment trade in the East Mediterranean.
October and November will see the return of the Escola’s YEP MED courses
With the colder months of autumn on their way, the Escola has opened up registrations for the new series of occupational training courses – as part of the European YEP MED project – in port logistics and administrative processes.
148 students join the first YEP MED fully digital international training in Barcelona, Tunis, Civitavecchia and Beirut
The first fully digital international training of the YEP MED (Youth Employment in the Ports of the MEDiterranean) project kicked-off last week in four different port communities: Barcelona, Tunis, Civitavecchia and Beirut. The training course finished on the 31st of May 2021. Each port community was responsible for bringing to life a simulated freight forwarding operator and execute international trade operations between the participating countries.
The Escola Europea and Click&Cargo develop a virtual port to be used in simulation exercises
Participating in the event from the Escola Europea were its director Eduard Rodés and its Chief Business Officer Marta Miquel. The Project Manager from Click & Cargo, Valentina Salinas and the head of development Alex Rodriguez, alongside Marisa Clavero – a teacher from the Institut Lluïsa Cura, and Guillem Sardañés, CEO of the freight forwarding company eGlobe, also joined the press conference to explain the details of the agreement.
Discovering the Port and Forma’t al Port: teachers and students get to know the Port of Barcelona in the final weeks of the year
/in Escola news, Issue 42 | Spring 2021 /by Escola EuropeaThe Forma’t al Port programme managed to recover the numbers of students trained pre-pandemic and trained 590 students in a single year.
Escola retains popularity with 1700+ students in 2021 despite the pandemic
/in Escola news, Issue 41 | Winter 2021 /by Escola EuropeaDistance learning, digitalisation and online courses marked the evolution of the Escola Europea’s courses despite the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as was outlined during the bi-annual Executive Committee meeting of the institution held on the 29th of November 2021.
The Escola Europea to kick off 2022 with a course in railway intermodality
/in Escola news, Issue 41 | Winter 2021 /by Escola EuropeaBetween the 24th to the 28th of January 2022, the Escola will bring back the in-person railway intermodality courses with the newest edition of the SURCO Operations II course. The course offers advanced training in intermodal logistics and international freight transport.
Escola Europea gets back on board with MOST Italy “GLIPS” course
/in Escola news, Issue 41 | Winter 2021 /by Escola EuropeaBetween the 6th and the 11th of November, the Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport organised an innovative course with 35 participants to celebrate the first edition of the MOST Italy – GLIPS course.
Stakeholders of the “Formati al Porto” project meet to review the academic achievements of 2020-2021
/in Escola news, Issue 41 | Winter 2021 /by Escola EuropeaThe “Formati al Porto” project, strongly supported by the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea and the Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport, aims to make it easier for today’s students – who will be the professionals of the future – to learn about the professions of the port-logistics sector, with a specific focus on maritime activities and sustainable intermodal transport.