The ” LARNAKA BLUE CITY ” initiative and MaRITeC-X project at the RADISSON BLU Larnaka International MARATHON!

marathon In the framework of the promotion of the “LARNAKA BLUE CITY” initiative, the Municipality of Larnaka, coordinator of MaRITeC-X, is pleased to announce that it will participate in the 1st International RADISSON BLU MARATHON which will be held on Sunday, 19th of November, 2017, at 11.30am on the coastal front of Phinikoudes at Larnaka.

Having the ambition to transform the city of Larnaka into a Regional Blue Economy, Education, Training and Research Center, the Larnaca Municipality will promote through this marathon important interrelated actions that will constitute the foundation for the fulfillment of this vision, such as the Marine and Maritime Research, Innovation, Technology Centre of Excellence-“MaRITeC-X” and the new faculty of “Marine Science and Technology of the University of Cyprus. Both the Centre ‘MaRITeC-X” and the new faculty, will be based in Larnaka, improving greatly the education, research and innovation landscape in the country and the wider Eastern Mediterranean Region.