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Mr. Zacharias Siokouros, Managing Director of Lloyds Register Cyprus & President of Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean, partner of MaRITeC-X project, discussed at Cut-Radio 95,2 future challenges for Blue education research & innovation in Cyprus underlying the importance of building up MaRITeC-X Centre of Excellent as a reference point for the broader East Mediterranean. Listen to the full interview of M Siokouros to Gina Panayiotou & Constantinos Papaminas at Cut-Radio 95,2 here (English).

On Tuesday October 10th the Rector of the University of Cyprus Professor Constantinos Christofides and the Mayor of Larnaka Mr. Andreas Vyras officially announced the new “Faculty of Marine Science and Technology” of the University of Cyprus which will be based in Larnaka. The press conference took place at the Larnaka Municipal Art Gallery in the Presence of H.E. the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Kitack Lim MaRITeC-X project being coordinated by the municipality of Larnaka that will host the new faculty, will seek close cooperation with the new faculty bridging academic education curricula with the research & innovation priorities of the future Centre of Excellence. [gallery ids="395,396,397"]

From the 8th until the 11th of November Cyprus was at the spotlight of the international shipping sector due to the “Maritime Cyprus” Conference, which is an established biennial high level event in the country, attended by a large number of shipping executives and distinguished delegates from various shipping organizations. It is worth noting that the event was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, while distinguished guests such as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization and the Commissioner in charge of Transport of the European Commission addressed the conference. Members of the Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean, partner of MaRITeC-X, attended the high caliber event and informed participants who visited the MaRITeC-X stand on the objectives of the project. [gallery link="none" size="large"…

Official MARITEC-X project kick-off The MaRITeC-X kick-off meeting was held on the 5th of October 2017 at the House of Arts and Literature, in Larnaka, Cyprus. All partner organizations from Cyprus, UK and Ireland attended the event which was welcomed warmly by Municipality of Larnaka officials. The kick-off meeting took place back to back with ground-breaking initiatives shaping the future of marine and maritime science, innovation and industry landscape in Cyprus and was celebrated among local and international stakeholders. During the meeting, hosted by Larnaka Municipality, partners discussed all essential steps towards submitting a successful business plan for the Teaming Phase 2 aligned to the overall Smart Specialization Strategy for Cyprus (S3Cy) and the European priorities on specific pillars with competitive advantages to the Cypriot economy. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" link="file"…

The MaRITeC-X  - Marine and Maritime Research, Innovation, Technology Centre of Excellence project A consortium led by the Municipality of Larnaka, Cypriot SMEs and numerous local stakeholders is building the MaRITeC-X Marine and Maritime Research Innovation and Technology Centre of Excellence. The new Centre will act as an enabler of scientific and business excellence in – the crucial for our island – Marine and Maritime sectors, including the – rabidly emerging – Offshore sector; and will be aligned to the overall Smart Specialization Strategy for Cyprus (S3Cy) and the European priorities on specific pillars with competitive advantages to the Cypriot economy. The 2 days event, scheduled for the 5th and 6th of October 017, will take place at the House of Arts and Literature, Larnaka, Cyprus & Larnaka Municipal Art…