President of BCA College Basil Daskalakis and President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE
President of BCA College Basil Daskalakis and President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE

UWL and BCA to establish Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies in London

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The University of West London (UWL) and Business College of Athens (BCA) signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday 22 November to form the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies (HIMS) based in London. Due to launch in summer 2024, HIMS will provide executive training, postgraduate education and maritime research.

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Attending the signing from UWL were President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter John CBE, Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Anthony Woodman and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business Development) Dr Suresh Gamlath.

The representatives from BCA were President Basil Daskalakis, CEO Harris Daskalakis, Dean (Academic Director and Director of Administration) Dr Spyros Kostakis and Director of Shipping Studies Apostolos Poulovassilis.

President of BCA College Basil Daskalakis, CEO of BCA College Harris Daskalakis, President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE

Describing the signing as a milestone, UWL Vice-Chancellor Peter John said,

We have had partnership in the past, but this has taken it to another level. Maritime studies in its wider sense will now be offered in London and elsewhere and we hope to enlarge the whole offering to include Cyber Security, Marine Engineering Management and Marine Finance, so it is much wider than shipping. This partnership will not only be based in London but will have a global reach as well.”

CEO of BCA Harris Daskalakis stated,

BCA is proud to partner with the University of West London in establishing the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies, the first ever academic partnership between a British and a Greek academic institution in the UK. HIMS will provide cutting-edge Masters degrees as well as executive education in the fields of Ship Management, Marine Engineering Management and Maritime Cyber Security, as well as conduct research in issues currently affecting the global shipping industry, such as sustainability, alternative fuels and autonomous vessels.”

UWL's Claire Willits, Neil Henderson, Peter John, Suresh Gamlath and Anthony Woodman stood with BCA's Harris Daskalakis, Apostolos Poulovassilis and Spyros Kostakis

BCA has over 50 years of excellence in delivering maritime education in Greece and offers Bachelors and Masters degree programmes in partnership with UWL in the five most sought after areas of the labour market: Business, Hospitality and Tourism and Shipping studies, Psychology and Education studies.

HIMS will offer degree courses in Shipping Business, Finance, Marine Engineering, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Maritime Cyber Security, Logistics and Law. It will also provide executive training and qualifications to upskill industry professionals. UWL and BCA will also create a Centre of Excellence in Maritime Research focusing on areas including decarbonisation, digitalisation, technology and marine and maritime policies.

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Top image: President of BCA Basil Daskalakis and President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE

Middle image: President of BCA Basil Daskalakis, CEO of BCA Harris Daskalakis, President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE

Bottom image: Director of Property Services at UWL Claire Willitts, President of BCA Basil Daskalakis, CEO of BCA Harris Daskalakis, Director of Shipping Studies at BCA Apostolos Poulovassilis; Dean (Academic Director and Director of Administration) at BCA Dr Spyros Kostakis; Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development at UWL Neil Henderson; President and Vice Chancellor of UWL Professor Peter John CBE; Pro Vice Chancellor (Business Development) of UWL Dr Suresh Gamlath; Provost and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor at UWL Professor Anthony Woodman

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