French business school EM Normandie’s Port Institute for Education and Research (IPER) which trains managers in the maritime, port and logistics sectors has given scholarships to 21 women from the port management sector through a partnership with the Port of Le Havre and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

Women in Port Management

The course, “Women in Port Management”, is a response to the growing demand for English-speaking female executives in search of career advancement in the maritime and port sectors.“More than 70 candidates from 43 countries applied for the 21 scholarships available, demonstrating a real need for training professionals in the maritime and port sectors,” said Céline Rolland, director of IPER.“Even though we are still attracting international audiences, we have seen growing diversity in this new session: of the 21 registered professionals, 20 countries are represented, including Pakistan, Tonga, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.”

Expert port knowledge with hands on experience

The course includes a broad range of key subjects taught through seminars alongside practical experience within the busy port of Le Havre, which processes 64 million tonnes of goods each year.The evolution of port authorities, economic relations between ports and private operators, city-harbour relations, environmental protection, security and safety issues, and the importance of the hinterland, are some of the themes addressed by the experts leading the sessions. Technical visits to the facilities, such as a container terminal at the Port of Le Havre and Rouen, are organised, to allow professionals to gain perspective of the reality on the ground in order to apply their learning in their home ports.The programme is the English equivalent of the “Port Management for Women” training, launched in 2008 to serve the UN millennium objective of “Promoting women's equality and empowerment”. Since its launch, 200 women have already been trained, thus enabling several of them to become directors, division heads or heads of departments in their companies.For related news and features, visit our Leadership & Management section.Access hundreds of global services and suppliers in our Online Directory  Get access to our free Global Mobility Toolkit

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