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Egypt, AAST, Smart Village: DP World Sokhna, the main gateway for trade in Egypt and the operator of the Suez Canal Economic Zone’s terminal in Ain El Sokhna, and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, a leading university in the maritime transport and higher education, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two organisations cooperate in the exchange of training and development of students and staff in the industry.
The MoU aims to enhance cooperation between the academic and the business sectors in areas of mutual interest, according to the needs and objectives of education, and the requirements of the labor market.
The MoU was signed by Mr. Gerard van den Heuvel, CEO DP World Sokhna and General Manager of DP World Egypt, and by Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail Farag, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Khaled El Sakty-Dean of the College of International Transport and Logistics, Dr. Yasmine Rashed, Head of the Energy and Petroleum Logistics Department, and Mr. Taha Youssef, DP World Sokhna’s HR Manager, along with other senior executives from DP World Sokhna and the Arab Academy.
Under the MoU, DP World Sokhna will provide opportunities for the Academy’s students to enhance and develop their skills, in an effort to increase their prospects and value in the labor market. This will take place through summer internship programmes for undergraduates, and training programmes in DP World Sokhna departments for fresh graduates within DP World’s ‘Grow” internship Programme’, the company’s initiative to develop nationals in the communities where it operates.
The Arab Academy will provide professional education and training to DP World Sokhna employees to match their work needs. The AAST and DP World Sokhna will jointly supervise student graduation projects across different majors, and the academic team will cooperate in preparing and publishing studies, designing and developing competitions for research studies that support innovation and emerging companies related to the maritime supply chain.
Mr. Gerard van den Heuvel, CEO DP World Sokhna and General Manager DP World Egypt said: “Education Development is one of DP World’s top priorities for Sustainability programs and our internal succession planning, therefore I am very happy to sign this MoU with the (AAST) Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, as one of the largest academies in MEA region specializing in the field of maritime transport and logistics to work together to accelerate the growth of young local graduates with high potential by providing them with advanced training and work experience as well as to increase their future employment prospects in ports around the world.”
This MoU will allow us to exchange our best practices and experience with AAST different entities, it will also allow us to host AAST students during Summer training at DP World Sokhna port and other logistics locations, and sponsor graduation projects related to Port industry and select the most promising talents to join DP World’s Grow Program (which is our commitment to contribute to the development of nationals in the communities where we operate).
Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail Farag, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport said: “We are proud to cooperate with DP World Sokhna, a leading global company that has outstanding expertise in the maritime transport and logistics industry, as it will be a real asset to the academy in providing this exclusive opportunity to train and qualify our students for the work environment according to the highest international standards. This cooperation will give them the chance to train with some of the most experienced people in the industry and help offer them a valuable work opportunity post-graduation. This memorandum is a step towards establishing long-term relations and future cooperation opportunities between the two sides”.
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