The programme markets itself for those aspiring to get into the shipping business, but not only does only a tiny amount of the courses actually concern shipping, but they are also shallow and outdated by at least a decade. Most professors are completely out of touch both with the industry and the students. No concrete practical knowledge is offered, only academic knowledge, which is useful in the right context, but it leaves the students completely to their own means to acquire practical knowledge and skills, which is unacceptable when you market yourself as a way in for shipping business. Personally, I had to sign up for a professional program following my studies to find employment. I hesitate to call the programme completely useless, but if you’re looking to get into shipping, you’re much better off studying economics or finance or getting into a marine academy. Avoid it like the plague.

I did not like my University. First and foremost the professors even though they have a timeline for you to speak to them they don’t have a personal relationship with their students. After that the facilities are awful, I remember when I was at my first year the toilets were closed and we had to take signs to open it. Third of all is the political parties in the university that they must not exist. Students have to have a relationship with their teachers not through politics but through education. My whole experience with the other students were not bad but I never made a friend there because I didn’t want to and don’t want to remember that place as an education for me. I think those problems are main problems at every Greek university.

Overall, it was an easy-going, totally worth it experience. Highlights of the programme are the facilities visited to achieve a better understanding of the domains we were interested in at the time. The staff there is exceptional, as well as the secretaries. Finally, the way they dealt with the pandemic outbreak was as it should have been.