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January 2019 Open Day

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2019

 

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CHENNAI

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The Open day in Chennai took place at our Institute Branch offices around lunchtime.

Our sincere thanks go to the East India branch Vice-chairman Ravee Tittei FICS who, as always, organized the event and delivered a presentation about the Institute, the courses on offer, the examinations details and the membership benefits.

The majority of the students in attendance expressed their interest to start studying with the Institute.

 

COLOMBO

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The Sri Lanka branch organised the Open Day in Colombo at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. It was a well organised event with a good turnout.

 

COPENHAGEN

The Danish Shipbrokers' Association, our ITC in Denmark, was as always open for the event so that people had the opportunity to stop by. It was a great opportunity also for local members to gather and discuss future Institute initiatives in the region. A big thank-you goes to Jesper Sebbelin FICS and Palle Klug FICS for giving up their time to keep the doors of the Institute Open in Denmark.

 

DUBAI

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In Dubai the Open Day was organized by the Middle East Branch in conjunction with the Branch networking event at the Grand Excelsior Hotel.

66 prospective students including 23 students from the IMT and 5 students from S P Jain School of Global Management attended the event. Mr Ravi Shankar FICS explained to the participants the various academic programmes of the Institute. He also elaborated on the fee structure, exemptions, study methods including the tentative schedule of the branch lecture series and the examinations.

Krishna Prasad FICS, the Middle East Branch Vice President delivered a presentation on "How to stay relevant in your career".

This was followed by a presentation on" Cyber vulnerability in the Supply Chain and the blockchain challenge" by Mr. Pradeep Luthria.

The format proved to be very successful with an over 30 members and guests joining the networking session in addition to the participants of the Open Day.

 

DURBAN

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The South Africa branch held its Open Day oat the Royal Natal Yacht Club in Durban. The attendance was good with a mix of scholars and business personnel. It was very encouraging to see that most people attending were new to the Institute

Chairman Eddy Neilson spoke about the various changes that the industry is facing, while Vice-chair Catherine Moodie gave a detailed description of the "Understanding Shipping" programme, as well as information on the Diplomas and PQE qualifications and courses available.

This time the branch invited one of the local PQE students to give a talk too: the idea proved to be a rewarding innovation as the audience related well to his experience of studying with the Institute whilst working. The question and answer session that followed was vibrant and informative.

A very interesting point made by the branch student concerned the practical efficacy of the Institute's courses in comparison with those offered by other institutions.

 

HULL

In Hull the event was held in conjunction with the local branch meeting. Generously ABP once again offered their boardroom for this occasion.

The branch is ready to go the extra mile and support deserving students in the region with a sponsorship for the Spring PREP at the beginning of April in Warwick and with an extra free revision nearer exam period. If anyone in the Humber region is interested should contact the Institute at enquiries@ics.org.uk.

 

ISTANBUL

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The Turkey Development Branch had a lovely open day. The event was possible thanks to the support of the local members who gave their availability on the day to welcome prospective students and answer to any queries regarding Institute qualifications and support offered locally.

 

KARACHI

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This time the Pakistan branch put extra effort organising the event offering several points of contact in several locations around Karachi: Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority.

More than 100 participants attended the event at BEACH LUXURY HOTEL and about 40 join us at MIMS HOUSE, Lalazar they were either maritime professionals as well as new graduates.

The Open Day gave us a great opportunity to introduce the branch members to potential students.

During the session our guests had the chance to ask various questions and they were informed and guided on how to proceed and register for Institute examinations and achieve Institute qualification and membership.

 

LIVERPOOL

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The Liverpool Branch took part in the Open Day that was held in the foyer of the James Parsons Building at John Moores University. During the day a total of 31 students and local people called in to find out more above the Institute and it's education programmes. They also wanted to discuss their future prospects in the Industry.

The Branch is very grateful to Dr Robin Pine and all the staff at the University for their help and support in hosting this event.

 

LONDON

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The gathering at the Baltic Bar was quite lively. About 20 prospective students came along: the majority of which from City University. We also had some current students visiting they were looking to know more about how to best proceed in their career with the Institute.

A big thank-you goes to the Branch members who gave up their time to support the event: Valerie Stringer FICS, Chris Hibbert FICS, Richard Scott FICS, Prof Nikos Nomikos FICS.

 

MANILA

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The event held in Manila was quite successful with a lot of interest in the Institute educational offer from the MAGSAYSAY personnel. The group could join an ad-hoc presentation delivered via our online platform.

 

PIRAEUS

The Greece branch kept its doors open ahead of everyone else on 16th of January.

 

PLYMOUTH

The South Wales and West branch organized a quite successful Open Day at the University of Plymouth with about 30 prospective students visiting. The branch is very grateful for the great support offered by local members who participated in the Plymouth event: Carly Field FICS, Ian Perrott FICS, Philip Rogers FICS and Richard Butler MICS.

All of the attendees were from the University and from many overseas countries, so the hope is that they will remember the Institute when they complete their degrees and join a local branch.

The members presence was essential in assisting fielding questions from the students. Furthermore, their individual life experience helped to show the students the benefits of joining the Institute.

 

PORT LUIS

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LM Institute Open day was held on 16 February 2019 from 10.00 to 14.00 at our centre.

The local on-going awareness campaign has started paying off as in Port Luis there were about 35 students and families visiting. Interestingly 3 registrations were received directly on the day. Hopefully more students will enroll  for the ICS qualifications shortly.

 

SHANGHAI

In Shanghai, a small group of prospective students joined the local ITC staff for the event. They seemed to have enjoyed very much the discussion around the Institute qualifications.

Some have decided to study towards the May exam session, and have already selected one subject; the others will work to sit exams in next academic year.

 

SINGAPORE


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Around 5 prospective students visited our Singapore branch, where the branch Chairman, Captain Dutt and his staff shared with the guests all details about the Institute education programme. The students were given all details regarding study options, fee structure and the benefits of the Institute membership.

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