MONACO, July 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Challenges and tests in and out of the
water but also opportunities to learn and improve. At the Monaco Energy Boat
Challenge, the nautical event dedicated to alternative propulsion organized at
the Yacht Club de Monaco, universities students get to confront each other but
also to meet shipyards and industry representatives to think about their future.
A corporate mentoring program is available for the teams taking part in the
competition if they ask for it. "We have some industry players and also some
past alumni who actually are accompanying each team for different subjects such
as engineering, project management and supply chain. So the idea is that they
help the team throughout the year to make the project better. Usually it is more
the rookies that require the program but also for some very specific
technicalities such as hydrogen," explained Charlotte Mille, YCM sustainability
manager. Among the shipyards involved there's Sanlorenzo that has been
supporting the University of Genova: "We started the program started more or
less two years ago when we launched the idea to the professors and students of
the University. The year before we were here and saw a lot of students that were
doing something very interesting with this innovative boats. Then we reported
the idea to University of Genova and pushed a bit them to enter the challenge.
We gave them some support from the founding point of view and also sharing some
ideas bringing some sort of practical experience." From their point of view, the
students find the program helpful and mind-opening: "Working with Sanlorenzo was
a great experience because it helped us to know better composite materials and
also to work with sustainable materials and also to get lighter and better in
performance. The technical expertise of Sanlorenzo team was very important to
develop new technology and for us to be more competitive and sustainable during
this competition," explained Francesco Travi a student taking part in the
competition and studying at University of Genova.
More over for the young competitors there are opportunities to make contact with
the industry by applying for job offers and internships via the Job Forum. "Here
we're gathering all the industry players who are here whether it is for the conferences or for the races. It's in form of 'job dating' so it works with quick interviews then contacts and hopefully finding good talents," added Mille.
Supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM
Offshore, the event has attracted the attention and support of well-known names
in the industry like Monaco Marine, Oceanco, Ferretti Group, Azimut/Benetti
Group and Lürssen, all keen to play a part in the yachting transformation. So
for these young competitors there are opportunities to make contact with the
industry by applying for job offers and internships via the Job Forum.
For more information:
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