Mentoring program and Job forum: at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge students meet the industry
2024年7月8日 - 11:43PM
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.
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