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Initiatives of the maritime community for the benefit of Greek society
Maritime industry

benevolence

Edited by: Panagiotis Korakas

HELMEPA Scholarships: postgraduate studies in “Interna- of Athina I. Martinou, donated by
In continuous support tional Shipping, Finance and Man- the Athina I. Martinou Foundation,
of Greece’s new generation agement” at the Athens University to Ms Niki Giannakou for postgrad-
of scientists of Economics and Business. uate studies in the Magister Juris
The recognition of excellence and the • Mr John A. Xylas, Board Member (MJur) programme at the University
creation of equal opportunities for the of HELMEPA, awarded a sec- of Oxford.
development of the new generation, ond €7,500 scholarship in • Ms Maria V. Hajioannou, Board
with an open mind and without dis- memory of George P. Livanos Member of HELMEPA, awarded the
crimination, are consistently among to Ms Pinelopi-Panagiota Gianna- €10,000 scholarship in memory of
the strategic priorities of the Hellenic kopoulou for postgraduate studies Vassos Hajioannou to Mr Nikolaos
Marine Environment Protection Asso- in “Sustainable Blue Economy” at Papanikolaou for postgraduate stud-
ciation (HELMEPA). In this spirit, from the Department of Maritime Studies ies in “Environmental Engineering”
1998 to the present day, HELMEPA at the University of Piraeus. at the Delft University of Technology
has awarded a total of 68 scholarships, • Mr Ioannis Drakogiannopoulos, in the Netherlands.
of which 40 were awarded to women Honorary Chairman of HELMEPA’s • Ms Elektra Apostolopoulou and
and 28 to men, covering both maritime Training Committee, awarded the Mr Spyros-Nikolas Apostolopoulos
studies (37 scholarships) and studies in €15,000 scholarship in memory of awarded the €10,000 scholarship
environmental fields (31 scholarships). Captain Vassilis K. Constantakopou- in memory of Nikolaos S. Aposto-
The recent HELMEPA scholarship los, HELMEPA’s Honorary Chairman, lopoulos to Ms Maria Chatzikon-
award ceremony for the Academic Year to Mr Ioannis Georgakis for post- stantinou for postgraduate studies
2025-2026 took place on Friday, 18 July graduate studies in “Wind Energy” at in “LLM Maritime Law” at the City
2025, at the offices of Diana Shipping the Technical University of Denmark. St. George’s, University of London.
Services S.A. During the event, the • Ms Irene S. Daifas, General Secre-
recipients of HELMEPA’s latest schol- tary of HELMEPA’s Board, awarded Donation by the
arship programme, accompanied by the €15,000 scholarship in memory Vardinoyanneiο Foundation
their families, had the opportunity to of Stavros Daifas to Mr Anastasios & Motor Oil towards the
meet with HELMEPA's Board Members. Samaras-Malamas for postgraduate installation of new desalination
The scholarships awarded during the studies in Economics (Environmen- units at the Municipality
ceremony were the following: tal & Resource Economics) at the of Loutraki-Perachora-
• Ms Semiramis S. Paliou, HELMEPA's London School of Economics and Agioi Theodoroi
Chairperson, awarded the €7,500 Political Science. To address the problem of water ade-
scholarship in memory of George P. • Ms Ioanna C. Martinou, Board quacy and quality, the installation of new
Livanos, HELMEPA’s Founder, to Mr Member of HELMEPA, awarded desalination units is being implemented
Efstratios-Panagiotis Pergantis for the €15,000 scholarship in memory in the municipal communities of Agioi

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