The summer school on Sustainable development of yachting and cruise industry started in 2022 as a part of the Erasmus+ CBHE project Fostering Internationalization at Montenegrin HEIs through Efficient Strategic Planning (IESP).
It is a first Montenegrin accredited lifelong learning programme. The summer school provides students with 2 ECTS and is conducted in English.
It is organized by the Center for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Montenegro, Faculty of Maritime Studies in Kotor.
The lecturers are eminent professors and professionals from Montenegro, Albania and the European Union.
The summer school will enable additional education and training to future (students) and current (professionals employed in companies) experts in the field of blue economy by strengthening individual competence and creating a management structure that will better meet the challenges of the future maritime industry development.
It is an interdisciplinary programme that includes the wider field of maritime affairs, maritime operations, and their management, nautical and cruising tourism, their impact on the environment, and management of the protection of the marine environment, coast and others.