Valencia – 01.07.21. Fundación Valenciaport has just launched the 1st edition of the “Master in Logistics and Port Management” in Mexico, a degree of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), which will be taught in blended mode and has the support of Grupo Krom, a 100% Mexican operator of specialised services in customs, foreign trade and international logistics.
This Master, which has already been successfully taught in Argentina and Brazil, is scheduled to start on 18 October 2021 in Veracruz (Mexico), addressing both conceptual and practical knowledge that will enable students to acquire the necessary skills to develop managerial functions in the field of logistics and port management. The curriculum is structured in different subjects including: maritime traffic; infrastructures and means of transport; port planning and management; business management applied to the port environment; production and logistics; supply chain strategy; as well as logistics and supply chain techniques.
The programme consists of a total of 600 hours corresponding to 60 ECTS credits: 500 academic hours, which are distributed in 326 hours in an online platform; 144 hours in Veracruz (Mexico) and 30 hours in Valencia (Spain), plus 100 hours dedicated to the development of the TFM (Master’s thesis). During the week of the study trip to Valencia, students will attend extraordinary conferences and will make multiple visits to different port logistics facilities related to the subjects taught.
The teaching staff will be made up of professors from the Universitat Politècnica de València with proven international teaching experience and professionals from the port logistics sector linked to Fundación Valenciaport, the Port Authority of Valencia and companies from the port logistics sector in Valencia. There will also be the participation of local teachers in face-to-face modules, who will share sessions with the international teachers.
The application period for this Master’s Programme is open and will end on 15 September 2021.
More information and registrations: https://www.fundacion.valenciaport.com/oferta-formativa/programas-de-postgrado/master/maestria-en-logistica-y-gestion-portuaria/
