Overview
The Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation (CoELST) promotes the intellectual, pedagogical and outreach infrastructure necessary to make Greece a leading innovator in logistics, shipping and transportation. Through fostering innovative research, teaching and public outreach in these fields by means of academic programs, fellowships, internships, lectures, policy papers, media productions, symposia and conferences, the CoELST seeks to help propel Greece’s economic growth.
The CoELST provides a forum for the interchange of ideas between transport researchers, managers, policy makers and educators from Greece and all over the world, from a perspective that is multi-modal, multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral. In addition to other unique roles, the CoELST identifies emerging issues and opportunities of a policy, managerial or technical nature that will influence future logistics, shipping and transportation research, policy, management and education. In this way, the Center intends to play a decisive leadership role in linking research and practice.
Mission
Providing the Intellectual, Pedagogical and Outreach infrastructure necessary to make Greece a leading innovator in Logistics, Shipping and Transportation.
Vision
To be the intersection of education, industry and public policy that drives innovation in Greece’s logistics, shipping and transportation sector.