Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry

President, World Maritime University

Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry is the President of the World Maritime University (WMU). Before, she worked as Director, International Labour Standards Department at International Labour Organization, Professor, International Law at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Visiting Professor, ILO Maritime Labour INstruments including the MLC, 2006 at World Maritime University. She completed her PhD from University of Geneva and masters from Geneva Graduate Institute and The University of the West Indies.

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IMO-founded postgraduate World Maritime University marks four decades at Conference on Maritime and Ocean Sustainability

Over four decades, the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden, has developed into a world centre of excellence in postgraduate maritime and ocean education, research, and professional t...

Nor-Shipping launches Ocean Campus in partnership with World Maritime University

Nor-Shipping is launching a fresh initiative to strengthen and support the pipeline of new talent entering the world of maritime and ocean business. Christened Ocean Campus, the dedicated &ls...

World Maritime University and the OECS work together to advance the blue economy

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in collaboration with the World Maritime University (WMU), lead by the WMU – Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute team based in Malmö Sweden,...

Professor Max Mejia selected to succeed Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry as the new President of the World Maritime University

Following a competitive selection process, Professor Max Mejia has been selected by the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Chancellor of the university, to succeed Dr. Cle...