The Electric Boat Association of Greece (E.B.A. Greece), under the auspices of the Ministry of Maritime and Insular Policy, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Energy & Environment, co-organize the 1st Greek Electric Boat Challenge titled “Let’s Go Port”, themed around electric boats and ships. The competing phases will take place in ports all around Greece, and the exact span of the whole duration is estimated at 9 months, specifically from September 23rd, 2019 to June 13th, 2020.

The concept of the contest endorses the development of electrical vessel technology with a view to protecting the environment through promotion and encouragement of the said technology. More distinct targets are:

• Emergence of new talents in the field of Shipbuilding and Marine Mechanics,
• Connecting Secondary and Tertiary Education with the labour market, by creating virtual state-of-art technology businesses,
• Supporting the activities of these businesses within the Hellenic Insular Territory, by enabling the local island economies to develop, in addition to established profiting means (i.e. traditional products, tourism services etc.), those of construction and production of technology, thus attempting to contribute to a revival of artisanship and industry in our country through shipbuilding, in which we boast an age-old tradition.

The Contest,

Is addressed to Secondary Education students (of high schools, lyceums, vocational lyceums and nautical lyceums), ages 13 to 18, studying  in Regions of Greece and prefectures of the mainland which also include islands, such as the Region of Piraeus and the Islands, the North Aegean, the South Aegean, Crete, the Ionian Islands, Central Greece (Prefecture of Euboea-Skyros), Thessaly (Prefecture of Magnesia-N. Sporades), Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Prefecture of Evros-Samothrace, Prefecture of Kavala-Thassos),

and it is implemented all around Greece through the following phases:

The participation of a school in the contest is FREE. The whole procedure and awarding of the best proposals will rely on sponsors, patrons and volunteers, and also on companies wishing to support this effort.

After the expiration of the participation statement period, at the end of October 2019, we start delivering the educational material free to the first hundred (100) schools which have applied.

There will be an order of priority as to the delivery of the material, depending on the order of applications of the teams, and there will be no more than one hundred free educational units, therefore it is advisable to apply without delay, so as to receive your material as soon as possible and free of charge.

Regarding any costs relating to accommodation and board of teams during the final contest, the hosts will offer a package-deal of hospitality, available on payment, including the two-day stay with three meals –breakfast, lunch and dinner. Each team will be free to decide whether to accept this deal or look for other offers for accommodation and board.

Each school will be responsible for escorting the students to the places where the contest will be held. Our task is to take care of all described in the package-deal. The school will decide on any other issue regarding the escorting. Of course, we will be available to answer any questions and offer clarifications.

We will be assisted by scientific and technical committees of teachers of the related subjects, with whom we can arrange contact if you so wish, so that they can clarify any questions or details as to the exact steps you should take for your participation.

Each team should comprise one (1) teacher-escort and seven (7) students. By way of exception, a smaller team might be accepted, depending on the specific school population, possible previous experience etc.

During the contest “Let’s Go Port”, we aim at playfully bringing young people into contact with technology and science, innovation and business sustainability.