IoT and Maritime Applications Online Course Held Under Erasmus+ Project LeaderSHIP4Skills

From July 1st to 4th, 2025, the University of Genoa (Italy) hosted the free online course “IoT Concepts, Architectural Principles and Maritime Applications”, aimed at professionals, researchers, and PhD students interested in digital innovation in the maritime sector.

This training initiative is part of the EU-funded LeaderSHIP4Skills project, which supports the development of future-oriented skills in the European maritime industry.

Delivered entirely in English and open to all without prerequisites, the course offered 8 hours of theoretical and practical content. Topics included:

• Fundamental IoT concepts
• Communication protocols
• Cloud-based solutions
• Real-world maritime applications

The course was organized by the University of Genoa as part of the research visit of Dr. Natalia Reen from Åbo Akademi University (Finland). During the exchange period, she was involved in LeaderSHIP4Skills project activities including co-authoring an academic paper, developing new maritime education curricula, and designing and piloting lectures bringing her specific knowledge on greener and digital technologies applied to shipbuilding.

A group of 10–12 participants took part in the training, engaging in interactive sessions that bridged cutting-edge technology with maritime industry needs. Among others, IoT was identified in earlier phases of the project as one of the “urgent skill” emerging in the field.