Supporting students – Coracle launches Education Fund
Webinar support – let us help you prepare for the April exams
Join the podcast revolution – the list of contributors just keeps on growing
Taking the initiative – our podcasts turn up in unexpected places
Hold the front page! – use our news feed to stay informed
And finally… – take our quick quiz to check your geography knowledge
Supporting students
With students in more than 50 countries, Coracle understands the importance of offering accessible learning.
To satisfy this need and as part of our continual development we are delighted to announce that we have launched the Coracle Education Fund .
We find that we are regularly asked to provide financial assistance with course fees and to assist with conducting research into available grants.
The new fund will assist students where possible with course fees, provide grant research facilities, and develop the concept of immersive learning by introducing ’serious games’.
Available to individuals, more information on the scheme can be found here , including an application form and submission guidelines.
Webinar support
April may seem a long way away, but if you are sitting ICS exams this April, the date will come round quickly!
Starting on Feb 5th will be a series of webinars aimed at helping you prepare for Shipping Business.
Webinars are simple to attend – they are live lectures delivered to your PC. You listen in via the phone and will have plenty of opportunity to interact with the lecturer. We look forward to meeting you online
Join the podcast revolution
Our podcasts are going down a storm, with The Baltic Exchange and Norton Rose the latest to join our growing list of illustrious content contributors. The full list of contributors is here
And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, in December we passed 4,500 downloads in the month with January seeing us over 5,000.
If you haven’t already joined the podcast community at ShippingPodcasts.com, why not sign up today? It’s free, informative and can be listened to on the move – perfect for today’s busy shipping professional. You can subscribe (it’s free) via iTunes here
Taking the initiative
And on that note, we’re delighted to see that two of our long-standing podcast contributors have taken the chance to highlight our podcasts to their clients. Bergen Shipbrokers have embedded the podcast files of their audio broadcasts in their own site, while Ince Law has included a link directed to the audio file from their website.
We’re always keen to widen the reach of our podcast network. Please let us know (podcasts@coracleonline.com) if you come across our podcasts in unusual places or if you have content that you would like to share with our podcast community.
Hold the front page!
Did you know that you can keep up to date on the latest shipping news through the Coracle website? Simply go to our news page to get free access to up-to-the-minute news.
Specially selected from a number of leading publications – including Wall Street Journal, Lloyd’s List, Seatrade, Reuters and Bloomberg – our daily feeds will give you access to the news as it happens.
And finally
Pens at the ready, it’s time to test your Geography of Trade knowledge with our five-minute quiz. Click here to take part….
1) What country is nearest to the site of the sinking of the Titanic?
2) The Crimean Peninsular juts into which sea?
3) The Orinoco forms a 200 mile border between Venezuela and which other S. American country?
4) What is the world’s third largest sea?
5) What country is nearest to the North Pole?
6) In what country are the ports Oran and Bone?
7) Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria?
8) Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
9) The Danube River flows for about 1,800 miles before emptying into what sea?
10) The Parana River forms part of the boundary between Argentina and what other country?
