George Tsafonias

Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT)

Research Associate

George is a Maritime Economist working as a Research Associate in the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), participating in projects and studies in the field of maritime transport.
He is involved in the MATES project, engaging mainly in the skills supply and demand analysis for the shipbuilding sector which enabled the identification of the main mismatches, gaps and shortages of the existing workforce taking into consideration the requirements the industry.