Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry is President of the World Maritime University. She is an international lawyer, a global leader on maritime law, labour standards and labour law, and law of international organizations. Dr. Doumbia-Henry is a distinguished academic in the field of international law and an international advocate for sustainability and innovation.
Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry | |
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.jpg) Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry | |
| President of the World Maritime University | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2015 | |
| Chancellor | Kitack Lim |
| Preceded by | Björn Kjerve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Dominica |
| Nationality | Dominican Swiss |
| Alma mater | University of West Indies University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies |
Appointed by the Secretary-General[1] of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),[2] Dr. Doumbia-Henry became the seventh President, the first woman President and the first from a developing country of the World Maritime University (WMU), a university established within the framework of the IMO.[3]
- ^ "Dominican appointed President of World Maritime University – Dominica News Online". dominicanewsonline.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Dr. Doumbia-Henry appointed new WMU President". www.imo.org. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry | World Maritime University". www.wmu.se. Retrieved 2019-04-16.