Student Program Participants
| Name | Institution | |
| Daniel Mulgrew | Male | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| Michael Schmidt | Male | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| Martyn Mason | Male | Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| Tomotaka Ota | Male | Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
| Young Beom Kang | Male | Mokpo Maritime University |
| Jessica Cinani | Female | The California Maritime Academy |
| Kaley Doll | Female | The California Maritime Academy |
| Mark Medd | Male | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Anfinogentov Volodymyr | Male | Odessa National Maritime Academy |
| Chance Phelps | Male | Maine Maritime Academey |
| Sakabe Kumi | Female | Kobe University |
| Thieu Sang Ha | Male | University of Transport in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Martti Leinonen | Male | Satakunta University of Applied Sciences |
| Conan Yue | Male | Dalian Maritime University |
| Kevin Cai | Male | Dalian Maritime University |
| Gong Huijia | Female | Shanghai Maritime University |
| Sun Yang | Male | Shanghai Maritime University |
| Xie Fei | Male | Shanghai Maritime University |
| Phoenix | Female | Dalian Maritime University |
Monday 08th of September 2008