Learning objectives

  • Provide participants with fundamental knowledge on public transport and sustainable urban mobility
  • Increase awareness on the indispensability of public transport and sustainable mobility solutions in cities
  • Allow exchange of knowledge by tapping on UITP’s international expertise
  • Present and discuss basic definitions related to the organisation and management of public transport and illustrate them with examples
  • Provide a conducive platform for networking opportunities and interaction amongst participants

Who is it for?

  • Junior and senior professionals entering the field of public transport (less than 2 years experience in public transport)
  • ​Applicants must have a good command of English to appreciate the programme

Why choose an online course?

  • Interact with public transport professionals from across the world
  • Be time efficient, with 8 sessions over a 4 week timespan
  • Flexibility to join the sessions from any location in the world, at work or at home

A top level methodology

  • Participate to interactive online sessions with introduction by course leaders and open discussions with participants
  • Put your concepts in application by means of one online workshop
  • Exchange with your peers on current practices and your very own experience
  • Each theme will be approached as followed:
    • Basic principles and conceptual approach
    • State of the art development and innovations
    • Good practices examples
    • Interactive exchange between participants and groups discussion with public transport specialists

UITP Training Programmes and all related processes are certified for ISO29990:2010 – the standard for learning services for non-formal education and training.

Programme

Opening
  • Programme introduction
  • Get to know each other
  • What is UITP?
The indispensability of public transport and global trends in mobility
  • Why Public transport?
  • Challenges and opportunities at global and urban levels
  • Contribution to economic, environmental, and social policies
  • Mega-trends and impact on urban mobility and public transport

    Trainers

    Emre KIRAN

    Head of UITP Academy
    UITP, Belgium

    Emmanuel DOMMERGUES

    Head of Mobility Governance Unit
    UITP, Belgium

    Arno KERKHOF

    Head of Bus Transport Unit
    Knowledge & Innovation
    UITP Team

    Georg-Maximilian MICHALSKI

    Account Manager
    Init GmbH, Germany

    Sunita KELECOM

    Officer – Events Management Unit
    Events & Academy Services
    UITP Team

    Contact Us

    Sunita KELECOM

    Officer – Events Management Unit
    Events & Academy Services
    UITP Team

    Organiser

    UITP Academy