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Public Transport Fundamentals

15 - 30 March 2022

Organisers

Global

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

Welcome and introduction
  • 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

    Xavier TACKOEN

    Managing Director
    Espaces-Mobilités, Belgium

    Arno KERKHOF

    Head of Bus Transport Unit
    Knowledge & Innovation
    UITP Team

    Thomas Joseph POTTER

    Senior Transportation Engineer
    Norconsult A.S., Norway

    Emmanuel DOMMERGUES

    Head of Mobility Governance Unit
    UITP, Belgium

    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