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 3 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

  • Programme introduction
  • Get to know each other
  • What is UITP
Session 1
  • 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

Diégo EGGERMONT

Mobility Expert
Espaces-Mobilités, Belgium

Xavier TACKOEN

Managing Director
Espaces-Mobilités, Belgium

Thomas Joseph POTTER

Senior Transportation Engineer
Norconsult A.S., Norway

Arno KERKHOF

Head of Bus Transport Unit
Knowledge & Innovation
UITP Team

Rachel HUGHES

Director
Surbon Consulting, UK & UAE, United Kingdom

Emmanuel DOMMERGUES

Head of Organising Authorities – Knowledge & Innovation
UITP, Belgium

Georg-Maximilian MICHALSKI

Account Manager
Init GmbH, Germany

Contact Us

Sunita KELECOM

Officer – Events Management Unit
Events & Academy Services
UITP Team

Organiser

UITP Academy