Academics in public transport
 Improving the application of research results in public transport practice is beneficial for both researchers and practitioners. It enables practitioners to benefit from the latest research findings, and it helps developing research themes to be grounded in current issues for the public transport sector.
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UITP Academic Network
Introduction - Missions and issues - List of members - Information for members - Directory of Educational Programmes
Introduction
The Academic Networkwas founded in 2003 and gathers all UITP academic members to exchange knowledge on the future developments of the public transport sector.
It aims to strengthen the links between research and practice through the development of joint activities.
Its missions are to brief UITP and its members on the latest progress in all scientific disciplines related to urban and regional public transport, to close the gap between theory and real-life experience of public transport companies, and to help improve education through a fruitful exchange between research and practice.
The current Chairperson is Bengt Holmberg, Professor at Lund University, Sweden.
CONTACT: Jérôme Pourbaix, jerome.pourbaix@uitp.org, Caroline Cerfontaine, caroline.cerfontaine@uitp.org
Missions and Issues
The UITP Academic Network's mission is to brief UITP and its members on the latest advances in all scientific disciplines concerning urban and regional public transport. Its actions are resolutely future-orientated. The UITP Academic Network's priority study topics is the rapidly-evolving spheres that are shaping the future of public transport. The UITP Programmes Committee may formulate guidelines with regard to these priorities.
The new network's field of discussion, which is very broad, chiefly includes the following topics:
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overall urban mobility policies: co-ordination between urban planning and transport, controlling car traffic, priorities for public transport; |
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globalisation and new forms of organising public transport; |
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global warming and public transport; |
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charges for urban journeys and public transport funding; |
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management of public transport companies: cost control, quality management, safety, etc.; |
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intermodalism: organisation, physical aspects, fares and passenger information; |
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technology innovation: "clean" buses, light rail and "intermediate modes", rail automation and safety, information technology, etc.. |
List of members
See the list of members
Information for members
Trainees databank
UITP and its Academic Network have set up a databank in order to match the world of academia with members in operating and industry companies and authorities.
See our 'Members only' section.
Thesis Library
Research Databank
This databank contains information on the research interests of the academic members.
| These resources are exclusively reserved to UITP members and are accessible via our ‘Members only’ (MOS) section. Please select ‘Working bodies’ in the menu of the MOS and then select ‘Academic network’. |
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