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TRAINING PROGRAMME
A NEW GENERATION OF URBAN BUS SYSTEM
The answer to present & future mobility challenges in cities
24 – 25 February 2014 Brussels
RATP – Denis Sutton
TARGET AUDIENCE
o Teachers or teaching researchers, instructors and referents specialised in public transport, bus transport and urban mobility;
o Applicants must speak and understand fluent English and must be able to interact in English;
o Applicants must be able to engage in discussion and analysis;
o Applicants must be willing to acquire knowledge and share it with students and colleagues;
o Applicants must commit to perform a workshop or teaching activities based on the material and experience of this training.
TRAINERS
Trainers are experts of the bus systems and have contributed to successful European projects on improving bus systems. As professionals of the bus sector, they will share their extensive experience concentrating on different aspects of urban bus systems. Their insight of the bus systems evolution at the European level and beyond will be key in instilling and exchanging knowledge.
OBJECTIVES
The training will offer you the opportunity to: o broaden your knowledge and understanding of
advanced bus systems; o learn about new technologies for bus vehicle
and infrastructures in combination with operational best practices;
o get a comprehensive overview of the system approach and gain an insight of concepts and ongoing innovative solutions about advanced bus systems in Europe;
o analyse and discuss the latest trends and future developments of advanced bus systems, including those known or observed in your own city, region or country;
o develop a professional network of international academics and be able to share experiences with both peers and bus experts.
METHODOLOGY
o The course is based on material from the European Bus System of the Future concepts and solutions, COST BHLS Action, BRT Planning Guidelines, 3iBS and other successful research activities on bus systems.
o The content of the course will be divided in modules, including exercises and times dedicated to discussion and exchanges of ideas.
o The training is conceived as a dynamic workshop providing moments for discussion and practical exercises enabling all participants to feel enriched by the training module.
o At the end of the training, the material presented will be spread by the participants in their own university.
PROGRAMME MONDAY
8:45 Welcome Coffee
9:00
Welcome
• What is UITP?
• UITP Training Programmes
• Get to know each other
9:30
Introduction
• Presentation of the training sessions and
objectives
9:45
SESSION 1: Definition of future bus system
• System approach
• Needs, Requirements, Indicators
• Elements of bus system definition
11:15 COFFEE BREAK
11:30
SESSION 2: Accessibility & Capacity
• Accessibility
• Internal Layout design
• Modularity internal & external
• Accessibility for users with special needs
13:00 LUNCH
14:00
SESSION 3: Life on Board
• Driver workplace innovation
• Solutions for passengers’ comfort
15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 Interactive Exercise
• Transferability Exercise
17:15
SESSION 4: Bus Service during Special Events
• Optimising accessibility and operation of the
network
17:45 Wrap-up & open discussion
18:00 End of Day 1
PROGRAMME TUESDAY
9:00
SESSION 5: Energy Efficiency
• Auxiliaries & strategies for energy
management
• Components & energy efficiency
• Energy efficiency of the system
10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:45
SESSION 6: Information Technology for
Public Transport
• IT applied to PT
• Evolution and future trends
• Expectations
• State of the art and standardisation
12:15 LUNCH
13:15
SESSION 7: Urban Life
• Interchanges & inter-modality
• Enhanced bus station – a design case
14:45 Interactive Exercise
• The EBSF System Assessment
15:45 Wrap-up & conclusion
16:00 Evaluation
16:30 End of day 2
The organiser reserves itself the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity at its discretion.
TRAINEE’S SELECTION PROCESS
29 November 2013 Candidates must register by this deadline
One easy way to register - on-line: https://efficy.uitp.org/event.php?id-2658
Interested candidates can fill in an online form accessible from UITP’s website and 3iBS website, which includes general questions as well as scrutiny for genuine motivation. The forms will then be analysed by UITP in accordance with the criteria. Selection will depend on the decent fulfilment of all the criteria by the candidates. 16 December 2013 Selected candidates: o will be informed about the decision of UITP; o will be invited to book their flight and
accommodation supported by UNIMED; o will be invited to sign a Commitment form by
which he or she commits himself/herself to share the acquired knowledge with his/her students or peers in a class, conference or within his/her teaching activities and to widely distribute all the training material received during the training course.
13 January 2014 Selected candidates will receive practical information in view of the training session.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
o The number of trainees will be limited to 25 persons to maximise the learning experience and exchange of ideas
o Priority will be given to applicants from Mediterranean countries.
FEES
Participation in this training programme is free. Travel and accommodation is paid by the 3iBS project up to a certain limit and under the condition that selected participants commit themselves to widely spread the training material received during the training course.
CONTACT
Sarah Foulon Training Programme Manager – UITP Rue Sainte-Marie 6, B-1080 Brussels,
BELGIUM Phone: +32 2 663 66 37
Email: [email protected]
This training is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development.
ORGANISERS
3iBS, intelligent, innovative, integrated Bus System The intelligent, innovative, integrated Bus System project (3iBS) aims at raising the image of the bus in the urban environment by promoting and developing efficient answers to citizens’ mobility needs and to bus stakeholders’ demands. Coordinated by UITP, 3iBS strive for increased performance, accessibility and efficiency of urban bus systems as a follow up of the European Bus System of the Future project (EBSF)
www.3ibs.eu – [email protected] 3iBS is co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm
UITP, the International Association of Public Transport UITP is the international network for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry. It is a platform for worldwide cooperation, business development and the sharing of know-how between its 3,400 members from 92 countries. UITP is the global advocate of public transport and sustainable mobility and the promoter of innovations in the sector. Training tomorrow’s Public Transport leaders ! UITP organises training programmes on key public transport topics, for different experience levels, both in Brussels and internationally. Training tomorrow’s leaders’ has developed from a first series of international training courses in 2002, into a portfolio of events that play an important role in career development of public transport managers. Besides its flagship product (UITP Training Programme for Public Transport Managers), further initiatives have been launched in order to more closely meet demand.
www.uitp.org UNIMED, Mediterranean Universities Union Founded in October 1991, UNMED is an association of Universities from Mediterranean basin’s countries. 82 associated Universities coming from 21 countries of both shores of Mediterranean join the UNIMED network. UNIMED’s aim is to develop university research and education in the Euro-Mediterranean area in order to contribute to scientific, cultural, social and economic cooperation.
www.uni-med.net