Road Safety Summer School 2025 Successfully Concluded

From August 25 to September 2, 2025, the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb successfully organized the fifth consecutive edition of the Road Safety Summer School, held at the Scientific and Educational Campus Borongaj in Zagreb. Over the past years, this prestigious program has grown into a recognized international platform for education, networking and the exchange of experiences in the field of road safety.

This year, the Summer School gathered 26 participants from 13 countries across Europe, Asia and Africa, including Cameroon, Jordan, India, China, Belgium, Iran, Germany, Turkey and other. Participants had the opportunity to learn from more than 20 leading experts through lectures, workshops, group projects and fieldwork.

The program was co-financed through the Horizon Europe project “TWIN-SAFE: Advancing Road Safety Through Twinning”, coordinated by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Its main objective was to provide advanced professional training in road safety and to promote a holistic approach to tackling one of today’s most pressing transport challenges.

The lectures and activities were structured around the key factors of road safety: the human factor, vehicles and road infrastructure with its environment.

• Day 1: Official opening and “Road Safety Across Borders” – an interactive exchange of national experiences.

• Day 2: Human factors in traffic safety – from psychological processes and driver perception to risk communication and media campaigns.

• Day 3–5: Road and environment – safe road design, roundabouts, road markings and signs, traffic light systems, roadside safety measures, motorcycle safety and level crossings safety.

• Day 6: Crash analysis – Event Data Recorders, technical inspections, black spot identification and a live crash test on test field demonstration.

• Day 7: Road safety management – safety audits, inspections, crash modification factors and international road safety assessment practices.

• Day 8: Field work – participants carried out a road safety inspection on-site, analyzed findings and proposed solutions.

In addition to experts from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, the Summer School featured world-renowned lecturers such as Harald Mosböck (SWARCO, Austria), Valeria Di Giacomo (Lindsay Corporation, Italy), Prof. Ali Pirdavani and Prof. Kris Brijs (Hasselt University, Belgium), Prof. Carmelo D’Agostino (Lund University, Sweden), as well as Prof. Attila Borsos and Prof. Dániel Miletics (University of Győr, Hungary).

We sincerely thank all lecturers, participants, partners, and sponsors – including Coca-Cola HBC, Atlantic Grupa, Zagrebačka pivovara, Ekipa Kombucha, SWARCO, Lindsay Corporation, MICRO-LINK and Trend-Tech Synergie – whose contributions were key to the success of the 2025 Summer School.