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Start of the online PhD seminar series
We are announcing the start of the online PhD seminar series as part of the TWIN-SAFE project, a collaboration between Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences University of Zagreb, Hasselt University and Lund University.
Three PhD students from each partner will present their research in the field of transportation and road safety. The first seminar will take place on 20th September, and you can join us by registering for the event! This event is open to PhD students in transportation and road safety field!
Online seminar REGISTRATION: Registration form for PhD seminar series within the TWIN-SAFE project (google.com)
After registering via the link, you will receive an email with the official seminar access link.
Fourth Road Safety Summer School Successfully Completed
From September 2nd to 11th, the international Road Safety Summer School was held at the Scientific and Educational Campus Borongaj in Zagreb, Croatia. This prestigious program, successfully organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of the University of Zagreb, has become a popular international platform for education and the exchange of experiences in the field of road safety.
The summer school program is designed to offer participants comprehensive and expert lectures on advanced concepts and elements of road traffic safety. The goal is to expand the knowledge and competencies of graduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals in road engineering and safety. The lectures are thematically organized around key traffic safety factors: human, vehicles, roads, and their surrounding environment.
In addition to experts from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, leading global experts in road safety field gave lectures. Among them were renowned figures like Brendan Halleman from the European Investment Bank, Antonio Avenoso from the European Transport Safety Council, Harald Mosbock from Swarco, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), and Ali Pirdavani and Kris Brijs from Hasselt University (Belgium), as well as Carmelo D’Agostino from Lund University (Sweden).
This year’s summer school gathered 25 participants from 18 countries around the world. Along with several participants from Croatia, there were attendees from Ethiopia, Cameroon, Jordan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, India, the Netherlands, Serbia, Greece, Russia, Albania, Lebanon, and other countries.
It is important to note that, as of May 2024, the “Road Safety Summer School” became part of the European project “TWIN-SAFE: Advancing Road Safety Through Twinning,” co-financed by the Horizon Europe program and coordinated by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences.
Kick-off Meeting for the TWIN-SAFE Project:
Advancing Road Safety Through Twinning
On May 29th and 30th, the Kick-off meeting for the TWIN-SAFE project took place, marking the beginning of a 36-month collaboration between the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FTTS), Hasselt University in Belgium, and Lund University in Sweden.
The primary aim of the project is to enhance the road safety research capabilities at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences through partnerships with the mentioned institutions. The overarching vision is to establish FTTS as a center of excellence in multidisciplinary road safety research, education, and innovation. The project activities will be implemented in close collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Road Traffic Safety (CERTS) established in 2023 at FTTS.
The project is funded by the European Commission under the HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions, call HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02. The project coordinator is Asst. Prof. Dario Babić, Ph.D.
Road Safety Summer School 2024 applications are open
Applications for Road Safety Summer School 2024 are open! The program takes place in Zagreb, Croatia and it is organised by Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. The goal of Road Safety Summer School is to provide broad and expert training related to advanced concepts and elements of road safety and thus increase the knowledge and competence of participants.
Summer school will last 10 days – from 2 September to 11 September and during that time, world-renowned experts from the field will introduce participants to the state-of-the-art findings related to the main factors of road safety: the human factor, the road and its environment, and the vehicle factor.
The total duration of the program is 50 hours (1 hour = 60 min). Master’s and Ph.D. students will receive 2 ECTS credits after completing all the planned activities. All participants will receive a certificate of successful completion.
We are inviting all interested road safety enthusiasts to apply for Road Safety Summer school this year.
More info: roadsafety-summerschool.eu.
