[External Opportunities: Training] Step Into the Future of Public Transport
Public transport is at the heart of sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities. As part of World Public Transport Day, UITP Academy offers participants a practical introductory training to the essential foundations of public transport while exploring the key trends shaping its future.
Led by international experts, the session will explore why public transport matters, how systems operate across infrastructure, operations and customer experience, and how the sector is addressing key challenges such as decarbonisation, climate resilience, workforce transformation and cybersecurity.
Through real-world examples from leading cities and an interactive discussion, this session will provide valuable insights for professionals looking to better understand how public transport systems are designed, operated and evolving worldwide.
What You Will Learn
- Understand why public transport matters: Public transport isn’t just infrastructure; it’s the circulatory system that keeps the blood flowing in the veins of the modern cities and keeps them alive.
- Learn about components and systems: A three-layered solution encompassing Infrastructure, operations and customer experience.
- Broaden your knowledge on operations and sustainability: Decarbonisation pathways (electrification), climate resilience, disaster preparedness, operational challenges (manpower, profitability, social equity, cybersecurity); humanising urban environments
- Discover innovation and future trends: Artificial Intelligence and skillset reorientation, public transport as the perfect laboratory for smart city projects, doing more with less, meeting the needs of everyone, everywhere and all the time.
- Learn from some real-world examples: Hong Kong MTR and Bus (hands-off model); Singapore asset ownership model; London outsourced model; Dubai (no public transport to public transport backbone model)
Who is it for?
- Professionals in the field of public transport
- Professionals who are looking to gain a more fundamental understanding of public transport and sustainable mobility
This course is suitable for those who are fluent or have a high level in English. Secure your place and take part in this training.