IMPULSE
Public road transportation is transitioning to electric vehicles, marking a significant step towards a sustainable future. However, for public transport operators ensuring stable and reliable service using e-buses is still a challenge. The limited life of batteries, long charging times, non-standardised charging infrastructures which can lead to hardware incompatibilities, and a poor coverage of charging […]
GreenDash
The GreenDash project aims to address the challenges faced by European cities and delivery companies in terms of air and noise pollution, congestion, and road accidents; caused by the rapid increase in e-commerce and last-mile deliveries. The parcel and e-commerce market needs delivery vehicle options which are sustainable, efficient, affordable and easy to use. Cities, […]
EVOSS
The EVOSS project introduces an innovative robotic charging device equipped with a high-capacity battery and one rapid charging plug. The robotic device can provide flexible electric vehicle charging inside parking areas, by moving to the precise location of the parked electric vehicle. In this way, the possibility to significantly reduce infrastructure costs is being provided. […]
LivingLAPT
Cities face numerous mobility challenges: reducing emissions, improving the safety and mobility of cyclists and pedestrians, and increasing quality of life for citizens. Driverless shuttles or pods can be a game changer for cities as they address many of these challenges. However, current solutions lack a transferrable regulatory and safety framework among European cities. Low […]
UAM Plazza Accelerator
The three-year Urban Air Mobility Plazza Accelerator programme aims to take the most promising startups in the field of urban air mobility (and related solutions) to the next level, by giving them support through coaching and mentoring. This support will allow urban air mobility providers to grow their businesses, and also offers the possibility to test […]
LEZ Courses
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) significantly reduce accidents, pollution, and other negative externalities derived from urban traffic. Moreover, the implementation of LEZs has been mandated by the Climate Change and Energy Transition Law in Spain in 2023. This project is related to a face-to-face course originally launched in 2021 and scaled in 2022. The aim of […]
RealEstate MOOC
RMIT Europe and EIT Urban Mobility offer an innovative real estate and urban mobility massive open online course (MOOC), hosted on online learning platform FutureLearn. The course is tailored for professionals from city authorities, public institutions, companies, and NGOs looking to enhance their expertise in urban mobility. Real estate and urban mobility play a crucial […]
Walkability SOC
RMIT Europe and EIT Urban Mobility offer an innovative walkability short online course (SOC), hosted on online learning platform FutureLearn. The course is specifically designed for professionals from city authorities, public institutions, companies, and NGOs seeking to advance their knowledge in urban mobility. The course will address the challenges faced by cities in developing walkable […]
Urban Mobility Summer School
From 26 June to 7 July, 2023 the Urban Mobility Summer School was held in both Belgium and France. The two adjacent countries hosted students of the EIT Urban Mobility Master School, as well as external participants, at Ghent University and the University of Rennes 1 for two weeks. Through an intensive Innovation and Entrepreneurship […]
LogiCYCLE
Since COVID-19 the volume of delivered and returned goods has been growing, leading to increased emissions and congestion in cities. The LogiCYCLE project aims to create delivery ecosystems in city centers and low emissions zones which include not only first-mile or last-mile delivery, but also reverse logistics for commercial product returns. The project optimises courier […]
Innov4Mobility
Even though innovation in urban mobility in Europe has grown in the most recent years, driven by a growing emphasis on sustainability, real challenges persist in this scenario. Thus, European and Portuguese cities offer fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship in the urban mobility sector. In this context, the EIT Urban Mobility Innov4Mobility Winter School […]
EXCEL
EXCEL Winter School offers a transformative journey in sustainable urban mobility and bridges the knowledge gap by empowering students to shape the future of transportation. Through immersive experiences, participants will learn to understand innovation and entrepreneurship in urban mobility and develop solutions with experts and stakeholders. Additionally, participants unlock EIT Urban Mobility Master School opportunities […]
WINSCOOL
The Winter’s Cool project aims to empower bachelor students from RIS countries – countries and regions classified as emerging or moderate innovators according to the European Innovation Scoreboard – by cultivating their expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability, thus preparing them to navigate evolving technologies and business models. The project facilitates collaboration, breaks down barriers […]
MASTERCOM
As companies aim to be increasingly sustainable, more sustainable commuting needs to become more widespread and adopted. With daily commuting patterns accounting for 25% of CO2 emissions in Europe, cities and companies are making the transition to include travel as a mandatory metric for their sustainably strategies. MASTERCOM training programme has been created to help […]
Mobilizing PhD
Independence, self motivation, and communication are three critical skills that are required for any start-up, and all three qualities are developed in a successful PhD programme. While the urban mobility industry is hungry for critical thinkers who push to revolutionise our mobility paradigm, there is a disconnect between academia and the market. This gap keeps […]
DigiTwin4Mobility
In recent years, digital twins have revolutionised the engineering world as a result of sensor and data advancements. However, despite the prevalence of simulation models, complete digital twins are uncommon in the mobility sector, due to a general lack of knowledge on the topic. As a result, the goal of this project is to educate […]
ULTIME
The project aims at tackling the challenge area of sustainable city logistics by leveraging the potential of extended reality (XR). The interactive tool will be utilised to train practitioners to more effectively include stakeholders in the design of new logistics solutions. Participants will receive an overview of the various tools available to them as well […]
TICER
By combining our best experience into one course, TICER aims to educate start-ups and innovators on how to scale in cities. The objective is to develop an education service that provides innovators and start-ups with the right entrepreneurial skills and a clearer picture of the position of their innovation on the market by delivering a […]
UMC
Available charging infrastructure is a major concern both for cities and for electric vehicle (EV) users. 33 million EV owners in Europe will need efficient charging by 2030. We aim to propose commercial enablers for new innovative EV charging solutions that will fit with the surrounding urban environment. Urban Mobile Charging is creating “NIMBEE”, a […]
SummerSchoolUM
This project aims to close the knowledge gap and to raise awareness about safe, green, and inclusive mobility solutions for people and goods through summer schools and other training courses for students, young specialists, and academics in the fields of city logistics and urban mobility. More specifically the objectives are: The general idea is to […]
TRAILS
TRAILS fosters innovation in electromobility education in Bulgaria and Malta. The objective is to ignite and expand the education and future work capacity in these two countries from the regional innovation scheme. The project began with an assessment of the local needs in electromobility and new vehicle technologies. A specifically developed training for teachers programme […]
MICLC
While cities in Europe strive to accelerate the shift towards cleaner transport, urban mobility sector operators, simultaneously, face many obstacles when deploying, testing, or scaling their products. Companies frequently lack a clear roadmap for deployment or required resources for product testing. In many European cities, the process from prototype to deployment and testing can take […]
LogiSmile – 2nd year
Deliveries in metropolitan areas will increase dramatically over the next few years. Last-mile logistics are becoming increasingly frequent and more fragmented, especially with the exponential growth of e-commerce. The negative impact of current urban-centre logistics practices includes increased traffic, safety issues for road users including cyclists, delivery vehicles and pedestrians, as well as the emission […]
PowerManagement
PowerManagement is a custom-designed energy management software platform for the efficient charging of electric vehicles in public, corporate or residential garages. The system enables fleet managers, site operators and other clients to set up intelligent charging strategies to optimise costs and increase clean energy use. PowerManagement will address the current bottlenecks and provide sustainable one-stop-shop […]
