Challenges and opportunities for transport research in Horizon Europe debated at the ECTRI 15th Anniversary
The challenges and opportunities for the future of European research and innovation in the transport sector, with view to the new Framework Programme Horizon Europe (HE), were debated at the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), which celebrated its 15th year of existence. For the occasion, a special event was organized in Brussels on...Continue reading→
Exploring Women Travel Behaviour in the Region of Žilina
Women and men often do not experience equal mobility opportunities in their societies and many previous studies have shown that transport policy and mobility planning are better suited to men’s activities and mobility needs. Women also experience the transport system differently than men in terms of accessibility, safety and security. To gain an in-depth understanding...Continue reading→
25th ITS World Congress calls for a shift of ITS towards a higher quality of life
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and solutions for smart and sustainable mobility should strive to improving citizens’ quality of life. This was the key message of the 25th ITS World Congress that took place in Copenhagen last September. The event was organised by ERTICO ITS Europe in cooperation with ITS Asia-Pacific and ITS America. The Congress...Continue reading→
ERAdiate team members awarded “UNIZA Rector´s Award 2018”
In the recent years, the University of Žilina (UNIZA) has become more internationalized through participating in various European projects. One of the examples is the ERA Chair project ERAdiate aiming at increasing the competitiveness and attractiveness of the institution by recruiting a team of international researchers to unlock the research potential of the local scientific...Continue reading→
Get to know new ERAdiate team members
Since July 2018, two new members joined the ERAdiate team: Dr. Tibor Petrov and Mgr. Jana Velecká. The team warmly welcome their new support for the ERAdiate project as well as the MoTiV project. Tibor joined the ERAdiate team full-time in September as a Researcher in Intelligent Transport Systems. His expertise and research activities focus on...Continue reading→
COST Info Day – invitation
SLORD (Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development) invites you to COST Info Day with the participation of the COST Association director Dr. Ronald de Bruin. Participants will acquire unique knowledge of how to join COST actions, how to prepare a successful project proposal, or learn about successful examples from practice. Dr. Giuseppe Lugano, ERAdiate...Continue reading→
ECTRI 15th Anniversary event and Panel discussion
ERA Chair holder, prof. Tatiana Kováčiková participated at the ECTRI 15th anniversary event with presentation “Increasing research excellence in Intelligent Transport Systems across Europe ( Experience from the ERA Chair ERAdiate project at the University of Žilina)” and also was honored to be in the panel discussion with Signe Ratso, Deputy of Director General of EC...Continue reading→
Prof. Milan Dado was awarded by the Žilina self-governing region
The chair of the Žilina self-governing region, Erika Jurinová, awarded the highest regional awards to important figures, 8 December 2018 in the Slovak Chamber Theater in Martin. The award was also given to Professor Milan Dado, ERAdiate coordinator, a scientist, former rector and long-time pedagogue of the University of Žilina. Congratulations to Professor Milan Dado!...Continue reading→
EC report on Transport Research Cloud
Tatiana Kovacikova, the ERA Chair Holder, contributed to the EC report on Transport Research Cloud: here
UNIZA Training School photos and videos available now!
Photo Gallery Training School Day 1 Role of soft skills in unlocking R&D potential in CEE by Markus Dettenhofer, Executive Director of CEITEC Brno, CZ Scientific publishing in Slovakia compared to international standards by Daniel Straka, Executive Director of SOVVA, SK Academic publishing in transport science by Elisabetta Cherchi, University of Newcastle, UK Peer review...Continue reading→