INTERNATIONAL SPRING ACADEMY “SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND TRADE” – DAY 1

Mon, 23 March – 13:00 CET / 14:00 Kyiv, Chisinau / 16:00 Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan

The International Spring Academy “Sustainable Transport and Trade” aims to create a high-level platform for academic exchange, professional dialogue, and cross-border cooperation among the countries of the Eastern Partnership — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine.

The 3rd edition of the International Academy “Sustainable Transport and Trade” aims to establish the ground for enhanced cooperation between the academic environment and practitioners in the field of freight transport, logistics, international trade, customs procedures and digitalization, and to promote implementation of sustainable solutions for various challenges. This edition will:

• Strengthen long-term scientific cooperation between universities, academies, and research institutes in the Eastern Partnership region and European partners.

• Promote dialogue between academia and practitioners, involving experts from transport authorities, central public authorities, municipalities, logistics companies, and industry.

• Support capacity building in sustainable transport, logistics, trade facilitation, and customs modernization.

• Encourage joint research initiatives, mobility programs, and long-term academic partnerships.

• Create a networking forum for young researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

13:00 – 13:30 CET – Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning connects Georgia. Speaker: Elene Kundadze, Tbilisi, Georgia

13:30 – 14:00 CET – Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning the example of Chisinau. Speaker: Vladimir Butyrski, City of Chisinau, Moldova

14:00 – 14:30 CET – Development of a Simulator for Training Transport Specialists. Speaker: Nazar Podolchak, Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Prof., Head of the Dept. of Administrative & Financial Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine

14:30 – 15:00 CET – Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning the example of Tbilisi. Speaker: Giorgi Maisuradze, Tbilisi, Georgia

15:00 – 15:30 CET – Discussion: How does Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning improve Last-Mile Logistic? Moderated by: Elene Kundadze

CG+SUMP presentation ISA.pdf

PPT_ISA_Ungheni.pdf

Simulators for training and improving skills.pdf

Tbilisi Transport Plan presentation_v3.pdf