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Online25 Mar 202613:00

INTERNATIONAL SPRING ACADEMY “SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND TRADE” – DAY 3

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Wed, 25 Mar 2026, 13:00Wed, 25 Mar 2026, 16:30

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Wed, 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 – New Rail projects in the Trans-Caspian Corridor Region. Speaker: Vidhi Mohan, London, UK

13:30 – 14:00 CET – Rail links to Georgia. Speaker: Aleksandre Targamadze, Tbilisi, Georgia

14:00 – 14:30 CET – Development of the Chishinau-Romania Intermodal Link. Speaker: George Doborjginidze, Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia

14:30 – 15:00 CET – Discussion: Priorities for Sustainable Transport in Teaching. Moderated by: Irina Florea, Legal Advisor, EasTnT Project

Development of the Chisinau-Romania Intermodal Link_George Doborjginidze.pdf

New Rail Projects in TCC_Vidhi Mohan.pdf

Rail Links to Georgia_Alexandre Targamadze.pdf