Summer School on Urban Logistics

Join our immersive summer school to discover strategies and innovations shaping urban freight transportation.

Description

Unlock the future of Urban Logistics in the heart of Antwerp this summer! Join our immersive summer school to discover strategies and innovations shaping urban freight transportation. Led by academic experts, our program offers insightful lectures, excursions and workshops, providing a deep dive into sustainable urban transport planning and efficient supply chain management. Elevate your knowledge in this rapidly evolving field while enjoying the vibrant logistics hub in Antwerp – seize this opportunity to shape the future of logistics!

Target group: The course welcomes all students, practitioners and policymakers interested in urban logistics. Multi-disciplinary participation is strongly welcomed. Students should be attending at least a Master program, and therefore have obtained a Bachelor's degree already. For practitioners and policymakers, this requirement does not apply.

Program

The summer school spans over two weeks and features a series of interactive morning lectures covering topics such as the contextualization of urban logistics, examination of emerging trends, quantitative analysis of urban logistics subjects, evaluation of solutions, and a dedicated practitioners' day.

Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to gain real-world insights through two excursions to the Flemish urban logistics scene. Complementing the lectures, workshops will provide a space to process and apply the learnings from this comprehensive program.

Remarks

The course values 3 ECTS credits.