Programme - UHasselt
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2011 programme:
| Timing | Activity | Duration |
| SUN 09/10 | ARRIVAL, INTRODUCTION AND RECEPTION | |
| 18:30-19:30 | Opening session, introduction participants, general information | 1 hr |
| 19:30-20:30 | Welcome reception | ... |
| MON 10/10 | INTRODUCTION TO ROAD SAFERTY (State of the art in each country, comparison between the different countries) |
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| Morning | General introduction Road (un)safety: magnitude of the problem, basic concepts, global and international perspective, situation in developing countries. | 3 hrs |
| Afternoon | Start group assignment / country: The participants describe the situation in their own country through a general introduction and aided by various information sources (publications, internet, ...). The participants present the results, which is followed by a discussion. Finally the most important bottlenecks are determined. | 3-4 hrs |
| TUE 11/10 | ACCIDENT REGISTRATION, DATA INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION INTO POLICY | |
| Morning |
Accident data registration (including practical exercise): the importance and benefit of data registration, the use of data in defining policy, which data should be collected, methods of data registration. |
3 hrs |
| Afternoon | Road safety audits. | 3 hrs |
| WED 12/10 | INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACE + EXCURSION HOUTHALEN/HASSELT/GENK | |
| Morning | Theory on designing public space + discussion and case studies | 2.5 hrs |
| Afternoon | Bus excursion to Houthalen/Hasselt/Genk to visit some interesting road safety locations + discussion/evaluation excursion | 5 hrs |
| THU 13/10 | THE ROLE OF BEHAVIOUR | |
| Morning | Behaviour models, socio-psychological models, risk perception theories. | 4 hrs |
| Afternoon | The role of behaviour in unsafe road traffic situations. | 2 hrs |
| FRI 14/10 | EDUCATION & SENSITIZATION | |
| Morning | Raising awareness, education in schools, (driving licence) trainings, campaign types, tips for successful ways of setting up campaigns in Europe and developing countries. | 2.5 hrs |
| Afternoon | campaign types, tips for succesful ways of setting up campaigns in Europe and developing countries + free time | 3 hrs |
| SAT 15/10 | CULTURAL EXCURSION + FREE TIME | |
| 7:50-20:00 |
Morning: Mobility tour of Maastricht (the Netherlands), |
whole day |
| SUN 16/10 | FREE TIME | |
| MON 17/10 | CONFLICT OBSERVATION TECHNIQUE | |
| Morning | Theory conflict observation technique. Near conflicts as indicator for traffic unsafety and supplement to missing traffic safety data. Application of conflict observation technique in developing countries. How can the results contribute to improving road safety. Discussing the use of this technique in developing countries. | 2.5 hrs |
| Afternoon | Practical excercise on conflict observation + discussion of the results. | 5.5 hrs |
| TUE 18/10 | POLICY IN PRACTICE AND GROUP ASSIGNMENT | |
| Morning | How to implement transport policy in developing countries + discussion on best cases; | 2.5 hrs |
| Afternoon |
Explanation final assignment + group work on final assignment |
4 hrs 1 hr |
| Evening | Evening activity + drinks in Diepenbeek | ... |
| WED 19/10 | GROUP ASSIGNMENT | |
| 9:00 - 17:00 | Work on and finalizing assignment, supervised by teaching team | 7 hrs |
| THU 20/10 | PRESENTATION OF FINAL ASSIGNMENTS + FINALIZING COURSE: CERTIFICATE CEREMONY | |
| Morning | Presentation final assignments + feedback from the teaching team. | 3 hrs |
| Afternoon | Presentation final assignments + feedback from the teaching team. Deliberation of teachers about results students. Certificate ceremony. |
5.5 hrs |
| Evening | Final dinner in restaurant. | ... |
| FRI 21/10 | OPTIONAL - DEPARTURE PARTICIPANTS |
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