Project R-5383

Road safety in low and middle-income countries: challanges and strategies for improvement (Education)

The International Training Programme (ITP) at Hasselt University focusses on Road Safety and is titled "Road Safety in Low and Middle Income Countries: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement". The ITP is co-funded by the VLIR-UOS (Flemish InterUniversity Board - University Development Cooperation). During the ITP, 3 major topics will be dealt with: - Behaviour: explaining traffic and travel behaviour, setting up sensitisation campaigns or educational programmes - Infrastructure and mobility: evaluating existing infrastructural designs, studying the impact of infrastructure on road safety and linking it to behaviour - Road safety policy: attuning road safety and mobility policy, taking into account several aspects such as economy, demography, ecology, spatial planning, etc.

18 September 2014 - 12 December 2014