Marc Rozendal appointed CEO of EIT Urban Mobility
EIT Urban Mobility is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Rozendal as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 April 2025. Marc Rozendal takes over the leadership of EIT Urban Mobility from Mika Rytkönen, who has served as interim CEO for the past four months. Rozendal’s appointment comes after an extensive search […]
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches new hub to strengthen Spain’s innovation ecosystem
Madrid, 27 March 2025– The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, has launched a new hub in Spain as part of its EIT Community aiming to fostering innovation and enhance regional cooperation. By connecting key stakeholders—including businesses, researchers, and educators—to Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem, the newly established EIT […]
Light electric vehicles: Powering active mobility, healthy cities and local businesses
The potential of light electric vehicles This Nordic high-level conference, co-organised by EIT Urban Mobility and Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce), will bring together key actors from Northern Europe to present innovative solutions, learn from each other, network and explore the following questions: What role can light electric vehicles (LEVs) play in the transition […]
Community Days 2025: key takeaways from a record-breaking event
The EIT Urban Mobility Community Days 2025, held on 18-19 March in Munich, witnessed a record-breaking attendance, with over 260 participants from across Europe. This milestone event brought together experts, stakeholders and innovators under the theme ‘Collaborating for resilience: innovative solutions for changing times’, emphasising the need for collaborative efforts and innovative thinking to address […]
Discovery Day ‘Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)’
Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam In many cities, efforts are being made to reduce speed limits. However, the success of physical measures, behaviour-change campaigns, and enforcement often falls short of expectations. In fact, many areas are becoming more congested, with faster, larger, and heavier vehicles on public roads, and drivers are […]
New Mobility Congress 2025
EIT Urban Mobility is taking part in the sixth annual New Mobility Congress, which brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss the future of transport and sustainable mobility. The New Mobility Congress is the largest conference and expo in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to sustainable transport development. This year’s edition will focus […]
Cleantech Venture Day Amsterdam 2025
Join EIT Urban Mobility’s Innovation Hub West at Cleantech Venture Day Amsterdam 2025! We are excited to announce that the EIT Urban Mobility’s Innovation Hub West team will be attending Cleantech Venture Day in Amsterdam. If you’re interested in connecting with us, please reach out at [email protected]. About Cleantech Venture Day Since its inception in […]
EIT Community Hub Spain kick-off
The official EIT Community Hub Spain kick-off event will take place on 27 March at the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Co-organised by CDTI, the event will also be available to follow online. As an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the EIT Community Hub Spain is designed to connect […]
URBIS 2025: The Smart Cities Meetup
Building smarter cities together EIT Urban Mobility is participating in URBIS 2025, a key event focused on developing Smart Cities through collaboration across sectors and government levels. As Smart Cities become an increasingly important aspect of development in Czech municipalities and regions, URBIS 2025 offers participants the opportunity to explore innovative solutions that will shape […]
Enhance New European Bauhaus Call for Partners 2025
Scaling up impactful projects from Connect NEB and Co-create NEB. The Enhance New European Bauhaus Call for Partners 2025 provides an opportunity for previously funded Connect NEB and Co-create NEB projects to scale up their impact. This initiative supports projects that strengthen their implementation in their original location or replicate their solutions in new areas. […]
Inclusive urban mobility: bridging gaps in accessibility and safety
On 26 February 2025, industry experts gathered to discuss how urban mobility solutions and design choices can help improve accessibility and inclusion. The discussion was part of the WIN-ITS 2: How can urban mobility solutions and design choices help improve accessibility and inclusion? webinar, which was co-organised by Trivector Traffic and EIT Urban Mobility. Accessibility […]
Urban Mobility Day in Nitra, Slovakia
EIT Urban Mobility is pleased to invite you to Urban Mobility Day, taking place in Nitra, Slovakia. Urban Mobility Day is a unique opportunity to engage with key stakeholders and innovators from both the public and private sectors in the field of urban mobility. This year’s edition will focus on how cities can support pedestrians […]
Request for proposals: Events agency 2025
By the present procurement procedure, EIT KIC Urban Mobility KIC LE (hereinafter referred to as “EIT UM”) are aiming to identify an Events Agency (hereinafter referred to as “Supplier” or “Provider”), that is based in Barcelona, to provide support for different types of events organised, co-organised by EIT UM and also events where EIT UM […]
Communities leading change: 18 New European Bauhaus Initiatives for 2025
Discover 18 freshly launched, citizen-driven New European Bauhaus initiatives across Europe that are transforming urban and rural areas into Beautiful, Sustainable, and Inclusive spaces. Across Europe, local communities are stepping up to shape their own neighborhoods, proving that community-led innovation is at the heart of the New European Bauhaus movement. From reclaiming urban green spaces […]
WIN-ITS 2: How can we fix the “leaky pipeline” and support women’s careers in the mobility sector?
Join us for a webinar exploring the intersections of leadership, gender equality and organisational culture in the mobility sector. This event will delve into the “leaky pipeline” phenomenon. In the “leaky pipeline” the number of women working in the sector decreases at each successive level of academic or professional progression. What are the current obstacles […]
How can futures thinking and play help cities shape the future of urban mobility?
The future is not just something that happens to us; it’s something we can actively shape, not least through the power of imagination. On 30 January 2025, EIT Urban Mobility, Stockholm Environmental Institute and our partner Tartu University co-organised a playful workshop at Tartu University in Estonia on imagining desirable future scenarios for urban mobility […]
Better Mobility Trends 2025
How can mobility innovators, service providers and forward looking cities create new business models, reach new target groups – from youth to an aging society – and tap into emerging mobility trends? This Future Webinar offers an exclusive first look at the Better Mobility Trendreport 2025, revealing key insights on accessibility, affordability, safety and sustainability. Backed by data from […]
CSRD, employee travel and the opportunity for more sustainable mobility
CSRD, medarbejdertransport og potentialet for mere bæredygtig mobilitet The event will be held in Danish and Swedish. What impact can employee travel to and from the workplace have on your organisation’s sustainability reporting? What opportunities does the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) provide? And how can high-quality data collection drive change in your organisation? […]
WIN-ITS 2: How can urban mobility solutions and design choices help improve accessibility and inclusion?
How often do you feel unsafe while waiting for the bus in the dark or cycling along a busy street? These moments of insecurity affect many of us on a daily basis. By addressing a diversity of safety needs in urban design and transport planning, we can create environments where everyone feels secure and included. […]
MWC 2025
Request for proposals: Cycling Industries Europe x EIT Urban Mobility | Study on return on investment in bike sharing schemes
By the present procurement procedure, EIT Urban Mobility (hereinafter being referred to as “EIT UM”), in joint collaboration with Cycling Industries Europe (hereinafter being referred to as “CIE”), is seeking professional support for a study on the return on investment of Bike Sharing Schemes, by appointing one Consultancy Service (hereinafter being referred to as “Provider”). […]
Presentación de EIT Urban Mobility a la comunidad investigadora de la UPM!
This is a online webinar with the research community of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) where we will be presenting the activities of EIT Urban Mobility as well as the EIT and the other KICs. Carolina García, Engagement Assistant in Innovation Hub South will be representing EIT Urban Mobility and presenting the calls we […]
Official launch of M3 data space: a key project for the digital transformation of the territory
Led by AMB informació and with the support of EIT Urban Mobility, the proposal was born from the need to create a Metropolitan Data Space that responds to and provides solutions to the needs of current developments in data management in the metropolitan field of the city of Barcelona. Last month of December 2024 marked […]
EIT Urban Mobility shares best practices for sustainable innovation at ITF’s conference in Seoul
The International Transport Forum’s Innovation Futures: Beyond the Horizon – Global Mobility Conference in Seoul, South Korea from 11-13 December was held in collaboration with South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA). The multi-day event brought together experts from public and private sectors to explore forward-thinking […]
