EIT Urban Mobility Master School launches second round of applications until 16 April
Are you interested in master’s programmes in Urban Mobility? Do you want to learn about creating more liveable cities and bringing sustainable solutions to the future challenges? We offer four highly innovative master’s programmes in cooperation with leading European universities: Sustainable Urban Mobility Transitions Advanced Mobility Services Innovative Mobility Technology Smart Mobility Data Science and […]
EIT Jumpstarter is back in 2021
The call is open for the 2021 EIT Jumpstarter Programme until 16 April. EIT Jumpstarter, recognized as the 2019 Best Association Training Initiative in Europe, is one of the widest cross-industrial programmes designed for early-stage innovators who want to gain traction and jumpstart their business. The programme is especially focused on Central-Eastern and Southern European […]
Call for applications to EIT RIS Joint Innovation Incubator Programme
EIT Urban Mobility jointly with other Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) would like to engage a university from the RIS regions having an incubator to take part in our Innovation Incubator programme together with other University incubators from all over Europe. The programme aims at enhancing the innovation capacities of RIS regions by establishing individual […]
On-demand corporate mobility: are you ready to share your trip with a co-worker?
One year ago, uncertainty spread all over the world, forced lockdowns, a flood of unsettling COVID-19 news, infection curves were rising, and the pandemic spread all over the globe, spreading the fear and reducing mobility in turn. This last year mobility has been one of the most impacted areas by this global crisis, with serious […]
EIT URBAN MOBLITY | Startup Investment 2021
Urban mobility is undergoing one of the most transformational shifts of a generation. A successful strategy in the industry requires the adoption of a comprehensive and coherent approach, centered on innovative ventures that are disrupting this landscape. While the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the economy, the crisis has also encountered major opportunities […]
Is the future of mobility rail?
The transport sector is responsible for about 25% of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions. The European Green Deal, the EU’s plan to be climate neutral by 2050, aims for a 90% reduction in transport emissions during this period by prioritising cleaner and healthier means of transport. Contributing only 0.4% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and as the safest mode of land transport, rail is both a […]
Best European mobility startups joined the accelerator kick-off batch 2
The second batch of EIT Urban Mobility´s Accelerator programme for mobility start-ups coming from all over Europe started with a virtual kick-off organised by our partner Czech PowerHUB. Core partners of EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub East – PowerHUB, SPINLAB, and ZONE cluster will support five selected startups and will take care of their future […]
EIT Strategy 2021-2027 agreed!!
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on its legal basis and its new Strategic Innovation Agenda 2021 – 2027. Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament and the Council. Commissioner for Innovation, Research, […]
Successful testing and live demonstration for Automated Valet Parking Solution
Over the last term of 2020, Alexandru Forrai, local project manager from Siemens Industry Software and Services B.V. The Netherlands, together with his colleagues Irfan Mashood Badshah and Puneeth Nekkundi Somashekar completed the testing activities related to automated valet parking solution and invited the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub West to attend this demonstration, which […]
Videos of the first EIT Urban Mobility Annual Summit now available!
Our flagship event of the year gathered 920 people from over 50 countries around the globe, and 67,000 people were reached over these two days by our social media. Our virtual platform hosting our first annual Summit welcomed 2,284 multiple logins, 74 exhibitors, gave the floor to 71 speakers on 9 and 10 December, and […]
MOBY, helping cities assess e-micromobility!
In the MOBY (living lab e-micromobility) project, conditions for e-micromobile usage concerning regulatory, planning, safety, legal- and financial aspects have been analysed. Several outputs and publications were created within the work-packages of the project. Cities now count on the support of a framework to be used for the assessment of the current situation of e-micromobility […]
Get involved in EIT Urban Mobility!
Are you interested in getting involved in EIT Urban Mobility? Do you want to get more information on what we do and how to get involved? We have developed a brochure explaining who we are, what we do, where we are based, why to get involved and how to get in touch with us. Download […]
URBAN MOBILITY NEXT SERIES: ACCELERATING LONG-LASTING CHANGE
The Accelerating long-lasting change report is the first edition of the Urban Mobility Next series, that provides practitioners with exclusive content on cutting edge urban mobility issues. The report is based on the insights and experience of EIT Urban Mobility partners, exploring pathways for the urban mobility transition, including main bottlenecks that need to be […]
Welcome batch #2 to the EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator programme!
From more than 250 applications from all over Europe and associated countries EIT Urban Mobility selected the 25 most-promising startups to be part of the second cohort of this 6-month accelerator programme. The founder teams will benefit from financial support, mentoring, coaching, expert workshops, free office space, access to local ecosystems and infrastructure, and a […]
A gig bike helped to celebrate a more hospitable Christmas in Bergamo and Bilbao
InlcusivEBike is a four wheel ebike made of carbon fiber with a tail robotic ramp capable to carry up to 350kg and equipped with the most advances safety and drive assistance innovation capable to boost the transition toward a new self-driving personalized micro mobility service dedicated to the most vulnerable people Running a pilot […]
2.9 million for Air Traffic Control of Air Taxis & Co – Vector, EIT, Mutschler and SEK invest in D3 Technologies AG
Munich-based Urban Air Mobility startup D3 Technologies announces the completion of its Seed II funding round. Mobility players, such as Vector Venture Capital GmbH as lead investor, SEK Ventures GmbH (founders of Flixbus), EIT KIC Urban Mobility, S.L (an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology- EIT-) and Mutschler Ventures AG are participating […]
Dorine Duives wins the second place of the EIT Awards 2020 in the Woman category
Dorine Duives, leader of CityFlows supported by EIT Urban Mobility (NL) has managed to get the second prize of the EIT Awards in the category of EIT Woman. CONGRATULATIONS, DORINE! The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is proud to announce the winners of its prestigious innovation prize, the EIT Awards. Chaitanya Dhumasker, MonitorFish (Germany), Andreu Martínez Climent, ACORYS (Spain), Filippo Bosco, BluSense Diagnostics (Denmark), Cristina Aleixendri Muñoz, Bound4Blue (Spain), […]
Our first online courses for mobility professionals are available. You can register for free!
From December 2020 onwards, EIT Urban Mobility Academy will be releasing online content and courses on different key aspects of urban mobility. During this inaugural period, free access will be granted to all these courses developed in collaboration with leading universities and mobility experts. Three different channels adapted to our busy lives The EIT Urban […]
Innovation Hub North is growing!
Innovation Hub North was officially inaugurated during the Nordic Perspective Summit back in October. Only one month ago. But already now we are welcoming an impressive range of exciting new partners joining our network. Capital Region of Denmark The Capital Region of Denmark (Region Hovedstaden) is the official authority managing the common interests of the […]
Why does Veomo deserve the Venture EIT Awards?
Mobility in urban environments is changing rapidly. By simplifying access to mobility information, Veomo wants to provide cities and businesses with a solution that makes it easier for people to access new forms of mobility. Over the past decades, the industry has ramped up production facilities and managed to make vehicles affordable and accessible to […]
CityFlows, our candidate to EIT Awards, launches City Analytics Startup
The CityFlows consortium is proud that Dorine Duives, Principal Investigator and Project Lead, has been nominated for the EIT Woman Leadership & Entrepreneurship Award. Her candidacy recognises her outstanding contributions to the field of sustainable mobility. We congratulate all the nominees and wish them luck. The awards ceremony will be live streamed on 9 December. […]
COVID-19: what is happening in the area of urban mobility
COVID-19 has a disruptive impact on the way we live and move around, on cities and society as a whole. EIT Urban Mobility will do what it can to support its partners and stakeholders in mitigating the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on mobility, its impact on the transport sector and on cities and the way […]
Tractebel helps today at building the cities of tomorrow
“Today, more than ever, Tractebel is your ideal engineering and consulting partner for the design and implementation of sustainable, profitable and reliable projects anywhere in the world”. These were the words of Sven Vlassenroot, Project manager Smart Mobility & ITS at Tractebel, when he introduced the company at last month’s Innovation Hub West Core-partner’s meeting. Tractebel’s […]
Impact assessment of 23 European startups participating in the EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator programme SPECIAL: COVID-19
To address the challenges triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, EIT Urban Mobility has launched the “EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator programme SPECIAL: COVID19” to support startups developing mobility solutions for problems related to the virus. To maximise the positive impact of this programme on a societal level, an intense impact assessment workshop with renowned experts from […]