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PhD Joris Beckers: consumer deliveries
On 18 March at 4.30pm, Joris Beckers will defend his PhD at the University of Antwerp, on the topic of The logistics sector in a consumer driven society, essays on location and network structure’. Everyone can freely attend this defense, upon registration by sending an e-mail to joris.beckers@uantwerp.be.
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Last places Antwerp Rail School
The Antwerp Rail School (11-15 March 2019) is almost fully booked. Attendees include shippers, rail operators, the infrastructure manager and authorities. Join us in this interesting course with excursions to the Mainhub and Antwerp Central Station!
Register for the last few places available
Open gastlezingen @ TPR
Volgende sectorsprekers geven open gastlezingen op TPR, die door iedereen gratis gevolgd kunnen worden:
– Jacques Vandermeiren – 5 March
– Jan Blomme -11 March
– Ad Toet – 12 March
Registratie is verplicht!
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TPR thesis wins VEA prize
TPR student Cédric Peeters won the VEA Best Master Thesis Prize 2019 with his thesis on ‘Dedigitalisering van het fytosanitair oorsprongscertificaat’. The thesis takes a multi-disciplinary perspective. The Prize was awarded on 25 February by the Antwerp Freight Forwarders Association.
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CityLab
CityLab, to which TPR is a partner, announces its Summer School VII, on ‘The Sustainable City – An Integrated Perspective’. Registrations are open.
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Honorary Visiting @ London City University
Eddy Van de Voorde got re-appointed as Honorary Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Finance at Cass Business School at City, University of London.
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MIT course announcements
MIT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab, to which also TPR staff is teaching, announces two courses, to which multiple scholarships are available for doctoral students, postdocs, and junior faculty:
– Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Individual Behavior and Market Demand
– Transportation Networks and Smart Mobility: Methods and Solutions
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TPR @ Clusters 2.0 project event
On 5-6 February, 2019, TPR participated at the Clusters 2.0 Partner Board (PB) meeting at Piraeus Container Terminal (Greece). The meeting focused on the business aspects of the project.
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C-MAT @ airport visit and maritime business game
C-MAT students of the specialised courses on Maritime Economics & Business and Air Transport Economics & Business enjoyed playing the Maritime Business Game respectively a visit to Brussels Airport.
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TPR @ Economie ontcijferd
TPR-docenten gaven lezingen tijdens ‘Economie ontcijferd’, waarin leerlingen in de loop van een voor-of namiddag ontdekken welke rol wiskunde speelt in verschillende domeinen van economie en management.
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TPR presented @ various events
TPR lately presented on:
– How could Urban Nodes be better positioned in the TEN-T dialogue and coordination?
– Analysis of the Maritime Sector
– Toepassingen van dewiskunde in de haven, muziek en voetbal
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Upcoming external events where you can meet TPR
21 MAY 2019 – ITF Research Day – Transport Connectivity Leipzig
29 MAR 2019 – Hack Belgium 2019 Belgium
Contact
Department of Transport and Regional Economics University of Antwerp
departement.tpr@uantwerpen.be
www.uantwerp.be/tpr