YouthMove15: Youth-centric Mobility and Activity in the 15-minute City
The YouthMove15 project promotes child-friendly 15-minute cities by integrating children and young people’s (CYP) needs into urban and transport planning.
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New Project CodeZero: Pick-up points as a lever for sustainable e-commerce deliveries in Antwerp
Online shopping continues to grow, bringing convenience for consumers but also increasing pressure on cities through traffic, emissions and failed home deliveries.
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VUB Mobilise researcher Lluis Martinez wins Shared Green Societies Award
We are pleased to announce that Lluis Martinez, researcher affiliated with VUB Mobilise, has been awarded a Shared Green Societies Award in the category Advocating for Inclusive Public Policies.
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Students pitch bold Ideas at the Sustainable Mobility and Logistics Hackathon Final
On 9 December 2026, six master student teams from the VUB’s Sustainable Mobility & Logistics (SML) course presented their final pitches in the SML Hackath on , showcasing concrete ideas for greener, more inclusive mobility and logistics solutions.
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FutureMinds: Designing Inclusive and Sustainable Futures for Tourism and Transport
The Erasmus+ funded "FutureMinds: Designing Inclusive and Sustainable Futures for Tourism and Transport" project aims to co-develop innovative curricula for six MOOCs, and organize 3 training schools and multiplier events across EU that incorporate sustainable, resilient, digital, climate-neutral an...
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New video highlights the CONIFER project and child-friendly cities
How can cities become safer, more inclusive and accessible — especially for children and young people?
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The StreetForum project has has successfully concluded!
Over the course of this research, ten participatory tools were co-developed with local stakeholders to support street transformation processes. These tools, along with other findings from the project, contribute to advancing more sustainable and livable cities.
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TRANSFORM: Marie Curie Doctoral Network on Urban Mobility
TRANSFORM is a research initiative that aims to train a new generation of researchers who understand the notion of transitions in urban mobility cultures as a planning and policy paradigm.
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Shafagh Alaei-Jordehi Defended her PhD on Facilitating Synchromodal Transport Adoption through Simulation and Optimization Modeling Techniques
On August 29th, 2025, Shafagh Alaei-Jordehi successfully defended her PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) with her dissertation entitled “From Resistance to Readiness: The Impact of Advanced Modeling on Synchromodal Transport Integration”.
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The Green Deal Urban Logistics inspires, supports and valorizes the commitments from a community of pioneers in Brussels who aim at accelerating the transition towards more sustainable logistics.
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Shiqi Sun defended his PhD on Facilitating Trust and Logistics Collaboration in the Era of Physical Internet
On 20th May, 2025, Shiqi Sun successfully defended his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) with his thesis entitled "Facilitating Trust and Logistics Collaboration in the Era of Physical Internet".
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Lluis Martinez defended his PhD on the topics of inclusive urban mobility solutions and participatory planning
On April 25, 2025, Lluis Martinez Ramirez successfully defended his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), presenting his dissertation titled "Turning ‘leave no one behind’ into action: the case of digital and shared mobility." His research provides a critical contribution to the fields o...
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