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Centres of Excellence
Through the FUT program, VREF initiated and supported at this date ten Centers of Excellence in five regions of the world. Many of them fulfilled their function very well and are now closed as such. Nonetheless, many of them could evolve independently beyond the end of their projects and are still part of the VREF's network.
BEIJING, CHINA (Established 2006)
The China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Center, (CUSTREC)
BERKELEY, USA (Established 2004)
The Berkeley Center for Future Urban Transport (CFUT), University of California
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (Established 2008)
The African Centre of Excellence in Transport (ACET), University of Cape Town
LONDON, UK (Established 2006 - closed)
The OMEGA Centre for the Study of Mega Projects in Trasport and Development, the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
LOS ANGELES, USA (Established 2013)
METROFREIGHT: The local/global Challenge of Urban Freight, University of Southern California
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (Established 2006 - closed)
The Australasian Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT), University of Melbourne
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Established 2003)
Transport Research & Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
NEW YORK, USA (Established 2004)
The Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD), Columbia University
SANTIAGO, CHILE (Established 2010)
The Centre for Across Latitudes and Cultures Bus Rapid Transit (ALC-BRT), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
From 2017: BRT+, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
TROY, USA (Established 2013)
Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (SUFS), Renssselaer Polytechnic Institute
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
NOW CLOSED - A new call is expected to open early 2020
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
