GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN TRANSPORT PROGRAMME, SEPTEMBER 2019 COURSE, GCT PHD SCHOLARSHIPS - Deadline Approaching
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Dear all,
A gentle reminder that there is only one week left to apply for the GCT PhD= Scholarship to attend the 'Infrastructure, Development and Finance' course= (3-6 September 2019), part of the Global Challenges in Transport Oxford Le= adership programme.
The scholarship constitutes a unique opportunity for 3 exceptional PhD cand= idates to be part of the executive education programme delivered by the Tra= nsport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, for a highly reduced fare of =A3=
- The programme attracts each year transport academics and professionals= from several different countries that meet in the pleasant surroundings of= Kellogg College to discuss the challenges of developing more sustainable t= ransport systems with the support of world leading academics.
The 2019 Infrastructure, Development and Finance course will introduce a ra= nge of approaches to thinking critically about transport investments, from = megaprojects to small-scale infrastructure developments. It will specifical= ly consider the role of different stakeholders and the tools and techniques= for transport investments and appraisals. Our session will cover key topic= such as:
- PPP in transport,
- the development of BRT in developing countries,
- managing and designing the construction of transport megaprojects,
- building and financing transport infrastructure for development.
At the same time the course will provide participants with innovative and c= ritical perspective and interdisciplinary approaches to transport infrastru= cture development, with insights from social science, geography and anthrop= ology.
Our speakers will include worldwide experts from academia and public sector= such as Prof Roger Vickerman (Emeritus Professor of European Economics, Un= iversity of Kent), Dr Tim Schwanen (Director of the Transport Studies Unit = and Associate Professor in Transport Studies and Human Geography, Universit= y of Oxford), Professor Naomi Brookes (Professor of Engineering Project Man= agement, University of Leeds), Professor Jon Shaw, (Professor of Transport = Geography, University of Plymouth), Graham Olver, and many others.
Further details can be found at or www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/course or emailing us at exed@tsu.ox.ac.uk
To apply please fill in the application form available on our website and r= eturn it to exed@tsu.ox.ac.uk by 30th of July 201= 9
Best wishes
Ersilia
Dr Ersilia Verlinghieri Research Associate Programme Coordinator for Executive Education in the Transport Studies Unit Transport Studies Unit www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/course @OxfordTransport
School Of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY Phone: +44 (0)1865 285177
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