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MENA Centre for Transport Excellence (CTE) at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held a series of events during the first half of this year comprising training courses and workshops. Events covered a diverse topic of relevance to public transport in the region and far afield.
As planned, events held included Digitalization of Taxi Transportation in Dubai, Bus Rapid Transport Planning and Operations in Istanbul, Bus Planning and Scheduling, and Crowd Management in Public Transport. Courses held included RTA Diploma in Public Transport, a course on the Principles of RTA’s Bus Urban Transport, four training courses on Saudi’s Public Transport Authority, and a Diploma in Bus Urban Transport of Mekka’s Rapid Transport Authority.
Researches
The Centre has also commissioned several researches and studies such as a study on Public Transport from Users’ Perspective covering ideas and expectations of public transport riders, and a study about MENA Unofficial Transport tackling semi-parallel/unofficial transport. Studies also included MENA Transport Report, a reference document for MENA Transport Data and Performance Metrics; and MENA Public Transport Economy, a study covering the concepts of different business models in the region.
Objectives
MENA Center for Transport Excellence aims at promoting public transport strategies in MENA region, introducing the best global mobility practices, and training specialists in this field. The Center also seeks to furnish transport specialists with the best international practices of the industry, carry out relevant research, and promote the exchange of experiences between entities and universities of the region. It also aims to disseminate the culture of public transport and assist member countries to adopt successful public transport practices to cope with the mobility needs of the population.
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