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Safe, Environmental and Economic Transport - Meeting future transportation challenges (RWTH Aachen Summer School)
APPLICATION CLOSED - 26-30 September, 2016. The program covers various lectures regarding new technological possibilities for a safer, more economical and environmental friendly mobility given by academic and industrial experts. It includes a study trip to the IAA Commercial vehicles in Hannover.
In a globalized world like today’s the demand for economic and efficient transportation is as huge as never before, nevertheless environmental and safety issues are becoming more and more important. Supported by “conventional” technology optimization new technologies like hybridization and electrification in combination with driver assistance and autonomous driving can solve this trade-off.
The Mobility Summer School is an ideal platform to discuss current developments in transportation sector on a high academic level, bringing together master and PhD students from IDEA League universities across Europe as well as ASPIRE League universities from Asia.
This year’s Mobility Summer School will cover innovative technologies, strategies and concepts making private and commercial mobility safer, more economical and environmental friendly. Exemplary aspects addressed during the academic program are advanced driver assistance systems, connected and autonomous mobility as well as alternative and electrified powertrains. Regarding these topics several lectures will be given by academic and industrial experts. Based on the provided input, Summer School attendees will elaborate innovative solutions and possible new business models within interdisciplinary group work.
An outstanding experience during the Mobility Summer School will be the visit of the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, one of the world´s most important fares regarding mobility, transportation and logistics. During this excursion the students will have the chance to gather firsthand information from worldwide leading manufacturers, suppliers and research institutes on their developments and research activities in the commercial vehicle sector.
Beyond the professional approach, IDEA League Summer Schools also provide the possibility to connect with excellent students from various different countries becoming part of an enriching international knowledge exchange.
The 2016 Mobility Summer School is held by the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) of RWTH Aachen University, Europe’s leading institute in automotive engineering. Starting from the idea to innovative concepts for components and systems up to vehicle prototypes ika creates and designs the future vehicle. ika’s divisions work in public-funded as well as bilateral projects for manufacturers and suppliers in automotive context.
In a globalized world like today’s the demand for economic and efficient transportation is as huge as never before, nevertheless environmental and safety issues are becoming more and more important. Supported by “conventional” technology optimization new technologies like hybridization and electrification in combination with driver assistance and autonomous driving can solve this trade-off.
The Mobility Summer School is an ideal platform to discuss current developments in transportation sector on a high academic level, bringing together master and PhD students from IDEA League universities across Europe as well as ASPIRE League universities from Asia.
This year’s Mobility Summer School will cover innovative technologies, strategies and concepts making private and commercial mobility safer, more economical and environmental friendly. Exemplary aspects addressed during the academic program are advanced driver assistance systems, connected and autonomous mobility as well as alternative and electrified powertrains. Regarding these topics several lectures will be given by academic and industrial experts. Based on the provided input, Summer School attendees will elaborate innovative solutions and possible new business models within interdisciplinary group work.
An outstanding experience during the Mobility Summer School will be the visit of the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, one of the world´s most important fares regarding mobility, transportation and logistics. During this excursion the students will have the chance to gather firsthand information from worldwide leading manufacturers, suppliers and research institutes on their developments and research activities in the commercial vehicle sector.
Beyond the professional approach, IDEA League Summer Schools also provide the possibility to connect with excellent students from various different countries becoming part of an enriching international knowledge exchange.
The 2016 Mobility Summer School is held by the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) of RWTH Aachen University, Europe’s leading institute in automotive engineering. Starting from the idea to innovative concepts for components and systems up to vehicle prototypes ika creates and designs the future vehicle. ika’s divisions work in public-funded as well as bilateral projects for manufacturers and suppliers in automotive context.
The program covers various lectures regarding new technological possibilities for a safer, more economical and environmental friendly mobility given by academic and industrial experts. Additionally deepening group work allows to elaborate innovative solutions and possible new business models. A study trip to the IAA Commercial vehicles in Hannover will vividly demonstrate current developments in future freight transport.
Detailed program: See PDF document below.
The program covers various lectures regarding new technological possibilities for a safer, more economical and environmental friendly mobility given by academic and industrial experts. Additionally deepening group work allows to elaborate innovative solutions and possible new business models. A study trip to the IAA Commercial vehicles in Hannover will vividly demonstrate current developments in future freight transport.
Detailed program: See PDF document below.
Participation Details
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Hotel ibis Aachen City
Hotel ibis Aachen City
There are no participation or accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel (and visa) costs.
There are no participation or accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel (and visa) costs.
How to apply
The application deadline has ended for students of the member universities from the http://idealeague.org alliance. Therefore students from their partners can no more apply.
- The application is still open for students from ASPIRE alliance until 31st of May.
The application deadline has ended for students of the member universities from the http://idealeague.org alliance. Therefore students from their partners can no more apply.
- The application is still open for students from ASPIRE alliance until 31st of May.
In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP** using your university account and **affiliate yourself** with one of the mentioned member universities. Thereafter you can return to this event and you will find an **"Apply now" button** at the bottom of this screen.
How to: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP** using your university account and **affiliate yourself** with one of the mentioned member universities. Thereafter you can return to this event and you will find an **"Apply now" button** at the bottom of this screen.
How to: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
To apply to this summer school the following documents are requested from you. Please make sure you have them ready to upload before starting the application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Transcript of records (for master students)
- Supervisor approval (for Students from TU Delft and PhD students from Chalmers)
To apply to this summer school the following documents are requested from you. Please make sure you have them ready to upload before starting the application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Transcript of records (for master students) - Supervisor approval (for Students from TU Delft and PhD students from Chalmers)
If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact office@idealeague.org for more information.
If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact office@idealeague.org for more information.
The IDEA League offers the students of the network (Chalmers, ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Milano, RWTH Aachen, TU Delft) the unique opportunity to develop new insights into current research, and to enhance their skills and academic excellence.