[sustran] Leaders Program in Urban Transport Planning and Management

[Aanan Kiritkumar Sutaria]

Dear All,

Please find below details of Leaders Program in Urban Transport Planning
and Management organized jointly by the Centre of Excellence in Urban
Transport, CEPT University and The World Bank as part of the ongoing
Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) of the Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India.

Please spread a word and forward this information to your colleagues and
other transport professionals you may know. As this will be an opportunity
for people to share their experience on common platform and gain knowledge
from experts in the field.

Please feel free to contact me if further information needed.

Thanking you,

Warm regards,
Aanan Sutaria
(Research Associate - CoE CEPT)



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Dear Sir/ Madam,


We are pleased to announce a capacity building program for in-service
professionals called the “*Leaders in Urban Transport Planning and
Management*”. This program is organized jointly by the Centre of Excellence
in Urban Transport, CEPT University and The World Bank as part of the
ongoing Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) of the Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India.


The program is designed for senior and mid level transport professionals.
The unique features of the program include:

   - *Theoretical and practical exposure through components like self
   study, workshop, mentoring and international study tour*

The program is a combination of distance and classroom based learning. It
includes a self learning period of five weeks, followed by a one week long
workshop in Ahmedabad, India. The next phase includes mentoring and project
work over a period of six months. The project work would contribute
directly to the goals of the sponsoring organizations while enhancing the
knowledge and skills of the participant. An eight day international study
tour covering two locations- Singapore and Seoul will be organized during
this phase to bring in practical as well as global perspective to urban
transport theories.

* *

   -  *Comprehensive learning of urban transport planning and management
   aspects
   *

The program focuses on building leadership in urban area that can
understand the complex transport problems; changing transportation needs of
growing area and provide context sensitive solutions for mobility of people
and goods. The program brings in the experience and expertise of the World
Bank and CoE, CEPT University in areas of urban transport planning and
management.

* *

   -  *Conducive for working professionals and overseas students with
   minimum disruption of work activity*

The eight months program follows a schedule wherein the participants would
require two weeks for attending on campus training and study tours. Please
see below snapshot of the schedule:

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*Component*

*Time Period*

*Location*

Self Study

June 2012 - July, 2012

Home/ Office (on duty)

Workshop

29 July, 2012 – 4 August, 2012

Ahmedabad, India

Independent Study (Mentoring)

August, 2012 – January, 2013

Home/ Office (on duty)

International Study Tour + Two Day Seminar

One week *(Jan 2012 dates to be finalized)*

Singapore  and Seoul, South Korea


This is to request your support in nominating participants from your
organization and the countries you are working in. Please see attached the
program brochure  and the registration form. Kindly send the completed form
to the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India at
iutindia.sutp at gmail.com  with a copy to CEPT University, Ahmedabad at
coe.ut at cept.ac.in , latest by *Monday, 28 May, 2012*.

<coe.ut at cept.ac.in>


<coe.ut at cept.ac.in>

We look forward to your support on this. Please let us know if you need any
further information and we will be happy to assist you.



Regards,

H.M.Shivanand Swamy

Executive Director
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
India