UPGRADE's Wider Objectives

UPGRADE’s wider objective is to employ multidisciplinary education and research to help transportation businesses address the challenges of unprivileged sectors of society using innovative solutions. UPGRADE focuses on unprivileged minorities as a case study to solve not only their Transportation and Urban Mobility Planning everyday problems, but also to try to upgrade their economic status, through studying the land use of the accommodated settlements to help them look for income-generating opportunities and a more interesting lifestyle. 

UPGRADE's Specific Objectives

The Project’s specific objectives include:

1. Upgrading Urban Mobility Planning education in Partner Countries’ HEIs
2. Applying evidence-based research to address Urban Mobility problems
3. Promoting competitiveness among transportation businesses and allowing them to benefit from academic expertise
4. Increasing local and international exposure of NGOs through their participation in the Project