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Early May in Vienna could not have been more special: In the historic Kuppelsaal at the Technical University Vienna, TU Wien, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ÖVG (Austrian Society for Transport Sciences) and the 25th anniversary of the European Platform of Transport Sciences (EPTS Foundation).
This year's central theme was: Resilient & Reliable Mobility Systems.
We would like to thank the organizers of the ÖVG and the TU Wien very much for hosting the 24th European Transport Congress 2026. Together we cordially would like to thank you all for your participation and your contributions to this event.
The official images of this great event are available online:
official images 24th ETC
A prospect to 2027: The 25th ETC will be held in Györ, Hungary, from 09.-11.06.2027. Our Hungarian colleagues from the University of Györ are just planning the event.
Read more … Review - [ETC]: 24. ETC 2026, 7-8 May 2026, Vienna, Austria
We are very proud to announce the launch of European Transport Studies (ETS), a refereed international transport scientific journal published by Elsevier in collaboration with the European Platform of Transport Sciences.
ETS is fully open access, with APC waived to Zero until the end of 2025.
After that, all EPTS members will receive a 10% (Eastern Europe: 20%) discount on the APC.
Jonas DE VOS (UCL London) and Adam TÖRÖK (BME Budapest) together with their Editorial Board are looking forward to all your submissions. Our goal is a fast, reliable and high quality reviewing process. ETS
picture: ETS
~~ 15-16, September 2026, 22. TSTP, Katowice, Poland ~~ 17-18 September, 2026, Transbaltica 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania ~~ 21-22, September, 2026, Euro-Trans 2026, Szczecin, Poland ~~ 8-9 October, 2026, DACH-Tagung, München, Germany ~~ 15 October, 2026, 21. Baltisches Verkehrsforum, Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany ~~ 15-16 October, 2026, CAMI, Venice, Italy ~~ 5-6 November, 2026, Railway Forum Krakow, UEEIV, SITK RP, Krakow, Poland ~~ 18-19 November, 2026, DMK, Frankfurt am Main, Germany ~~ 3 December, 2026, 8. ÖVG Congress, Vienna, Austria ~~ 30 March - 2 April, 2027, WSSTL 2027, TU Wien Vienna, Austria ~~ 9-11 June, 2027, 25. ETC, Györ, Hungary ~~
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Job vacancy "Head of Office"
The European Platform of Transport Sciences (EPTS Foundation e.V.) is searching for a "Head of Office" from January 2027 onwards or later. The position contains 10 hrs/week and a salary of 633 EUR/month, according to the German rules for minor employments. The workload is volatile during the year, with peaks during spring and autumn.
Main tasks of the position are the organisation of events and competitions (e.g. European Transport Congress, European Friedrich-List-Award), the maintenance of the EPTS members database, website, mailing accounts/lists and social media presence, the communication to our members (individually, by newsletters and social media posts) and the administration of the EPTS accounting, including communication to their tax adviser. All tasks imply a regular exchange with the EPTS organs (e.g. General Secretariat, Executive Board, General Assembly).
The majority of tasks can be done remotely in home office and flexitime during a week. Meetings require an online presence at a given time during usual working hours. 2-3 times a year travelling abroad to Congresses and Conferences is mandatory (no longer than 3 days each, costs covered by EPTS). We assure a close vocational adjustment from a small and engaged team, leading you into a position with a lot of freedom, self-organisation and personal design options.
Applicants should be interested in a long-time engagement (> 5-10 years) and have some background of EPTS-like organisations, that work non-profit and predominantly on a voluntary basis. They should make themselves familiar with the purposes, structure and goals of EPTS. Though English is the EPTS´ main language, for all juridical and financial communication an additional German-speaking background would be an advantage.
If you are interested in this job vacancy, we kindly ask you to send your application to Sebastian BELZ, General Secretary of EPTS via email (belz@epts.eu).
We are looking forward to receive your letter of interest no later than 15th October 2026.
EPTS Foundation e.V.
Bessie-Coleman-Strasse 7
60549 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
www.epts.eu
EURO-TRANS 2026, 21-22 September 2026, Szczecin, Poland
Institute of Management at the University of Szczecin, Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk are pleased to announce the 22nd edition of the International Scientific Conference EURO-TRANS, which will take place in Szczecin on September 21–22, 2026, under the theme
“Innovative Transport System. Efficiency, Safety and Security”.
The conference partner is the European Platform of Transport Sciences, which brings together universities and scientific transport associations from 18 European countries.
DACH Conference 2026 - 08. and 09. October 2026
"Our Alpine Transport: Overcoming Borders, Connecting Regions"
Together with our sister associations ÖVG (Austria) and SVWG (Switzerland), under the coordination of the European Platform of Transport Sciences Foundation e. V. (EPTS) and as part of the 8th EUSALP Mobility Conference, we cordially invite you to the DACH Conference 2026: on 8 and 9 October 2026 at the Haus der Bayerischen Wirtschaft in Munich.
Take advantage of this opportunity: participation is free of charge and offers you direct, immediate access to concentrated expertise from across the entire DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Over the course of two days, renowned experts from academia, politics, and industry from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland will share their insights and perspectives with you — internationally networked, interdisciplinary, and at the highest scientific level. Whether transport forecasts, freight modal shift, or cross-border mobility concepts: this is where the field's leading minds converge, and you are right at the centre of it.
Further information at DACH Conference 2026
Back in June 2001, representatives from nine different national transport scientific associations signed the "Vienna Protocol", the official founding document of the European Platform of Transport Sciences.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this special event, the EPTS Foundation invited to a festive evening in Vienna. This was held at the Technical University Vienna on 06.05.2026, the day before the 24th European Transport Congress, which was hosted by our member ÖVG in the same place.
More than 80 participants of all generations and countries experienced an evening full of excellent entertainment and enriching conversation. We were given several international greeting messages and a festive lecture by Professor Ueli HAEFELI, Lucerne. Further highlights were the donation of the "Professor Hubert Bronk Award" to the Chair of the EPTS Executive Board, Professor János TÓTH, and the musical accompaniment by Duo Professores, Miroslav SVITEK and Ondrej PRIBYL, CTU Prague.
It was a brilliant venue, magnificently organised and with a perfect balance of dignity and levity to comfort all guests. A distinguished dinner buffet with local food and wine specialities completed this joyful evening, that many described as most exceptionally memorable.
Today the EPTS Foundation e.V. has 44 members from 22 different European countries. We are looking forward to developing the aasociation further in the upcoming 25 years and to become an even more diverse and sustainable organisation when celebrating our golden jubilee.
A grand photo gallery of the festive evening can be found on https://www.epts.eu/25-years-vienna-protocol.html . Our photographer Ruslan Ishchenko will be very delighted about source citation, when using them publicly.