Perspectives on Mobility

We have become accustomed to receiving goods from all over the world within a few days or hours. We have a rapidly developing freight transport system to thank for this. This development is driven by leaps in technology and by the expectations of an increasingly globalized society.
Drastic events such as the Corona pandemic and the climate crisis highlight the imperative to reorient the movement of goods….
This raises questions:

• What adjustments are needed today in the tension between security of supply and climate neutrality?
• Which of them will persist in the long run?
• Does innovation take place only in technical isolation or holistically, looking at factors such as social acceptance, economic efficiency or environmental compatibility?

Under these aspects, the course will critically examine freight transport and its development. To this end, actors from the university and corporate environment will discuss the transformation in transport with us. The focus is on the various transport dimensions of road, rail, air and water as well as the linking of these.
We would like to offer a space for concise impulses from experienced speakers. The course is deliberately intended as a testing ground in which your ideas and approaches can be heard: a cordial invitation to innovative and independent work.

In this sense, we look forward to a creative exchange with you!