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‘Lyon’ Declaration signed

At a ceremony attended by senior EC and Member State officials, FEHRL’s President, Claude Van Rooten joined with other surface transport research organisations in signing the ‘Lyon Declaration,’ which commits the signatories to work together to consolidate surface transport research. The Declaration was signed by FEHRL’s partners from ECTRI, EURNEX, FERSI, HUMANIST, NEARCTIS and ISN. These partners together represent a massive research capacity and interest across all surface transport modes. The intention
July 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Claude Van Rooten with the Declaration
At a ceremony attended by senior EC and Member State officials, 5160 FEHRL’s President, Claude Van Rooten joined with other surface transport research organisations in signing the ‘Lyon Declaration,’ which commits the signatories to work together to consolidate surface transport research.

The Declaration was signed by FEHRL’s partners from ECTRI, EURNEX, FERSI, HUMANIST, NEARCTIS and ISN. These partners together represent a massive research capacity and interest across all surface transport modes.

The intention of FEHRL is to strengthen and broaden this important agreement with colleagues from all complementary fields.

The Declaration covers the key areas of: European research area governance; education and training; research infrastructures; evaluation and joint programming; international cooperation, and research priorities.

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