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Transport Research announces new UAE Student Award initiative

Leading transport consultancy and research firm to recognize UAE's smartest students and their proposals for sustainable traffic solutions at Gulf Traffic 2016 September 21, 2016 The UK-based Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has set up the TRL Student Award in the United Arab Emirates. The initiative will award some of the country’s top student minds for their proposals of innovative and sustainable transport solutions in a special awards ceremony on the sidelines of Gulf Traffic 2016, which wi
September 22, 2016 Read time: 3 mins
Leading transport consultancy and research firm to recognize UAE's smartest students and their proposals for sustainable traffic solutions at 224 Gulf Traffic 2016

The UK-based Transport Research Laboratory (777 TRL) has set up the TRL Student Award in the United Arab Emirates.

The initiative will award some of the country’s top student minds for their proposals of innovative and sustainable transport solutions in a special awards ceremony on the sidelines of Gulf Traffic 2016, which will be held from 13th to 15th November, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Serving as the knowledge partner of the event, TRL said that it wants to encourage new blood into the transport domain and recognise fresh and creative thinking by future professionals.

According to TRL, sustainable transport solutions are crucially important for dynamic and expanding countries such as the UAE, in order to enable the transport of people and goods in the context of work, education and leisure in a way that is sustainable in both the social and environmental sense.

With this in mind, the TRL Student Award will generate ideas from students for transport solutions that promote socially and environmentally friendly modes of transport, aiding the government’s drive toward a fully sustainable, smart city.

‘Sustainable Transport’ means that different academic disciplines can participate and provide new perspectives and fresh ideas. “TRL is at the forefront of the future of transport and cutting edge of transport science,” said Dr Britta Lang, TRL’s country director for the UAE.

“We decided to launch the ‘TRL Student Award’ to serve as a platform for showcasing innovation, opening up another avenue to demonstrate how ideas from today’s youth can bring the future of transport to life.”

All students must register and submit their entries by visiting the %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal awards website Visit award website false http://www.gulftraffic.com/en/Awards/Awards2016/#award_trlstd false false%>.

Entries should have a minimum of 800 words and a maximum of 5,000 words. The deadline for submitting entries is on November 5, 2016.

The student or group of students that has produced the proposal with the highest rating score will be invited to attend the gala dinner of the prestigious Gulf Traffic Awards on the 13th November 2016 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), where they will be presented with the TRL Student Award.

To ensure that participants have equal chances in their preparation of proposals, student(s) must be enrolled in an Institution for Higher Education in United Arab Emirates. The student's age should not exceed 30 year and PhD students are excluded from participation. Submissions must be in English

The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, provides independent and impartial world-class research, consultancy, testing and certification for all aspects of transport.

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