This one-week summer school features a series of interactive lectures covering topics such as the contextualization of urban logistics, examination of emerging trends, quantitative analysis of urban logistics subjects, evaluation of solutions, and a dedicated practitioners' day.
Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to gain real-world insights through excursions to the Flemish urban logistics scene. Complementing the lectures, workshops will provide a space to process and apply the learnings from this comprehensive programme.
Want to turn your summer into a longer learning journey? This programme can be paired with another summer school through Antwerp Summer University Combinations. Discover the possibilities!
Detailed Programme
| Sunday 28 June | ||
16:30-18:30 | Bike excursion: transport in Antwerp | |
| 18:30-20:00 | Welcome BBQ | |
| Monday 29 June | ||
| 8:30-9:10 | Registration and Welcome | |
| 9:10-10:30 | Introduction to Transport Economics | Thierry Vanelslander (University of Antwerp) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffe Break | |
| 11:00-12:30 | Evolving city landscapes | Thomas Vanoutrive (University of Antwerp) |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-15:00 | Why Urban logistics? | Ivan Sanchez-Diaz (Chalmers University) |
15:15:30 | Coffe Break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Workshop Introduction | Julia Amaral & Anton Renard |
| Tuesday 30 June | ||
| 9:30-12:30 | Workshop fieldwork | |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-15:00 | Food logistics in the last-mile | Lukar Thornton (University of Antwerp) |
15:00-15:30 | Coffe Break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Changing consumer demand | Joris Beckers (University of Antwerp) |
| Wednesday 1 July | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | Agent-based modelling in urban logistics | Takanori Sakai (Tokyo Maritime University) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffe Break | |
| 11:00-12:30 | Logistics infrastructure for urban logistics | Takanori Sakai (Tokyo Maritime University) |
| Afternoon | Excursion to Mechelen: Urban Logistics in Flanders | |
| Thursday 2 July | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | Innovations in Urban Freight | Sofia Perez Guzman (Georgia Tech) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffe Break | |
| 11:00-12:30 | EU investments in urban sustainable mobility | Luc T'Joen (European Court of Auditors) |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30-15:00 | Practitioners Debate | incl. ALICE and City of Amsterdam |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffe Break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning | Ivan Cardenas (Chalmers University) |
| Friday 3 July | ||
| 9:00-10:30 | Workshop presentations | With feedback from the City of Antwerp |
| 12:30 | Closing Lunch | |
Target group
The course welcomes all students, practitioners and policymakers interested in urban logistics. Multi-disciplinary participation is strongly welcomed. Students should be attending at least a Master's or PhD programme, and therefore have obtained a Bachelor's degree already. For practitioners and policymakers, this requirement does not apply.
Campus
​This summer school takes place at Stadscampus (Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp) of the University of Antwerp. This campus is located in the city centre.
Micro-credential and study credits (ECTS)
Successful completion of the summer school can be awarded with 3 c°ù±ð»å¾±³Ù²õ according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Credits will be awarded by the University of Antwerp on the base of the delivery of a presentation at the last day of the week, as well as the submission of a scientific paper after the course end. The presentation is meant as a structuring of ideas and a first output of the assignment work. The subsequent paper is to thoroughly report on the research findings, with a clear introduction, problem statement, approach, findings and conclusions. The assignment is group work, and groups as well as topics will be fixed during the first course days.
To include the credits in the curriculum at the home institution, participants need an agreement with the responsible person at their university. University of Antwerp students eligible to include the ECTS credits as part of their study programme must register via Mobility Online and SisA.
All certificates of completion are issued as a micro-credential. Participants who attend the scheduled course contact hours, but don't complete the tasks will receive a certificate of attendance.
Learning outcomes
- Analyst: You have analytical insight in urban logistics and transport
- Analyst: You have ready knowledge of urban logistics and transport, at management level
- Analyst: You master generic principles and research methods
- Coordinator: You manage to organise project work in a team, which is internationally composed
- Creator: You are able to generate new sector and policy recommendations out of the available analysis results
- Communicator: You can formulate an answer to a problem statement in urban logistics in a clear and structured way
- Strategist: You manage to synthesise existing knowledge, newly developed analysis and recommendations into an ethically sound action plan