VTI Short presentation

Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute

VISION

An efficient, green and safe transport system

MISSION VTI is a research institute commissioned by the Swedish Government to conduct research and development within infrastructure, traffic and transport systems. We strive to ensure the achievement of the Swedish transport policy objectives by continuously improving the knowledge of the transport sector.

THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORITIES

ORGANISATION

THE VTI TEAM • 248 employees - 48 % women 52 % men • 21 associate professors • 7 professors • 30 doctoral students annually 76 % of R&D staff have a Licentiate or Doctoral degree

OUR LOCATIONS Skellefteå

Gothenburg Lund

Stockholm Linköping

VTI´S ROLE IN THE SWEDISH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SYSTEM • Nationally aggregated expertise within the field of transport research.

• Tailored research that is applied in practice.

• A broad, multidisciplinary research focus covering all aspects of the transport sector.

• Long-term knowledge development and the establishment of specific research environments and equipment within the field of transport.

• Emphasis on collaboration and the attainment of practical research results.

• Leadership and collaboration within strong networks of European and international transport research institutes and organizations.

OPERATING PRINCIPLE • VTI is a broad-based and customeroriented institute for internationally prestigious research • VTI continuously improves knowledge of the transport sector in order to secure an effective and sustainable provision of transport services in the long term • VTI works on commission within both private and public sector • VTI operations cover all modes of transport

(Annually) • 100-120 scientific articles in international journals.

• 60-70 reports (VTI's own peer-reviewed report series) • 250,000 downloaded publications • 74% of publications open access

Foto Johan Bengtsson, Mostphotos

SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING

UNIQUE RESEARCH EQUIPMENT Open - Accessible - Publicly funded VTI have, in many ways, unique, proprietary equipment within, for example, simulation, measurement and testing. Using our own equipment, we can produce and deliver independent, high-quality research data.

This combination makes us a prominent actor both nationally and internationally.

Internationalization

The European Conference of Transport Research Institutes

The Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes

International networks and collaborations • FEHRL – Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories

• TRB – Transportation Research Board • GRSP – Global Road Safety Partnership

• ECTRI – European Conference of Transport Research Institutes

• ISO – International Organization for Standardization

• FERSI – Forum of European Road Safety Institutes Research

• CEN – European Committee for Standardization

• HUMANIST – Virtual Centre of Excellencee – European Network for Research on Human Factors in Transport

• ITF – International Transport Forum

• NVF – Nordiskt Vägforum • World Road Association – PIARC

• IRTAD – International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group • ERPUG – European Road Profile Users’ Group

Focus collaboration and research results that are utilized.

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