Project name: Transport Research Arena 2026: Budapest
Project acronym: TRA2026
Duration: 01.04.2024 – 30.09.2026
Description
The TRA (Transport Research Arena) is a biennial transportation conference organized by the European Commission, which will take place in Budapest in 2026. The conference was created by the European Commission based on the model of the American TRB (Transport Research Board), with the goal of making it the largest transportation event of its kind in Europe (apart from the occasional global transportation events held in Europe). At the 2024 TRA held in Dublin, over 4,500 people from more than 50 countries participated, and similar interest is expected at the 2026 Budapest TRA.
The project's goal is to have the preparation of the conference carried out by a competent consortium, whose permanent members include ECTRI and FEHRL (European umbrella organizations), the main organizer of the preceding conference (in this case, University College Dublin), as well as the key organizations and research institutes involved in transportation in the organizing country. The task of this consortium is to prepare, organize, and execute the 2026 TRA conference, including both the professional program and the related competitions and site visits.
BKK is responsible for coordinating the preparation, organization, and execution of the site visits, and also participates in shaping and executing the professional program of the sessions focusing on urban transportation.
Project website: TRA2026
Lead partner: KTI MAGYAR KOZLEKEDESTUDOMANYI ES LOGISZTIKAI INTEZET NONPROFIT KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG [KTI]
Partners: FORUM DES LABORATOIRES NATIONAUX EUROPEENS DE RECHERCHE ROUTIERE FEHRL AISBL [FEHRL]; EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTES [ECTRI AISBL]; BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM [BME]; KÖZLEKEDÉSTUDOMÁNYI EGYESÜLET [KTE]; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN [NUID UCD]; MAGYAR KOZUT NONPROFIT ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG [MK]; BKK BUDAPESTI KOZLEKEDESI KOZPONT ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG [BKK]; SZECHENYI ISTVAN EGYETEM [SZE]
Project budget: 1.458.312,51 €
BKK budget in the project: 105.687,50 €
Grant Agreement number: 101147335
Funded by: Horizon Europe (100%)
BKK's role in the project: Project partner
