CEUTP with the “Golden Business Compass” award

The Center for EU Transport Projects (CEUTP) has received the “Golden Business Compass” award. The award was given for special contributions to the innovative and sustainable development of the transport sector in Poland.

The award was presented on April 24 during an expert breakfast organised by CEUTP as part of the Open Railway Forum entitled “Expert Vision: Opening the Rail Passenger Market – The Future in the Hands of Researchers.” The statuette was received on behalf of CEUTP by Sylwia Cieślak-Wilk, deputy director of the Center.

Representatives of major Polish universities attended the event. The topic of the meeting was the liberalisation of railroads and the opening of the market for long-distance passenger rail transportation. Participants discussed the role of science and research in shaping future solutions for Poland’s railroads.

Information about the “Golden Business Compass” award

The “Golden Business Compass” award is given as part of the Slupsk Days of Technology, Transport and Logistics conference. Its organisers and founders are scientific institutions and engineering circles, in particular:

• Pomeranian University in Slupsk – Institute of Management,
• Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations NOT (FSNT-NOT) – Słupsk branch,
• Association of Engineers and Technicians of Transportation of the Republic of Poland (SITK RP) – Słupsk branch.

The award has an honorary and expert character. Its purpose is to appreciate institutions and organizations that in practice support the development of transportation and logistics and the cooperation of science, public administration and the market. The award is given in such categorizations as:

• infrastructure investments,
• Innovative technologies in transportation and logistics,
• public-private partnership,
• green logistics and ecotransportation,
• social responsibility in the transportation sector.

Candidates for the award can be submitted by the scientific community, public institutions and industry organizations. The selection of the winners is decided by the Competition Jury, which evaluates, among other things, the importance of the activities, their innovativeness and impact on the development of the transport sector.

The award confirms CEUTP’s role as an institution actively supporting the development of transportation and expert dialogue on the future of passenger rail in Poland.

Thank you for the recognition!