Highlight from todays Transport Research Arena (TRA)#TRA2026:The Session “Future of efficient night trains in Europe”Moderated by Armando Carrillo ZanuySpeakers: Kurt Bauer (ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG ), Borna Abramovic (University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu), Anton Dubrau (Luna Rail), Aaron Paz Martinez… Read More »TRA2026
following the first successful editions in 2024 and 2025, in the framework of the EU-Rail funded projects Academics4rail, PhDs EU-Rail and SERAS, we are pleased to announce that the third edition of the Summer International School on The European Railway System (SISTERS 2026) will take place in Rome, from 14/07/2026 to 22/07/2026. The participation… Read More »Summer International School on The European Railway System (SISTERS 2026)
PhDs EU-Rail project is organizing a Special Session in TRA about the future of night trains, Tuesday 19.05.26 at 14:00. With speakers from companies, startups, researchers and policy experts. How can Europe have an efficient, reliable, comfortable and modern night… Read More »Special Session at the TRA2026
Presentations by 16 Early-Stage Researchers – February 10, 2026 Executive Summary On February 10, 2026, EURNEX (European Rail Research Network) hosted a webinar showcasing progress from 16 PhD researchers funded under the Academics4Rail (6 PhDs) and PhDs EU-Rail (10 PhDs)… Read More »Webinar Report: Academics for Rail & PhD4Rail Projects
Join us for a consolidated overview of the doctoral research ecosystem developed within Academics4Rail and PhDs EU-Rail, two initiatives supporting the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail JU). This webinar presents the complete portfolio of 16 PhD topics, offering a structured… Read More »Academic Rail Research & PhD Showcase Webinar (Academics4Rail + PhDs EU-Rail)
New Special Issue out now: “Rethinking the European Railway System” We’re happy to share the latest issue of Promet – Traffic&Transportation (Vol. 38, No. 1), featuring 13 papers addressing key challenges and innovations in the European railway system. The contributions… Read More »Rethinking the European Railway System
On 17 September 2025, the #PhDsEURail Project was presented at the Railway 200 event hosted by Aston University Engineering Academy. #PhD researcher Prachiti Shinde introduced her work on Next Generation #Education and Training Methods for #Rail. Her talk addressed the urgent challenges… Read More »Presentation at the “Railway200”
Meeting days in Vilnius, Lithuania. on the 16–17 September 2025 we are holding the physical meeting of the two Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking projects #Academics4Rail & #PhDsEURail,coordinated by Armando Carrillo Zanuy from Eurnex. Gintautas Bureika kindly hosted by VILNIUS TECH… Read More »Project meeting
A “Common European PhD Rail Research Planning Tutorial” We are pleased to announce that the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking co-financed Project #PhDsEURail has published a #tutorial booklet — a structured guide designed to support doctoral candidates in advancing #innovation and… Read More »Common European PhD rail research planning tutorial
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has published their Annual Activity Report 2024 and in it you can find some of the projects where #EURNEX are involved.Such as #PODS4Rail, #Academics4Rail, Read the Executive View now and learn about the future of rail… Read More »Annual Activity Report 2024 from EU-Rail
Fantastic start of the Summer International School on the European Railway System in Sapienza Università di Roma.25 selected students (PhDs&MSc) from many different countries will receive railway education in many areas relevant to Europe. Within the umbrella of the projects… Read More »Summer International School on the European Railway System
A new Phd’sEU-Rail publication: Borna Abramović, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at the University of Zagreb: ‘Proposal of the new railway night connection between Prague and Croatian Adriatic Coasts.’ Co-authored with Branislav Greguš and Tomaš Krutilek, the article proposes a new international… Read More »Publication about night trains.
Successful Kickoff Meeting for the PhDs EU-Rail Project in Málaga Málaga, Spain – The PhDs EU-Rail project marked the beginning of an ambitious research and innovation initiative with a successful kick-off meeting held from October 8 to 9, 2024, at… Read More »Kick off for PhDsEURail!