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Introduction
The City of Eindhoven is the fifth-largest city in The Netherlands with over 230,000 inhabitants (ca. 1,4% of the total population). Eindhoven is situated in the south of The Netherlands and is the centre of the “Brainport Region”, today one of the three top economic engines of The Netherlands, delivering about 14% of the national GDP with 752.500 inhabitants.
The term ”Brainport” exists to indicate the specific economic status of the wider Eindhoven Region, next to the other two economic drivers of the Dutch economy, the Seaport Rotterdam and the Airport Amsterdam.
Eindhoven is an active network partner in different EU networks and initiatives that help the city to achieve its goals: POLIS, ENoll, Eurocities, Civitas initiatives, LUCI, OASC, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) Covenant of mayors for Climate and Energy, Green Deal Charter.
Eindhoven’s participation in all these networks and initiatives offers an extended outreach in different fields of expertise related to the projects: transport, digitalization, Smart Cities, environment, energy, etc.
The term ”Brainport” exists to indicate the specific economic status of the wider Eindhoven Region, next to the other two economic drivers of the Dutch economy, the Seaport Rotterdam and the Airport Amsterdam.
Eindhoven is an active network partner in different EU networks and initiatives that help the city to achieve its goals: POLIS, ENoll, Eurocities, Civitas initiatives, LUCI, OASC, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) Covenant of mayors for Climate and Energy, Green Deal Charter.
Eindhoven’s participation in all these networks and initiatives offers an extended outreach in different fields of expertise related to the projects: transport, digitalization, Smart Cities, environment, energy, etc.
The City of Eindhoven is excited to organize one Citython event in an international setting in collaboration with the Breda University of Applied Sciences.
Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is an international higher education institution with about 7,700 students from over 60 countries, situated in the south of the Netherlands. The Academy of Built Environment and Logistics (ABEL) comprises about 1,045 students and 90 employees. BUas-ABEL has more than 3 years of experience with the organization of multidisciplinary hackathons under the initiative Youth for Public Transport (Y4PT). Recently, BUas-ABEL students were part of the winning team of the Challenge “Park that bike right” (Citython Amsterdam 2020) and part of the winning team of the challenge “Integrating the recycling industry in public transport services” (3rd Global Y4PT Hackathon Stockholm 2020).
The Eindhoven Citython is organized together with another international event for a larger exposure – the Dutch Technology Week, where the winning teams will present their innovative solutions.
Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is an international higher education institution with about 7,700 students from over 60 countries, situated in the south of the Netherlands. The Academy of Built Environment and Logistics (ABEL) comprises about 1,045 students and 90 employees. BUas-ABEL has more than 3 years of experience with the organization of multidisciplinary hackathons under the initiative Youth for Public Transport (Y4PT). Recently, BUas-ABEL students were part of the winning team of the Challenge “Park that bike right” (Citython Amsterdam 2020) and part of the winning team of the challenge “Integrating the recycling industry in public transport services” (3rd Global Y4PT Hackathon Stockholm 2020).
The Eindhoven Citython is organized together with another international event for a larger exposure – the Dutch Technology Week, where the winning teams will present their innovative solutions.
Challenges
School zones and traffic safety
Proud to travel to campus, together
Make the city healthy
In the Eindhoven road safety ambitions, we state that we want to be ”a safe city with as few as possible traffic victims”. Thus, the city is striving for the safe design of all school zones according to the standard design drawn up for Eindhoven.
The Brainport region is home to the smartest companies in the Netherlands and expanding rapidly. The new way of working in this region also contains travelling to campus locations together. This Collective Private Transportation (CPT) system needs to be as smart as the companies and make the employees proud while using the system.
Eindhoven is growing. In the next 20 years, 62.000 extra houses in the city and 72.000 jobs in the region will be created. With this massive influx of new inhabitants, how can we keep the city liveable and green, and its citizens healthy.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
Event Agenda
Tuesday, 18th May
11:30 – 12:00. Welcome speech
• Speech by Edwin Heesakkers, EIT Urban Mobility
• Speech by Niels Wiersma, City of Eindhoven
• Speech by Edwin Heesakkers, EIT Urban Mobility
• Speech by Niels Wiersma, City of Eindhoven
12:00 – 12:50. Announcement Challenge
¨School zones and traffic safety¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk I
• Speech by Edwin Heesakkers, EIT Urban Mobility
• Speech by Niels Wiersma, City of Eindhoven
¨School zones and traffic safety¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk I
• Speech by Edwin Heesakkers, EIT Urban Mobility
• Speech by Niels Wiersma, City of Eindhoven
12:50 – 13:00. Virtual Coffee Break
13:00 – 13:35. Announcement Challenge
¨Proud to travel to campus, together¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk II
• Speech by Ariane Moussault, Provincie Noord-Brabant
• Speech by Peet van de Loo, ASML
• Q&A
¨Proud to travel to campus, together¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk II
• Speech by Ariane Moussault, Provincie Noord-Brabant
• Speech by Peet van de Loo, ASML
• Q&A
13:35 – 14:10. Announcement Challenge
¨Make the city healthy¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk III
• Speech by Jim van den Beuken, Vital Zone Institute
• Speech by George Liu, Urban Cycling Institute
• Q&A
¨Make the city healthy¨ & Inspirational Techpill Talk III
• Speech by Jim van den Beuken, Vital Zone Institute
• Speech by George Liu, Urban Cycling Institute
• Q&A
Sunday, 23rd May
18:00. Registration deadline!
18:00. Registration deadline!
Wednesday, 26th May
09:00. Announcement of Teams. Start Hacking!
09:00. Announcement of Teams. Start Hacking!
Friday, 28th May
10:00-13:00. Individual mentoring session I
10:00-13:00. Individual mentoring session I
Monday, 31st May
10:00-13:00. Individual mentoring session II
10:00-13:00. Individual mentoring session II
Tuesday, 1st June
12:00. Deadline submission of final solutions (mid-term review form & video).
If these two files are not sent, your group will be automatically disqualified. You will not be able to pitch in front of the jury members on Wednesday, 2 June and therefore you will not be eligible for any of the announced prizes.
16:00. Publication of the final candidates.
Wednesday, 2nd June
10:00 – 12:00. Final candidates presentations during the Dutch Technology Week
15:00 – 15:30. Announcement of winners by Monique List-de Roos (Alderman Mobility and Transport, City of Eindhoven) and Closure.
12:00. Deadline submission of final solutions (mid-term review form & video).
If these two files are not sent, your group will be automatically disqualified. You will not be able to pitch in front of the jury members on Wednesday, 2 June and therefore you will not be eligible for any of the announced prizes.
16:00. Publication of the final candidates.
Wednesday, 2nd June
10:00 – 12:00. Final candidates presentations during the Dutch Technology Week
15:00 – 15:30. Announcement of winners by Monique List-de Roos (Alderman Mobility and Transport, City of Eindhoven) and Closure.
Webinar - 18 May 2021
Speakers
Edwin Heesakkers
Director Innovation Hub West, EIT Urban Mobility
Niels Wiersma
Data and Platform Strategy – Smart Mobility, City of Eindhoven
Marieke Hoogendoorn
Traffic Safety Advisor, City of Eindhoven
Prof. M.C.G. (Marco) te Brömmelstroet
Professor of Urban Mobility Futures, University of Amsterdam
Ariane Moussault
Program Manager Smart Mobility Brainport area, Provincie Noord-Brabant
Peet van de Loo
Program Manager Access & Mobility, ASML
Joost de Kruijf
Program Leader Liveable City, Logistics Community Brabant
Drs. Jim van den Beuken
CEO, Vital Zone Institute
George Liu
Online Education Strategist, Urban Cycling Institute
Mentors
Joost de Kruijf
Program Leader Liveable City, Logistics Community Brabant
Geert de Leeuw
Lecturer and Researcher Built Environment, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Nick van Apeldoorn
Researcher and Project Leader at Academy for Urban Development, Logistics and Mobility, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Prof. M.C.G. (Marco) te Brömmelstroet
Professor of Urban Mobility Futures, University of Amsterdam
Ir. Ineke Spapé
Professor of Integrated Sustainable Urban and Mobility Planning, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Prof. dr. Soora Rasouli
Chair of Urban Planning and Transportation Group, Eindhoven University of Technology
Drs. Jim van den Beuken
CEO, Vital Zone Institute
Jury Members
Edwin Heesakkers
Director Innovation Hub West, EIT Urban Mobility
Astrid Zwegers
Coordinator Smart and Green Mobility, City of Eindhoven.
Dr. Nina Nesterova
Lead of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Expertise Group, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Laia Pagés
Executive and Scientific Manager at CARNET
Announcement of Winners & Master of Ceremony
Monique List-de Roos
Alderman Mobility and Transport, City of Eindhoven.
Delia Mitcan
Innovation Lifecycle Officer, EIT Urban Mobility
Partners of Citython 2021 - Eindhoven
This project is funded by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable. Learn more: eiturbanmobility.eu.