What it takes to be successful
in international programs?
By
Dina Kuttah and Leif Sjögren
VTI, Sweden
Final Workshop
Outlines
- In general
- VTIs success factors international
cooperation
- INCRIS project
What it takes to be successful in
international programs
In general
-Preparing a successful international project application requires significant
time, planning, and self-reflection.
-In preparing your international project application, you should answer the following questions:
• What makes you stand out from other projects applicants with similar professional and academic profiles?
• How can you impact the reviewers committee (lobbying)? • What makes you an effective project leader?
- Read carefully the call text and make sure you reply to the requirements! - Strong organizational skills must be employed to define international work
-The willingness of all team members to communicate ideas and issues is important to the overall success of any international project.
-A good international work team is composed of members with a sense of
responsibility
-Showing appreciation for the efforts of co-workers is a quality necessary to the functioning of a successful team.
-A team must clearly define the roles of each member, A successful leader of international project is able to match certain tasks to the abilities and talents of particular people.
-Project members should be prepared at brainstorming ideas and willing to
transform old beliefs and routine processes.
-Diversity in a work team makes it especially strong. A group with individuals who differ from one another brings more creativity and suggestions to the table than one composed of similar people.
-A successful international work team must possess conflict resolution skills to deal appropriately when disputes occur.
-A quality international team of professionals must have the ability to
accurately perceive what is happening. The group needs to be able to identify issues, assess what is working and what is not.
VTI points of view in successful
international cooperation
Visions and aims of your organization:
A related issue is the question of the state we want our institute to reach internationally.
This could be defined as actions that have been taken by VTI to be more engaged and successful internationally.
VTI success factors in short
• A long tradition and history in research
• Cooperation
• Competence
• Independency
• Multidisciplinary
• Dissemination service
• Continuously searching for new clients
• Quality in all aspects
VTI
cooperation
in
international
networks,
organisations and groups.
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) • European Committee for Standardization (CEN) • Enhanced European Vehicle-safety
• Committee Human Factors and Ergonomics
• Society International Association of Public Transport (UITP) • International Association for Impact Assessment
• International Traffic Medicine Association • Nordiskt vägforum (NVF)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) • Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) • European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)
• Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) • Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes (FERSI)
• Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
• OECD:S Joint Transport Research Committee (JTRC) • World Road Association (PIARC)
VTI has opened strategically situated offices around Sweden. Close to customers and facilitate engagement of skilled workers.
Also, VTI has used a more joined-up communication system, (i.e. video conference system) which has enabled researchers from different VTI offices to work together and with other international partners in a more structured and coordinated way.
INCRIS project, some observations
It is suggested that The Ukrainian Transport Agencies take more
responsibility for their own research development. DNDI is however concerned about preparing project proposals as it may result in a more international research funding for DNDI.
Evaluating the direction and results of operations for research,
demonstration, innovation and development in transport sector.
DNDI evaluation should be able to measure development, introduction and spread of new and improved research focusing on their contribution to the transport policy objectives.
DNDI should get more national funds to develop its research level which in turn will affect considerably the involvement of DNDI in European and international projects.
Lessons learned
• VTI has been involved in assessing the research need at DNDI
• VTI has been involved in research strategy building for DNDI
(Ukraine) and contributed to identify the main problems that
face DNDI from achieving the research requirement vision in
transport sector.
• Establishing strong strategic partnerships between VTI and DNDI
• VTI has been involved in strengthening the ability of Ukrainian
Lessons learned
• VTI has been involved in workshops devoted to enhance the relationship
between DNDI and policy makers in UKRAINE. This should in turn enable
a more objective process for the prioritizing and funding of research
needed to fill the gaps in knowledge.
• VTI has been involved in networking workshops and reciprocal short term
visit programs between VTI and DNDI to share the Swedish knowledge in
different research fields with the Ukrainian colleagues. These workshops
and visit programs can be summarized as follows:
Short term visits
13-15 March 2013 DNDI, Кiev, Ukraine
- Safety in Cars (The Swedish Concept)
- Road Safety in Sweden
Gunilla Sörensen
VTI, Sweden
19 August 2013 DNDI, Кiev, Ukraine
10:00 – 16:00
Infrastructure
for
cyclist
and
pedestrians
Anna Niska , VTI
20 August 2013 DNDI, Kiev, Ukraine
Winter maintenance and cycling
Anna Niska, VTI
Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14 09:00-09:45
Welcoming meeting with the VTI’s director general Jonas Bjelfvenstam and deputy DG Kent Gustafson Place: Meeting room (Lillsjön)
08: 30- 09:30
Meeting with Björn Kalman Place: Meeting room 2G-14
08: 30- 09:30
Open discussion and support requests in whatever research area, with Dina Kuttah
Place: Meeting room (Boren)
08: 30- 09:30
Meeting with Annelie Carlson
Place: Meeting room (Boren)
09:45-10:00 coffee break 09:30-10:00 coffee break 09:30-10:00 coffee break 09:30-10:00 coffee break 10:00-11:30
Meeting with Robert Karlsson Place: Meeting room (Ören)
10:00-11:30
Meeting with Tommy Pettersson Place: Crash test laboratory
10:00-11:30
Meeting with Anita Ihs and Thomas Lundberg
Place: Meeting room (Tolen)
10:00-11:15
Crash test with Tommy Pettersson
Place: Crash test laboratory 11:30- 12:30 Lunch 11:30- 12:15 Lunch 11:30- 12:30 Lunch 11:15 – 11:45
Short-term visit evaluation with Dina Kuttah
Place: Meeting room (Boren)
12:30- 13:00
Visit to VTI’s library, with Birgitta Sandstedt
12:15- 13:00
Presentation regarding road safety in Czech republic, delivered by Petr Pokorny
Place: Meeting room (Boren)
12:30- 14:00
Dealing with any selected research topic with Dina Kuttah
Place: Meeting room Tolen
11:45 Departing
13:00- 14:00
Introduction to VTI, with Dina Kuttah
13:00- 14:30
Meeting with Robert Karlsson Place: Meeting room (Tolen)
14:00-14:30 coffee break 14:30-15:00 coffee break 14:00-14:30 coffee break
14:30 -15:30
Driving Simulator, with Jonas Jansson
15:00 -17:00
Carrying out crash test with Tommy Pettersson
Place: Crash test laboratory
14:30-15:30
Meeting with Tommy Pettersson Place: Crash test laboratory
17:30-19:00
Dinner at Parisian restaurant in Linköping
15:30 -17:00
Meeting with Leif Sjögren Place: Meeting room (Tolen)
Short-term visit programme at VTI for: Valeriy Vyrozhemsky, DNDI Director Week 24, June 2013, Program coordinator: Dina Kuttah
DNDI R&D Strategy Workshop
13 February 2013 DNDI, Kiev, Ukraine
R & D strategy of VTI ( Case study from Sweden)
Leif Sjögren, VTI
Workshops
Highway Infrastructure Workshop
14-15 February 2013 DNDI, Kiev, Ukraine Pavement Design Concept- Swedish Case Study
Dina Kuttah, VTI
Monitoring of road conditions in Europe -state of the art
Aim of the workshop and overview of the topics to be discussed
Dina Kuttah , VTI
Traffic Safety
(Findings obtained from the short term visit of VTI’s expert to DNDI)
Tommy Pettersson, VTI
How safe is your car?
(Findings obtained from the short term visit of DNDI’s expert to VTI)
Tommy Pettersson, VTI Winter road maintenance - The Swedish experience Dina Kuttah, VTI
Strategy Development Workshop
9 September 2013 DNDI, Kiev, Ukraine
Workshops
Highway Infrastructure Workshop
10 September 2013 DNDI, Kiev, Ukraine
