Mobility Transition, Participation and Public Transport in Dialogue
Friday, 18 September 2026; 09:00–15:30 | Innovation Center, Saarland University | (Fully booked)
An attractive, practical, and equitable public transport system in Saarland can become a reality by developing innovative approaches, sharing experiences, and bringing together perspectives for sustainable mobility.
The joint Mobility Congress organised by the Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (MUKMAV), together with IZES, the Saarmila research project, and the Future – Transportation – Society (FTS) competence centre at htw saar, addresses these challenges.
The congress brings together stakeholders from politics, public administration, academia, transport companies, municipalities, and civil society, creating space for exchange, reflection, networking, and new ideas around public transport and mobility in Saarland.
What to expect:
- engaging expert presentations on current developments and future perspectives in public transport,
- two interactive workshop sessions offering space for discussion and networking,
- insights from research and practice,
- new perspectives on mobility, participation, and social justice,
- ideas for workplace mobility management,
- discussions on the mobility of children and young people, as well as the requirements that different lived realities place on a future-oriented mobility system,
- concepts for more liveable cities through the ecological and social transformation of existing street space.
At the heart of the discussion is the question of how mobility in Saarland can be made sustainable, accessible, and liveable – for local communities and together with them.
PROGRAMM
Friday, 18 September 2026; 09:00–15:30 | Innovation Center, Saarland University | (Fully booked)
Registration from 08:00
Welcome – Ground Floor Seating Steps, 09:00
Petra Berg
Minister for the Environment, Climate, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Saarland
Prof. Dr Michael Vielhaber
Managing Director, Institute for Future Energy and Material Flow Systems (IZES gGmbH)
Prof. Dr Thorsten Cypra
FTS / htw saar
Presentations – Ground Floor Staircase, 9:30 a.m.
“Towards a Sustainable Mobility Culture in Saarland: Insights from the Saarmila Research Project”
Dr. Andrea Amri-Henkel, Research Group for Transformative Mobility Research, IZES gGmbH
“Strategies and Measures of the State Government for Future-Oriented Mobility in Saarland”
Astrid Klug, Head of the Mobility Division, Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Saarland
Workshop Session 1 – Workshop Rooms, 10:30
Funding and Organisation of Public Transport in Saarland: Who Commissions, Who Pays, Who Decides? | Room 0.0.1 (Ground Floor)
Learning Together, Shaping the Future: Scaling Up On-Demand Transport in Saarland | Room 3.05.1 (3rd Floor)
Ideas for Workplace Mobility Management and Innovative Commuter Platforms | Room 3.05.2 (3rd Floor)
Lunch Break, 12:00–13:00
Workshop Session 2 – Workshop Rooms, 13:00
Public Transport Dialogue: Developing Concrete Solutions to Concrete Challenges Together | Room 0.0.1 (Ground Floor)
Shaping School Mobility in Saarland Together: Understanding Needs – Developing Solutions | Room 3.05.1 (3rd Floor)
Making Space: Living Labs for the Mobility Transition as an Opportunity for Liveable Public Spaces | Room 3.05.2 (3rd Floor)
Coffee Break, 14:30–14:45
Joint Outlook – Ground Floor Seating Steps, 14:45–15:30
What have we learned – and what comes next?
