IK Director appointed Vice Chairman of IRRB UIC.

Elections for the new term of office of the International Rail Research Board (IRRB) UIC.

Elections for the new term of office of the International Rail Research Board (IRRB) UIC.

On December 31, 2019, the term of office of the IRRB UIC chairmanship expired.  IRRB  is one of the UIC bodies, whose task is to support railways and research units in the field of research and innovation in rail transport at the global level, including fostering the scientific community in identifying research issues aiming at the best use of research potential and innovation.

The results of the new elections were announced at the UIC General Assembly meeting on December 11 in Paris. Director of the Railway Research Institute, Dr Andrzej Żurkowski was re-elected as the Vice Chairman of the IRRB (term 2020-2022).

The IRRB chairmanship is as follows:

Mr. Vladimir ANDREEV (RZD-Russian Railways) - Chairman
Dr. Andrzej Żurkowski of IK (Railway Research Institute) - Vice Chairman
Professor Mark ROBINSON (NewRail, Newcastle University) - Vice Chairman
Mr. ZHOU Li of CARS (Chinese Academy of Railway Sciences) - Vice Chairman

Mr. Atila KESKIN of TCDD (TCDD Railway Research and Technology Center) - Vice Chairman
Mr. Andrew MEIER of ACRI (Australasian Center for Rail Innovation) - Vice Chairman.

The Railway Research Institute attaches great importance to work in the international area. We are pleased to be able to effectively support the work of UIC in the field of research and innovation.