RAILVET, 05 December 2012 UIC The Worldwide Association Representing the Railway Sector Nathalie Amirault Head of Unit Expertise Development, UIC RAILWAY OPERATION IN ECVET A LLP-DoI Project with the support of the LLP LdV Programme of the European Union

2  1922: intergovernmental conference in Genoa, Italy  October 1922: Constitutive Assembly of UIC (Paris): UIC Statutes adopted by 51 Railway administrations from 29 countries (Europe, Asia)  2012: 200 Member railways on 5 continents  2012: 90 th anniversary of UIC UIC: A long history at the service of member railways and international railway cooperation Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

3 UIC: the International Union of Railways, a global non-governmental international organisation for rail transport 200 members on all continents Members are: Railways, Rail operators, Infrastructure managers, Railway service providers, Public transport companies UIC Membership: 3 types of Members  Active Members: 82  Turkey (TCDD ) are a UIC Active Member  Associate Members: 82  Affiliate Members: 36 Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

4 UIC in Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

5 UIC Mission Promoting the development of rail transport at world level, in order to meet challenges of mobility and sustainable development Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

6 UIC’s role Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

7 Synergies between UIC and its partner organisations Railways associations: OSJD, CER, EIM, APTA, AAR, ALAF, AUR, UAR/UAC,… Intergovernmental organisations: UN, UNECE, ESCAP,… UNFCCC, UNEP OECD, ITF,… EU institutions, ERA Council of Europe OTIF,… NATO,… International financial institutions: World Bank, EIB, EBRD, ADB,… International standardisation bodies: ISO, CEN/CENELEC, ETSI, IEC,…l International associations and interest groups for tourism, environment,…l Transport sector trade associations: UITP, IRU, IATA, UFTAA, FIATA, UIRR, UIP, ERFA,… Railway industry and contractors: UNIFE, FIEC, EFRTC,… UIC Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

8 UIC « Products » Some examples … Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

9 UIC Leaflets - Railway Standards Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

10 UIC Reports Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

11 UIC Reports Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

13 UIC Governance General Assembly UIC Executive Board UIC HQ AFRICA NORTH AMERICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA EUROPE LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES 200 Members (All members) 21 Members (Geographical representation) Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

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PassengersFreightRail system / Infrastructure Fundamental Issues / Values CER / UIC High Level Passenger meeting CER / UIC High Level Freight meeting Ferdinand Schmidt, RCA UIC Freight Forum Ferdinand Schmidt, RCA TAF TSI DEPLOYMENT (UIC / CER / EIM / UIP / ERFA) Steering Committee J. Sundling Common Components Group J. Sundling / R. Wilke Infrastructure Forum Andrew McNaughton, Network Rail UK International Railway Research Board – IRRB Yoshio Ishida, JR East High Speed Plenary Committee Michel Leboeuf, SNCF Station managers Group – SMG Pascal Lupo, SNCF UIC Passenger Forum Cécile Queille, SNCF ERTMS Platform Michele Elia, RFI / FS Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform Joachim Kettner, DB AG Safety Platform J.-M Richard, SNCF Security Platform Tadeusz Kaczmarek, PKP PLK Intercontinental freight corridors coordination group Vladimir Yakunin, RZD Member–led cooperative bodies provide strategic direction for UIC activities SPECIAL GROUPS CTG / INTERUNIT Eric Peetermans, SNCB Raildata Rainer Wilke, DB XRail Günther Ferk, DB IFC Expertise Development Platform Alexander Netolicky, ÖBB

16 UIC HQ: one of the Fundamental values.. UIC Headquarters in Paris > Technical Departments : * Railway System * Passenger * Freight * Fundamental values - Sustainable development - Research - Safety - Security - Expertise development Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

17 Mission Enhance workforce development by (1) Sharing best practice in rail training across the industry (2) Contributing to interoperability of training (2) Staff development Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

18 UIC in Railvet project (1) Interface with railway companies in EU (2) Dissemination activities Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012

19 UIC in Railvet project: dissemination Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012 Over 30 presentations from EU, Asia, Africa, Oceania, the United States

20 Thank you for your kind attention Nathalie Amirault, Head of Unit Expertise Development Presentation of UIC- RAILVET, 05 December 2012