Our Mission
Eurist is a non-govermental organisation promoting policies that improve the environmental, social and enconomic sustainibility of transport and mobility around the world. Our work focuses on the relation between transport and CO2 emissions reduction, transport and Millennium Development Goals, Poverty Alleviation, Environmental Protection, Road Safety and Freight. Eurist is based in Hamburg, Germany´s second biggest city and economic hub for Northern Europe. We work with an extensive network of national and international partners.
Our Values & Beliefs
The association is selflessly active
Our belief is that science and researche, education in the field of environmentally firendly, sustainable and equitable transport can counteract global anthropogenic climate change and contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of all people´s social, cultural and economic development.
EURIST believes in the potential of decision-makers and instituions
in the transport sector and intends to motivate them to play a role in the global development of transport structures – espacially in developing and transition countries.
EURIST will remain critical and reflective against upcoming technical and technological developments
in the transport sector and stand in for a balanced development of technological and non-technological investements and policies in future transformation of global and local zero-emisson mobility lifestyles.
Dr. Jürgen Perschon
Founder of EURISTAs part of his geography studies, Jürgen Perschon, founder of EURIST (and its predecessor organisation ITDP Europe) travelled to East Africa and studied the connection between people’s living conditions, development opportunities and mobility. During his research trips through Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya, he almost exclusively used his own bicycle or borrowed a domestic one, mostly from Indian or Chinese production. In 2003, Jürgen founded the European section of ITDP (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy / New York) in Berlin. ITDP carried out bicycle development projects in many countries.
Team
Managing Board
Christof Hertel
President
Annette Uffmann
Vice President
Michael Ludwig
Project Assistant
Core Team
Dr. Jürgen Perschon
Founder
Patrick Kayemba
Research Coordinator
Carla Orozco García
Research Coordinator
Expert Team
Jens Müller
Microcredits Expert
Joachim Bergerhoff
Transport Policy Analyst and Urban Ropeway Expert
Dr. Dieter Schwela
Air Pollution and Emissions Expert
Advisory Board
Dr. Axel Friedrich
Michael Cramer
Prof. Carsten Gertz
Prof. Heiner Monheim
Prof. Kurt Bodewig
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History
EURIST has conducted many successful projects since its foundation and plays an important role in terms of knowledge sharing and building expert networks. The biggest current project is to support the AfricroozE GmbH, focusing on e-bike mobility in several African countries such as Uganda.
In June and July 2024, representatives of Africrooze GmbH and the FABIO organization undertook a major business trip to Jinja and Kampala to finalize the establishment of Africrooze Uganda Ltd. and prepare for market entry. This initiative aims to promote the use of e-bikes in Uganda and strengthen cooperation between German and Ugandan partners.
FABIO, EURIST and external supporters celebrate the first usage of the AfricroozE’s. The use of the first 100 e-bikes was made possible with the financial support of the KfW.
EURIST (European Institute for Sustainable Transport) becomes the successor to ITDP. As a competence centre for sustainable transport, EURIST shares best practices with cities, local and regional authorities all over the world. EURIST offers project support, capacity building, lectures and seminars on many aspects of passenger and freight transport. EURIST is based in Hamburg.
The ITDP EU (Institute for Transport and Development Policy Europe) is founded by Jürgen in Berlin. The organization advocates for policies to improve the environmental, social and economic sustainability of transport and mobility around the world.
As part of his geography studies, Jürgen cycles through the countries of East Africa. On his tour he studies the relationships between living conditions, development opportunities and personal mobility.