UITP Academy, in partnership with its Regional Training Centre TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe, is launching an in-person training programme on Ticketing and Fare Management between 9-11 September 2025. The course will be 3 days including 7 sessions, and international case studies.
Ticketing is the key for public transport operators or authorities to collect fares from the passengers. Nowadays, the increasing use of technology supports the need for various fare types, payment method transforming from classic paper tickets to contactless cards and smart phones, while opening endless opportunities for data collection and analysis. The challenge starts with trying to understand closed-loop vs open-loop, card-centric vs system-centric, prepaid vs post-paid, account-based ticketing, open payment, SIM-centric mobile ticketing, Secure Element, HCE, interoperability, multiservice, beacons, NFC, QR code and so on.
With the aim of improving operational efficiency and adapting to new challenges on fare management and ticketing, the course aims to:
All UITP trainers are top level transport and mobility professionals with extensive experience in public transport and operations from different regions of the world. In addition, UITP invites guest speakers to illustrate specific solutions, practices and case studies.