Project description
Driving sustainable urban mobility for Europe’s cities and competitiveness
The EU-funded EITUM-BP26-28 project lays down the business plan of EIT Urban Mobility, Europe’s leading innovation community for sustainable urban mobility. It sets out how EIT Urban Mobility will deliver impact between 2026 and 2028 by supporting cities, industry, startups and academia to accelerate the transition to cleaner, safer and more inclusive mobility systems. The business plan focuses on five priority domains: public and shared transport, health and mobility, electrification and alternative fuels, sustainable urban logistics and mobility data management. Through education, innovation and investment activities, EIT Urban Mobility will scale market-ready solutions, develop skills, strengthen Europe’s urban mobility ecosystem and contribute to EU goals on competitiveness, climate action and quality of life in cities.
Objective
EIT Urban Mobility is Europe’s leading innovation community, accelerating the transition to sustainable urban mobility for more liveable cities. Building on our Strategic Agenda 2021–2027, its 3 societal impact goals and the achievements of its startup and ramp-up phase, the Business Plan 2026–2028 sets out an ambitious programme to deliver scalable, inclusive and impact-driven solutions through strong Knowledge Triangle Integration across education, research and business, aligned with EU policy priorities.
Actions focus on 5 priority domains where change is most urgent and promising: Public and Shared Transport, Health and Mobility, Electrification and Alternative Fuels, Sustainable Urban Logistics, and Mobility Data Management, supported by cross-cutting technologies such as AI and robotics.
This Business Plan raises ambition across all programmes, with a unified innovation call, later-stage investments, cofunding with corporates and VCs and stronger city engagement. It reinforces our role as a recognised thought leader, through communication, stakeholder engagement and dissemination aligned with EU priorities. It advances 5 strategic objectives: creating liveable spaces; closing the knowledge gap; deploying and scaling green, safe, inclusive mobility; accelerating market opportunities; promoting effective policies and behavioural change. Key priorities include scaling education, strengthening our role as an impact-driven innovation platform, embedding gender equality and inclusion, expanding impact investment, boosting RIS actions, and securing financial sustainability through diversified revenues (€38M+ projected by 2028).
From 2026, a new Impact Assessment Framework will guide outcome-driven, city-centric monitoring and accountability, aligned with EIT KPIs. By combining innovation, investment, education and policy engagement, EIT UM will reinforce Europe’s competitiveness, deliver climate impact, and drive systemic transformation of urban mobility.
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- engineering and technology civil engineering urban engineering smart cities
- social sciences economics and business business and management innovation management
- engineering and technology civil engineering transportation engineering
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering robotics
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.3.3 - The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-EIT-KIC - HORIZON EIT KIC Actions
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Call for proposal
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08018 BARCELONA
Spain
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