Lucía Magaña, member of EELISA-on-the-MOVE: awarded at the 3rd EELISA Scientific Student Competition at Bucharest

Last 12th and 13th of June, took place the 3rd EELISA European University International Scientific Student Competition at the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, co-organized by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Around 100 international students from across the EELISA European University Alliance presented their research work in 12 exciting sessions on site and online.

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid was represented by 7 students from different faculties thanks to the foundation of EELISA UPM, among them our colleague Lucía Magaña Morán, who also represented our community EELISA On-the-MOVE and the Transport Research Centre of the UPM: TRANSyT.

We are proud of Lucía for having received a Special Price to publish in the scientific journal Cognitive Sustainability her study, entitled “New Pedestrian Cities. Analysis of the transformation of urban space in sustainable mobility projects.” Analyzes the implementation of pedestrianization from the pedestrian perspective, through two recent case studies in Madrid (Puerta del Sol and Plaza de Olavide).

Through surveys carried out on pedestrians in both areas and a study of the built environment where it is analysed how the interventions have been executed and which are the elements that make up the space, it is shown that the interventions more focused on the user, which promote the stay and the enjoyment of the environment produce a greater satisfaction in the pedestrian.

Students also had de opportunity to explored Bucharest and visited the main research hubs of the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest: CAMPUS and PRECIS Institutes.

We are very grateful to the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and EELISA for this opportunity to exchange knowledge once again among young people.