A mobihub is a recognizable transport hub where different sustainable and shared transport modes (public transport, bikesharing, carsharing…) are linked with each other. This can be complemented by other services such as a bicycle pump, parcel lockers, green space… Mobihubs are designed to enable and promote multimodal transport. They facilitate the shift away from a mobility system based on car dependency towards better air quality, more public space and less transport poverty.

Autodelen.net and Taxistop organise the international symposium on shared mobility ‘Shared Mobility Rocks’. They launched the concept of mobihubs in Belgium in 2017 and founded Mobipunt vzw together with Infopunt Publieke Ruimte. Mobipunt vzw strives for a high-quality network of mobihubs in Flanders and works together with Taxistop asbl for the rollout of mobihubs in Brussels and Wallonia.

How do we make the mobihub of the future attractive, accessible, safe, (socially, ecologically and economically) sustainable and able to thrive within a (post-)corona reality? Can a mobihub be more than just functional? What innovative business models can make mobihubs flourish? How can neighbours participate in the creation of their mobihub? Could coworking places be included? And how can mobihubs foster social cohesion? We challenged students from the Belgian universities and colleges to answer these questions, at least partially! 

The Mobihub Student Challenge is multidisciplinary: students from different fields of study could participate. They could focus on infrastructure, communication, product design, participation, user experience, accessibility, urban planning… The methodology used also depended on their field of study: surveys, interviews, design…

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THE FINAL OF THE MOBIHUB STUDENT CHALLENGE

Students participated as a team (max. 5) as part of their curriculum (e.g. as an assignment within a course) or independently of their curriculum. The selected students participated in the final of the Mobihub Student Challenge on December 8, 2020.

The finalists pitched their idea to an international jury and the present audience.

The final takes place on December 8 between 17h and 19h. It will be an online event combining the pitches of the finalists with keynotes by the members of the jury. At the end, the jury will choose the top 3 winners and the public will decide who wins the audience award. Are you interested in mobility, urbanism and usability/design? Are you curious about how students and the keynotes speakers look at the mobihub of the future? Be there!

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MEMBERS OF THE JURY

The selection of the finalists will be made by Taxistop and Autodelen.net. The jury at the final will consist of:

• Rebecca Karbaumer – Mobility expert (City of Bremen)
• Marie Mervaillie – Usability expert (Namahn)
• Benoit Moritz – Architect & urbanist (ULB – Metrolab Brussels)

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AWARDS

Apart from eternal glory you mean? The audience award is a €100 check to spend at Music Mania.

The top 3 winners elected by the jury will receive:

• FIRST PLACE : €300 + a €100 check for the Ancienne Belgique 
• SECOND PLACE: €225 + a €75 check for the Ancienne Belgique  
• THIRD PLACE: €150 + a €50 check for the Ancienne Belgique 

Furthermore, the winner elected by the jury and the winner chosen by the audience will get the chance to perform at Shared Mobility Rocks: Rock around the clock on March 3, 2021.

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REGISTRATION

Register now to be a part of the final on December 8!