Transport Institute News Archive
Asper School of Business
Register today for the 23rd Annual Fields on Wheels Conference
October 11, 2018 —
The 23rd Fields on Wheels conference takes place on Friday, November 2 at the Four Points South Hotel in Winnipeg.
Asper School of Business
Transport Institute publishes first book in new Transport Research series
January 29, 2018 —
Transport Nodal System provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of transport nodes and nodal systems, focusing on economic, operational, management, planning, policy, regulation, and sustainability perspectives.
Asper School of Business
INSTR 2018
January 18, 2018 —
The University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI) recently partnered with the University of Sydney Business School in organizing the International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (INSTR) 2018
Asper School of Business
Young Scholars Conference on China Studies
December 19, 2017 —
University of Manitoba Transport Institute co-organized the conference, whose theme was "New Orders in Global Politics and Economics: The Challenges and Opportunities of China Studies”, for postgraduate students and young faculty members
Asper School of Business
UMTI director discusses “Ubering” Winnipeg
December 15, 2017 —
Ng highlighted the importance of “flexibility in mobility” in deciding the success of PTP services (e.g., Uber, Lyft) and the implementation of the bylaws in Winnipeg
Asper School of Business
UMTI director talks Churchill with CBC
November 20, 2017 —
Adolf Ng, Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), shares his view with CBC News on the latest lawsuit and development of the disrupted rail line to Churchill
UMTI director appointed senior editor of European Journal of International Management
October 5, 2017 —
EJIM is a leading international management journal with both European and wider global perspectives
Asper School of Business
International Workshop on Transportation, Logistics, and Regional Development
September 23, 2017 —
The Transport Institute of the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba (UMTI) co-organized with the Shanghai Maritime University, China (SMU) the International Workshop on Transportation, Logistics and Regional Development held in Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, on September 22, 2017
Ice roads and Cargo Airships – State of the Technology and Opportunities for the North
May 15, 2017 —
Public lecture on May 17
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UMTI director shares knowledge on dry ports at UN think tank meeting
April 21, 2017 —
Ng highlighted the importance of dry ports on the transforming the economic structure of landlocked countries and regions





