Team & consortium

The organisations — and the people behind them.

NextGenMobility brings together academic institutions, municipalities, an NGO and an SME from Hungary, France, Austria and Romania. Below, each partner is introduced as an organisation, followed by the people leading the work. Photos and fuller biographies will be added as the team shares them.

A transdisciplinary partnership

Three leading universities — ELTE, TU Wien and Junia HEI — form the scientific and methodological backbone, deliberately integrating social sciences, engineering and the humanities. Three municipalities host the Urban Living Labs, while an SME and an NGO drive coordination, participation and outreach on the ground.

Roles at a glance

Coordinator · MEGAKOM Perception analysis · ELTE Mobility audit · TU Wien City Information Modelling · Junia HEI Communication · ABPR Living Labs · Nyíregyháza · Oradea · Bram
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MEGAKOM Development Consultants

HungaryCoordinator · SME
About the organisation

A Hungarian development-consultancy SME with over two decades of experience in urban and regional planning, EU project development and transnational cooperation. MEGAKOM specialises in stakeholder engagement and in turning research into workable local strategy and policy. It coordinates the project and designs the Urban Living Lab framework.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
MK
Mónika Komádi
Principal Investigator · Coordinator

Coordinates the project across all eight partners. Full profile coming soon.

BK
Béla Kézy
Managing Director, MEGAKOM

Leads strategy and the 15-minute-city approach in the labs. Full profile coming soon.

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Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

HungaryUniversityLead · Perception analysis
About the organisation

Hungary’s oldest and one of its most prestigious universities. The project is anchored in its Institute of People–Environment Transaction, which studies how people perceive and interact with their built environment — bringing environmental-psychology depth to mobility research.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
AD
Andrea Dúll
Principal Investigator · Environmental psychology

Leads ELTE’s youth mobility perception research. Full profile coming soon.

BB
Bálint Balázs
Researcher · People–Environment Transaction

Designs the survey and focus-group methods with youth. Full profile coming soon.

03

Municipality of Nyíregyháza

HungaryCity authorityLiving Lab host
About the organisation

A county-rank city and regional centre in north-eastern Hungary. Its municipality has invested steadily in sustainable transport, from new bus routes to an expanding cycle network, and contributes hands-on urban-management experience as a Living Lab host focused on mobility poverty and inclusion.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
BS
Barbara Sulik
Principal Investigator

Leads the Nyíregyháza Living Lab. Full profile coming soon.

MJ
Menyhért Jászai
Deputy Mayor of Nyíregyháza

Champions youth mobility within city leadership. Full profile coming soon.

04

Junia HEI

FranceUniversityLead · City Information Modelling
About the organisation

A leading French higher-education and engineering institution based in Lille. Its smart-city and built-environment research groups specialise in digital modelling and GIS, providing the project’s City Information Modelling capability and pedestrian-comfort expertise.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
VI
Vedrana Ikalović
Principal Investigator · CIM lead

Leads the City Information Model development. Full profile coming soon.

05

Ville de Bram

FranceCity authorityLiving Lab host
About the organisation

A small town in the Occitanie region of southern France serving a wider rural catchment. As a Living Lab host, Bram offers a setting to test youth-centred proximity where distances and the spread of services differ from larger cities.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
EJ
Eliott Jacquot
Principal Investigator

Leads the Bram Living Lab. Full profile coming soon.

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TU Wien

AustriaUniversityLead · Mobility audit
About the organisation

One of Europe’s foremost technical universities. Its mobility researchers are recognised for work on the 15-minute city, superblocks and child-friendly mobility, and lead the project’s mobility-audit methodology, quality assurance and impact evaluation.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
HL
Helmut Lemmerer
Principal Investigator · Senior Researcher

Leads the youth mobility audit and impact evaluation. Full profile coming soon.

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ABPR — Business Promotion Romania

RomaniaNGOLead · Communication
About the organisation

A Romanian NGO active in youth development, entrepreneurship and the creative industries. ABPR leads communication and youth outreach across the project and takes an active role in the Oradea Living Lab.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
TP
Tibor Pósa
Principal Investigator

Leads communication and youth outreach. Full profile coming soon.

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Oradea Metropolitan Area (ZMO)

RomaniaMetropolitan authorityLiving Lab host
About the organisation

An inter-community development association coordinating planning across Oradea and its surrounding municipalities in western Romania. ZMO hosts the Romanian Living Lab, focusing on campus–city integration and accessibility for a large student population.

People — photos & full bios coming soon
GF
George Adrian Foghiș
Principal Investigator

Leads local research and pilots in Oradea. Full profile coming soon.

Work with us

Interested in collaborating or replicating our work?

We welcome contact from cities, researchers and youth organisations across Europe.

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