Course Description: This course explores the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in expanding freight rail infrastructure, highlighting best practices for collaboration and investment.
Objectives:
- Understand the fundamentals of PPPs in freight rail development.
- Identify key stakeholders in successful rail infrastructure partnerships.
- Develop investment models for sustainable freight rail expansion.
- Assess risk management strategies in public-private agreements.
- Optimize regulatory frameworks to encourage private sector investment.
- Examine case studies of successful freight rail PPPs globally.
- Enhance financing mechanisms for long-term railway infrastructure growth.
- Implement performance-based contracts for railway projects.
- Align PPP investments with national and EU transportation policies.
- Design a strategic PPP framework for Romania’s freight rail network.
