{"id":12359,"date":"2026-09-01T16:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irap.org\/?p=12359"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:12:02","slug":"celebrating-the-next-generation-of-road-safety-leaders-announcing-the-2026-women-in-engineering-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/celebrating-the-next-generation-of-road-safety-leaders-announcing-the-2026-women-in-engineering-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Een ode aan de volgende generatie leiders op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid: de winnaars van de Women in Engineering Grant 2026 worden bekendgemaakt."},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-none section-pb-sm bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p>Twee\u00ebndertig vrouwen uit 24 landen hebben de International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2026 Training and Accreditation Grants van iRAP ontvangen, waarmee ze bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van de volgende generatie leiders op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid via #EngineeringIntelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Verkeersveiligheid vereist diverse stemmen, innovatief denken en sterk leiderschap. Daarom is iRAP verheugd de succesvolle ontvangers van onze opleidings- en accreditatiebeurzen voor Internationale Dag van Vrouwen in de Techniek (INWED) 2026 bekend te maken.<\/p>\n<p>Dit jaar ontvingen we meer dan 210 aanvragen van getalenteerde en gepassioneerde vrouwelijke ingenieurs, planners, onderzoekers, verkeersveiligheidsdeskundigen en studenten van over de hele wereld. Na een zeer competitief selectieproces, <strong>32 uitzonderlijke vrouwen uit 24 landen<\/strong> hebben beurzen ontvangen ter ondersteuning van hun professionele ontwikkeling en om bij te dragen aan veiligere wegen wereldwijd. Deze ontvangers werden geselecteerd uit de wereldwijde aanvragen die zijn ontvangen in het kader van ons INWED 2026 #EngineeringIntelligence-initiatief, dat de rol van vrouwen viert bij het toepassen van data, innovatie en menselijke expertise om veiligere weginfrastructuur te cre\u00ebren.<\/p>\n<p>We zijn verheugd deze nieuwe groep te verwelkomen in de wereldwijde iRAP-gemeenschap en kijken ernaar uit hen te ondersteunen, te begeleiden en hun bijdragen te vieren, terwijl ze helpen om veiliger reizen voor alle weggebruikers mogelijk te maken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vrouwen sterker maken door middel van technische intelligentie <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dankzij de genereuze steun van de <strong>FIA Foundation<\/strong>, Elke ontvanger krijgt toegang tot de training van iRAP over:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Essenti\u00eble aspecten van sterrenbeoordeling<\/li>\n<li>Star Rating for Designs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deze internationaal erkende cursussen bieden praktische vaardigheden op het gebied van verkeersveiligheidsbeoordeling, risico-identificatie, veiliger wegontwerp en op bewijs gebaseerde besluitvorming. Deelnemers verwerven de kennis die nodig is om de iRAP-methodologie\u00ebn in hun werk toe te passen, hun professionele kwalificaties te versterken en bij te dragen aan de realisatie van veiligere infrastructuurprojecten in hun gemeenschappen en landen.<\/p>\n<p>De training biedt ook een traject om een iRAP-geaccrediteerd professional te worden, waardoor deelnemers expertise kunnen opbouwen die van pas komt bij overheidsinstanties, consultants, onderzoekers, lokale overheden en verkeersveiligheidsorganisaties wereldwijd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waarom dit initiatief belangrijk is <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\udc9c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Het thema van INWED 2026, <strong>#EngineeringIntelligence<\/strong>, erkent het groeiende belang van het combineren van technische kennis, datagestuurde instrumenten en mensgericht denken om complexe infrastructuuruitdagingen op te lossen. Vrouwelijke ingenieurs spelen een cruciale rol in deze transformatie en leiden de inspanningen om veiligere, meer inclusieve en duurzamere transportsystemen te ontwerpen.<\/p>\n<p>Ondanks de vooruitgang blijven vrouwen wereldwijd ondervertegenwoordigd in veel technische disciplines. Door te investeren in mogelijkheden voor professionele ontwikkeling draagt iRAP bij aan het versterken van de genderdiversiteit binnen de verkeersveiligheidssector en zorgt ervoor dat meer vrouwen toegang hebben tot de kennis, netwerken en erkenning die nodig zijn om leiders in dit vakgebied te worden.<\/p>\n<p>Iedere weggebruiker verdient infrastructuur die diverse perspectieven en ervaringen weerspiegelt. Het ondersteunen van vrouwen in de ingenieurswetenschappen gaat niet alleen over gelijkheid, maar is essentieel voor het cre\u00ebren van veiligere wegen en het verminderen van de verwoestende gevolgen van verkeersongevallen wereldwijd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maak kennis met de subsidieontvangers van 2026. <\/strong><strong>\ud83c\udf0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gefeliciteerd aan de ontvangers van de International Women in Engineering Day Grant 2026:<\/p>\n<p><strong> \n<table id=\"tablepress-15\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-15\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Ontvanger<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Organisatie<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Land<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Prabhseerat Kaur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Prashona Dawadi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">AECOM<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Australi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ritah Umubyeyi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rwanda Transport Development Agency<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rwanda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kathryn Allender<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nationale snelwegen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Verenigd Koninkrijk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tris Liu<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gemeenteraad van Blacktown<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Australi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shunyashree Danappa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">WSP<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Laiz Aracy B\u00e9rgamo Florenzano<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem (DER-SP)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Brazili\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rocio Lopez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TEKIA Ingenieros SA.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Spanje<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Swastika Thapa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ERMC Pvt. Ltd.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Paola Carvajal<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MOVIDANA<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ecuador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Maria Jacinta Lagonera<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">CTI Engineering International<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Filippijnen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">M\u00f3nica Dana\u00e9 Medell\u00edn Matamoros<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mobiliteitsdirectie van San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tais Silva<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">DER\/SP<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Brazili\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Oyun-Erdene Shirendev<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mongoli\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Palesa Hekandjo<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wegenautoriteit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Namibi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yemariyam Kibret Woldegiorgis<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ethiopische wegenadministratie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ethiopi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Malebogo Power<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Motorvoertuigongelukkenfonds<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Botswana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Michelle Blackhurst<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vereniging van Lokale Overheden van West-Australi\u00eb<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Australi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Barbara Adhoch<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vereniging van Raadgevende Ingenieurs van Kenia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Kenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shelley Cao<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ministerie van Transport en Planning<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Australi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Heydy Estefany Oha Vilez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Peru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pamahayu Prawesti<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ministerie van Openbare Werken<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Indonesi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gabriel Pomacu<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SPLDP Dolj<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Roemeni\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Monique Barnes (van Wyk)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gemeenteraad van Queenstown Lakes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nieuw-Zeeland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nikola Floodgate<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kent County Council<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Verenigd Koninkrijk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Veronica Son<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stad Boulder<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Verenigde Staten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nothando Mthunzi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gemeenteraad van Barnsley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Verenigd Koninkrijk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adriana Nesheva<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Agentschap voor weginfrastructuur<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bulgarije<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Natalia Tanan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Institut Teknologi Bandung \/ Ministerie van Openbare Werken<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Indonesi\u00eb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Deborah Tuaki<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Verkeersautoriteit Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Euridice Jackie Matsiengouni<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Richting Generale de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Routi\u00e8re<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Gabon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jigme Lhazen<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Transport<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bhutan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-15 from cache --><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vooruitblik<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deze 32 vrouwen vertegenwoordigen een divers netwerk van professionals die werkzaam zijn bij overheidsinstanties, lokale overheden, adviesbureaus, de academische wereld, onderzoeksinstellingen en niet-gouvernementele organisaties. Samen brengen ze een schat aan kennis, ervaring en toewijding mee om de verkeersveiligheid in alle regio&#039;s van de wereld te verbeteren.<\/p>\n<p>We kijken ernaar uit om hun trajecten te volgen, terwijl ze hun nieuwe vaardigheden toepassen, hun professionele netwerken versterken en bijdragen aan een wereld zonder gevaarlijke wegen.<\/p>\n<p>Wij willen alle sollicitanten bedanken voor hun interesse en enthousiasme. De kwaliteit van de ontvangen sollicitaties toont eens te meer de ongelooflijke betrokkenheid van vrouwelijke ingenieurs en verkeersveiligheidsdeskundigen wereldwijd aan.<\/p>\n<p>We zijn ook enorm dankbaar aan de <strong>FIA Foundation<\/strong> voor het mogelijk maken van deze kansen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samen werken we aan een wereld zonder gevaarlijke wegen. <\/strong><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,902,51],"tags":[1209,1069,919],"class_list":["post-12359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-news","category-training-and-accreditation","category-women-in-engineering","tag-inwed","tag-iwed","tag-women-in-engineering"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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