The Conference
The conference aims to provide a platform of discussion for local and international experts on issues related to transport developments and their impacts on the environment. This also allows the experts from various discipline to exchange ideas and opinions on the effective  strategies and planning to mitigate the potential negative  social and environmental impacts caused by transport activities. It is anticipated that the conference would create awareness to the nation on this important subject.

The APTE conference has been organized by various countries in the Asia Pacific region, such as Singapore (1998, 2004, 2007), China (2000, 2005, 2009), Indonesia (2010), Thailand (2012), and Sri Lanka (2014). This is the inaugural APTE conference in Malaysia. The MUTRF conference has been organized by various local universities. This is also an inaugural MUTRF conference organized by UTAR in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and Transportation on Science Society of Malaysia
(TSSM).


The Conference Theme and Topics

The theme of the conference is Green Transport Development for Sustainable Future. The topics of interest for submission include, but not limited to:
•  Transport system resilient during disaster
•  Transport safety
•  Economic, social and environmental impacts of transport  activities and development
•  Impacts of land/sea/air transport operation
•  Transport and environmental issues
•  Transport and land use
•  Sustainable transport system
•  Impacts of logistics  and freight transport
•  Rail development and impact assessment
•  Pavement materials
•  Public transport system and para-transit
•  Non-motorized transport
•  Urban planning
•  Transport emission, noise, and vibration