INTRODUCING THE ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORT STUDIES: Bundesanstalt fuer Strassenwesen (BASt) Federal Highway Research Institute

摘要

The Federal Highway Research Institute (Bundesanstalt fur StraBenwesen - BASt) in Germany is a technical and scientific institute subordinate to the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Housing (Bundesministerium fur Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungs-wesen - BMVBW). Its remit is to promote development of roads and related fields and to provide the BMVBW with scientifically sound data to assist the decision-making process for issues relating to transport policy in these fields. The tasks range from answering enquiries at short notice to co-ordinating and conducting research projects lasting several years.