IFF and PRI signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday 15 September, as a basis for cooperation between the two institutes, aimed at implementing actions to strengthen skills in the railway sector.

The ceremony took place in the presence of some thirty participants, including officials from the Philippine Department of Transport in charge of the PRI, Mr. Diego DIAZ, President of SNCF International and Mr. SMOUNI Mohammed, Deputy Director General of ONCF.

On this occasion, Mrs. Anneli LONTOC, Undersecretary of the Philippine Department of Transport and head of the PRI, gave her welcome speech, presented the key dates and missions of the institute and highlighted the opportunities of collaboration between the two entities.

His speech was followed by that of Mr. Christophe Martin, General Manager of IFF, who recalled the main terms and actions of this collaboration. It should be noted that last July IFF organised an English-language webinar on railway safety in which over 240 participants from Morocco, the Philippines and France took part. A second webinar on the theme of maintenance is planned for the end of the year.

For his part, Mr. Karim Eddine CHENNOUF congratulated all IFF and PRI collaborators for the quality of the efforts and actions undertaken in the framework of this collaboration.

The originality of this signing: It was held remotely, via Microsoft Teams, which did not prevent good humour or a certain solemnity.

The event was moderated by Randa BOUHLAL, Communication Manager at IFF.