NATM Engineer

Organisation:: TU Graz Life Long Learning
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Graz and Leoben, Steiermark, Österreich
Typ:: Part-time
Certificate:: Certificate
Duration:: 4 Semester
Certificate:: M.Eng.
Duration:: 6 Semester

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Programme

The University Programmes "NATM-Engineer" were created to satisfy the continously increasing worldwide demand for qualified tunnel engineers and aim at increasing the skills of the participants in the fields of geotechnical engineering and tunnelling, with an emphasis on the “New Austrian Tunnelling Method” (NATM). The degree holders shall be enabled to accomplish tunnelling projects on their own in the face of geotechnical, structural, organizational, contractual and economic needs according to the latest state of the art. The programmes are jointly organized by Graz University of Technology and University of Leoben. Courses will be held in Graz and Leoben in Austria. The degree holders shall be enabled to accomplish tunnelling projects on their own in the face of geotechnical, structural, organizational, contractual and economic needs according to the latest state of the art.

Programme Options:
The University Certificate Programme, leading to the degree "Academic NATM Engineer" lasts four semesters (12.000 Euro). Optionally participants can add another two semesters and receive the title "Master of Engineering" (Master Programme, 16.000 Euro).

Prof. Wulf Schubert - TU Graz
Prof. Robert Galler - MU Leoben

Target audience

Participants

The programmes address civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists who do have a distinctive technical education and aim at a specialization in tunnelling. Future fields of work may be planning, design and consulting of underground projects for engineering offices, or construction management for contractors and owners.

Emphases/Curriculum

Introduction to the „New Austrian Tunnelling Method“
Investigation and Engineering Geological methods
Laboratory methods
Characterization and Classification
Geotechnical design
Analysis
Tunnel Layout
Site organization, construction management
Construction contract
Risk analysis
Tunnel safety
Monitoring, data evaluation and interpretation
Instrumentation
Grouting (Master)
Excavation by blasting and roadheader (Master)
Basics of TBM tunnelling (Master)

Practical relevance

The teaching method is teacher-centred to mediate the necessary skills. Field trips to construction sites will round off the courses. Participants are encouraged to develop and realize projects in team work.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Applicants who fulfil one of the following requirements qualify for the programmes: a master degree from a technical university in a related field a bachelor degree from a technical university in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of professional experience a degree from a technical college and minimum 5 years of professional experience (for Certificate Programme only) plus good command of English language Admission ist based on the review of the applicants and if required on interviews with the candidates or a test.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	nicht möglich

Duration and Organisation

The University Certificate Programme lasts 4 semesters and is valid 61 ECTS-Credits, while the Master Programme lasts 6 semesters with 90 ECTS-Credits.
The courses will be held in 4, respectively 5 modules lasting three weeks each, allowing participation parallel to the job.

Programmes start every second year.
Planned start of the next programmes:
September 2011

Attendance fees

Certificate Programme (4 semesters): 12.000 Euro
Master Programme (6 semester): 16.000 Euro

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Organisation

Following its mission Graz University of Technology not only aims to enable its students to acquire technical knowledge and education of high quality but also to be a place of lifelong learning. Based on the existing excellent know how Graz University of Technology seeks to increasingly establish itself as a provider of continuing education opportunities taking into account the fact that learning is a life-long process. We especially want to approach young graduates as well as experienced professionals with a technical and scientific background interested in vocational education and training.

Study in Graz and Leoben

Graz with a population of 280,000 is the second-largest Austrian city after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria. Graz has a long tradition as a student city and offers its students a vital everyday life with a wide range of divers amusements. Its six universities have over 40,000 students. Graz' "Old Town" is one of the best-preserved city centers in Central Europe that was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003. The city is situated on the Mur river, in the south east of Austria. It is approximately 140 km southwest of Vienna or 2.5 hours by train / 2 hours by car. The nearest larger urban center is Maribor in Slovenia which is about 50 km away. One can reach many major European cities very easily from Graz, either by plane (Graz has got an international airport) or by train. Graz Airport is about 10 kilometres south of the city centre. The international destinations from Graz are Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, London, Munich, Stuttgart, Zurich, Girona/Barcelona and Oslo.