The demand for specialists for the expansion of the digital railway system in Germany (Digitale Schiene Deutschland) will continue to increase in the coming years. In order to secure expertise in Germany as a business location in the long term, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden/TUD) are establishing an endowed Chair of Digital Railway Systems at the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at the TU Dresden.

On 28 February, 2024, Dr. Volker Hentschel, Board Representative for Digital Rail for Germany, and Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger, Rector of TU Dresden, signed the agreement in the Railway Operation Laboratory at TU Dresden.

The chair is initially funded for ten years. The funding includes one professorship, three research assistants, two research support staff as well as administration and secretarial services. Scholarships will also be awarded to students in order to attract new students to the degree programmes.

Just in time for the official signing event, the position as "Professorship (W3) for Digital Railway Systems" has been published by the TU Dresden (to the advertisement in German and to the advertisement in English).

You can find out more in the online magazine "Verkehrslage.