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Study at the chair of Electric Railways

You can study Planning and Operating of Electric Transportation Systems as a specialisation of the diplom study program Transport Engineering. In the other study programs Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering you can visit elective courses.

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Main topics at a glance

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Information about the lectures

Learn all about the content and dates our compulsory and elective lectures as well as practical exercises and excursions.
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Final papers

Our offer of topics for student papers includes the whole field of electrical transport systems.
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Internships

Inform about internship offers from our business partners. We are happy to help you with the internship arrangement.

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Study electric railways

Transport Engineering

Study Transport Engineering and choose after completing the basic study the specialisation Planning and Operation of Electric Transportation Systems.

You receive founded knowledge about all topics in the field of electric transport systems. Furthermore, the study covers lectures about general rail vehicle topics and power electronics. The practical exercises in the laboratory and the elective courses that are also given by lecturers from industry complement the interesting lecture offer.

Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering

Study Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering and visit our elective courses Electric Railways I and II in winter and summer semester!

You achieve an overview over the most important fields of electric railways and you have the possibility to write your study or diplom paper with the chair of electric railways.