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Mission, vision and outcomes
What the programme sets out to do, and what a graduate is expected to be able to do.
Mission
To raise competent, expert graduates who will advance science and the transport of passengers and freight by rail — one of the key sectors for development and industrialisation in the country.
Vision
- Keeping education quality at the highest possible level while following the state of the art in railway systems engineering.
- Being a leading programme that trains experts able to consult and to deliver sustainable railway education to public and private organisations.
- Meeting the national need for qualified R&D personnel in every discipline related to railway systems.
- Raising and sustaining academic staff and building the research infrastructure they need.
Educational objectives
What graduates take with them
Follow the state of the art
The habit and the ability to track current developments in railway systems engineering.
Apply and develop
The fundamentals needed to apply and develop new technologies in R&D activities.
Publish and contribute
The foundation to carry out research and publish work that advances the field.
Programme outcomes
Knowledge, skill and competence
Knowledge
- Deepening undergraduate-level knowledge in railway systems engineering.
- Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction the field requires.
Skill
- Using expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Combining knowledge from other disciplines to form new insight.
- Solving field problems with research methods.
Competence
- Carrying out a specialist study independently.
- Communicating results to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Observing professional ethics and safety responsibility.