In this course, participants will gain knowledge on historical background and the state of the art in the field of international railways. They broaden those perspectives in the international railway system operations. They will understand the complexity of interdependencies of subsystems in the railway system and develop an attitude towards the integration of that knowledge in practice. The course is also dedicated to exploring the current international research activities in the field. Moreover, the participants will be able to calculate a carbon footprint using the simple example of their own "living environment" and use the knowledge to apply it in their private/companies use cases.

Course Contents

• Railways in Austria. Introduction to the Railway operations in Austria including practical exercises
• Railways in Germany. Introduction to the Railway operations in Germany including practical exercises
• Railway transport logistic processes in Lithuania. Lithuanian railways stations operation organization principles. Lithuanian railways signals signalization principles. Lithuanian railway transport system and introduction to Rail Baltic.
• History of rail transport and Railway projects in Estonia. Differences in traffic management systems (e.g Austria vs Estonia).
• CO2- Footprint: methodological approach and the calculation principles and specific applications
• Excursion to a railway company

Side Events

There will also be a lot of interesting side events, like social program, campus tour and city tour.

How to participate

Students may apply for an Erasmus+ grant at their home institution for participating in the BIP.

Lecturers are also very welcome to accompany their students. Deadline for registration: 30.09.2024

For further details regarding the administrative process, please get in touch withMariam Mosiashvili: mmosiashvili@fhstp.ac.at