Civil, Rail & Smart Cities
299 online programmes, designed with industry and taught by practising engineers.
Civil, Rail and Smart Cities in Canada
Canada's infrastructure needs drive significant civil engineering activity, from highways and bridges to urban transit and water systems. Major transit projects in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary involve rail, tunnelling and smart city technologies. Rail operators and suppliers, including Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National, depend on engineering expertise in track, signalling and structures. Provincial ministries of transportation and municipal engineering departments are key employers, alongside consulting firms.
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Course on Soil-Structure Interaction in Underground Works
Online course of 300 hours in soil-structure interaction in underground works, structured in 6 modules covering ground behaviour around excavations, the convergence-confinement method, interaction models for…
Course on Strategies to Reduce Urban Segregation
Online course of 300 hours in strategies to reduce urban segregation: 6 modules covering the causes and effects of segregation, its measurement, housing policy, neighbourhood regeneration…
Course on the Conservation of Historic Urban Centers
Online course of 300 hours in conservation of historic urban centres, structured in 6 modules covering historic centres as heritage, analysis and inventory, protection planning, heritage…
Course on the Design of Efficient Urban Intersections
Online course of 300 hours in the design of efficient urban intersections, structured in 6 modules covering intersection types and conflicts, capacity and levels of service,…
Course on the Design of Parks and Urban Green Areas
Online course of 300 hours in the design of urban parks and green spaces: 6 modules covering urban greenery, site analysis, park design, green engineering, management…
Course on the Economics of Public Space
Online course of 300 hours in public space economics: 6 modules covering urban economics, economic valuation, financing of urban projects, economic activity in public space and…
Course on the Future of Autonomous Cities
Online course of 300 hours in the future of autonomous cities, structured in 6 modules covering autonomous-city visions, autonomous vehicles and mobility, service robotics, autonomous digital…
Course on the Future of Autonomous Urban Mobility
Online course of 300 hours on the future of autonomous urban mobility: 6 modules covering future mobility scenarios, urban impacts of automation, new autonomous services, planning…
Course on the Future of Global Urban Regulation
Online course of 300 hours in the Future of Global Urban Regulation. 6 modules covering the Paris Agreement (2015), Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the European Climate Law…
Course on the Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Areas
Online course of 300 hours in the impact of climate change on coastal zones. 6 modules covering climate and the coastline, physical, ecological and socio-economic impacts,…
Course on the Inclusion of Migrants in Urban Strategies
Online course of 300 hours in migrant inclusion in urban strategies: 6 modules covering migration and the city, territorial diagnosis of inclusion, urban reception policies, public…
Course on the Operation of Integrated Urban Control Centers
Online course of 300 hours in integrated urban control centre operations: 6 modules covering the integrated control centre, technology architecture, control room design and human factors,…
Course on Universal Accessibility in Urban Spaces
Online course of 300 hours in universal accessibility in urban spaces, structured in 6 modules covering the accessibility framework, accessible pedestrian routes, street elements, communication and…
Course on Urban Climate Resilience Plans
Online course of 300 hours in urban climate resilience plans, structured in 6 modules covering urban climate risk, risk and vulnerability assessment, adaptation measures, plan preparation…
Course on Urban Co-design Strategies
Online course of 300 hours in urban co-design strategies, structured in 6 modules covering co-design principles, preparing co-design, generative tools, prototyping and validation, and scaling up…
Course on Urban Data Interoperability Regulations
Online 300-hour course on urban data interoperability regulations. 6 modules covering Royal Decree 4/2010 Esquema Nacional de Interoperabilidad, Regulation (EU) 2024/903 Interoperable Europe Act and CKAN.…
Course on Urban Heat Island and Nature-Based Solutions
Online course of 300 hours in urban heat islands and nature-based solutions, structured in 6 modules covering the physics of the heat island, measurement and diagnosis,…
Course on Urban Heating and Cooling Networks
Online course of 300 hours in urban district heating and cooling networks: 6 modules covering UNE-EN 13941-1, UNE-EN 253 and the Spanish Regulation on Thermal Installations…
Course on Urban IoT Platforms and Interoperability
Online course of 300 hours in urban IoT platforms and interoperability, structured in 6 modules covering IoT in urban space, protocols and connectivity, urban IoT platforms,…
Course on Urban Maritime Works (Docks, Breakwaters)
Online course of 300 hours in urban maritime works (breakwaters and groynes). 6 modules covering maritime works in the city, marine actions, rubble-mound breakwaters, vertical breakwaters…
Course on Urban Planning Resilient to Climate Change
Online course of 300 hours in climate-resilient urban planning: 6 modules covering climate and risk in the city, vulnerability and risk assessment, green and blue infrastructure,…
Course on Urban Regeneration of Degraded Neighborhoods
Online course of 300 hours in the urban regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods: 6 modules covering urban vulnerability, integrated diagnosis, physical intervention, the social and economic dimension,…
Course on Urban River Management and Ecological Restoration
Online course of 300 hours in urban river management and ecological restoration. 6 modules covering urban river degradation, hydromorphology and diagnosis, restoration techniques, integrated river management…
Course on Urban Sustainability Indicators
Online 300-hour course on Urban Sustainability Indicators. 6 modules covering ISO 37120:2018, ISO 37101:2016 and R. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.