Civil, Rail & Smart Cities
299 online programmes, designed with industry and taught by practising engineers.
Civil, Rail and Smart Cities in Ireland
Ireland's civil engineering sector is driven by public infrastructure investment in roads, water, housing and public transport, alongside rail projects such as Dublin's light rail and commuter rail upgrades. Transport Infrastructure Ireland sets standards for national roads, while Irish Rail and Iarnród Éireann operate and develop the rail network. Smart city initiatives in Dublin and other urban areas create demand for engineers working on sensors, data platforms and integrated mobility systems. Typical employers include contractors, consultancies, local authorities and public agencies, with Engineers Ireland providing professional recognition.
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Multimodal Rail-Port Transport Course
Online course of 300 hours in rail–port multimodal transport: 6 modules covering the rail–port logistics chain, port rail infrastructure, intermodal terminal operations, digitalisation and the economics…
Numerical Tunnel Modeling Course (Plaxis, FLAC3D)
Online course of 300 hours in numerical modelling of tunnels (Plaxis, FLAC3D). 6 modules covering the fundamentals of numerical modelling in geotechnics, constitutive models, tunnel modelling…
Occupational Safety Course in Deep Excavations
Online course of 300 hours in Occupational Safety in Deep Excavations: 6 modules covering hazards in deep excavations, the legal framework for prevention, collective protection measures,…
Participation in Urban Resilience Course
Online 300-hour course in Citizen Participation in Urban Resilience. 6 modules covering the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the Aarhus Convention on access to…
Pedestrian Mobility Course in Urban Spaces
Online course of 300 hours in pedestrian mobility in urban spaces: 6 modules covering pedestrian mobility dynamics, measurement and modelling, pedestrian network design, safety and comfort,…
Pedestrian Mobility Planning and Accessibility Course
Online course of 300 hours in pedestrian mobility and accessibility planning, structured in 6 modules covering pedestrian mobility, the accessibility regulatory framework, accessible pedestrian routes, pedestrian…
Placemaking Course: Space Activation Strategies
Online course of 300 hours in placemaking and space activation strategies: 6 modules covering the origins and principles of placemaking, place diagnosis, activation strategies, community and…
Port Last-Mile Operations Course
300-hour online course in Port Last-Mile Operations. 6 modules covering the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), Regulation (EC) 561/2006,…
Port Logistics KPIs Course
Online 300-hour course in Port Logistics KPIs. 6 modules covering Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011, Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Navy Law, Regulation (EU)…
Port Project Finance Course
Online 300-hour course in port project finance. 6 modules covering Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2011, the Consolidated Text of the Law on State Ports and the Merchant…
Port Security and ISPS Code Course
Online course of 300 hours in Port Security and the ISPS Code. 6 modules covering the International Code for the Protection of Ships and Port Facilities…
Predictive Maintenance Course for Rolling Stock
Online course of 300 hours in predictive maintenance of rolling stock: 6 modules covering rolling stock maintenance, condition monitoring, reliability and degradation models, machine learning for…
Predictive Maintenance Course in Underground Works
Online course of 300 hours in predictive maintenance in underground works. 6 modules covering underground assets and maintenance, data capture, analytics and predictive models, application to…
PropTech and ConTech Course: Innovation and Regulation
Online 300-hour course in PropTech and ConTech: Innovation and Regulation. 6 modules covering Law 12/2023 on the right to housing, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in…
Public Electric Vehicle Charging Planning Course
Online course of 300 hours in public electric vehicle charging planning: 6 modules covering Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR), ITC-BT-52 (Royal Decree 1053/2014) and IEC 61851-1 applied…
Rail Last Mile Logistics Course
Online course of 300 hours in rail last-mile logistics: 6 modules covering urban logistics and rail, urban terminals and microhubs, capillary distribution and vehicles, planning and…
Rail-Airport Link and Connectivity Course
Online course of 300 hours in rail-airport links and connectivity, structured in 6 modules covering airport-city connectivity, demand estimation, rail infrastructure design, service integration, and appraisal…
Rail-Port Logistics Course
Online 300-Hour Course in Rail-Port Logistics. 6 Modules Covering Law 38/2015, of the Railway Sector, Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011, Consolidated Text of the Law of State…
Rail-Road Multimodal Transportation Course
Online course of 300 hours in rail–road multimodal transport: 6 modules covering rail–road intermodal systems, intermodal terminals, rail freight operations, the legal and documentary framework, and…
Railway Accidents and Lessons Learned Course
Online course of 300 hours in railway accidents and lessons learned: 6 modules covering accident investigation, systemic analysis methods, landmark derailments, collisions, fires and level-crossing accidents,…
Railway Digitization Course with IoT and Big Data
Online course of 300 hours in railway digitalisation with IoT and Big Data: 6 modules covering the digital transformation of rail, sensors and railway IoT, data…
Railway Safety and International Regulations Course
Online course of 300 hours in railway safety and international regulations, structured in 6 modules covering the European railway safety system, safety management systems, common safety…
Railway Signaling Course: Basic Principles
Online course of 300 hours in railway signalling fundamentals, structured in 6 modules covering safe-running principles, signals and train detection, block and train protection systems, basic…
Railway Simulation Software Course
Online course of 300 hours in railway simulation software: 6 modules covering simulation fundamentals, running-time and energy simulation, capacity and timetabling, signalling and control systems, and…