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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Course on European Regulations in Urban Water Management
Online course of 300 hours in European regulations for urban water management, structured in 6 modules covering EU water policy, drinking water, urban wastewater, reuse, bathing…
Course on Finance and PPP in Railway Projects
Online course of 300 hours in finance and PPP in railway projects: 6 modules covering railway infrastructure financing, public–private partnerships, project finance, financial modelling, and tendering…
Course on Gender and Inclusive Urban Planning
Online course of 300 hours in gender and inclusive urban planning: 6 modules covering the gender perspective in planning, gender-sensitive urban diagnosis, inclusive public space, mobility,…
Course on Instrumentation and Monitoring in Underground Works
Online course of 300 hours in instrumentation and monitoring of underground works. 6 modules covering monitoring objectives, geotechnical instrumentation, surveying and geodetic monitoring, data acquisition and…
Course on Insurance and Risks in Water Projects
Online course of 300 hours in insurance and risk in water projects, structured in 6 modules covering project risks, risk management and quantification, construction and operational…
Course on Integrating Tunnels with Urban Rail Networks
Online course of 300 hours in Integration of Tunnels with Urban Rail Networks: 6 modules covering tunnels in the urban rail network, track and overhead line…
Course on Intelligent Public Lighting and Energy Efficiency
Online course of 300 hours in smart public lighting and energy efficiency: 6 modules covering Royal Decree 1890/2008, UNE-EN 13201-2 and UNE-EN 13201-5 applied to real…
Course on International Airport Regulations (EASA, FAA)
Online course of 300 hours in international airport regulations (EASA, FAA), structured in 6 modules covering the airport regulatory architecture, EASA aerodrome rules, FAA airport rules,…
Course on International Urban Planning Regulations and Policies
Online course of 300 hours in international urban planning regulations and policies: 6 modules covering comparative planning systems, international agendas, European urban policy, global instruments and…
Course on Loading Zones and Logistics Micro-hubs
Online course of 300 hours in loading zones and logistics micro-hubs, structured in 6 modules covering urban space for loading, loading zone sizing and design, technology…
Course on Operations in Railway Control Centers
Online course of 300 hours in railway control centre operations, structured in 6 modules covering control centre functions and systems, traffic management, incident and emergency management…
Course on Pathology and Repair in Existing Tunnels
Online course of 300 hours in pathology and repair of existing tunnels. 6 modules covering lining degradation, inspection and diagnosis, structural assessment, repair and strengthening techniques…
Course on Port Design in Urban Areas
Online course of 300 hours in port design in urban areas. 6 modules covering the port-city relationship, port planning, port infrastructure design, operation and access, and…
Course on Predictive Models for Flood Risk
Online course of 300 hours in predictive models for flood risk, structured in 6 modules covering flood risk data, extreme value statistics, hydrological forecasting, machine learning,…
Course on Psychological Wellbeing and Urban Space
Online course of 300 hours in psychological wellbeing and urban space: 6 modules covering mental health and the city, urban nature and wellbeing, public space design…
Course on Public Art and Culture in Urban Space
Online course of 300 hours in public art and culture in urban space, structured in 6 modules covering art in public space, culture and the city,…
Course on Regulation in ITS and Smart Urban Mobility
Online course of 300 hours in ITS regulation and smart urban mobility: 6 modules covering mobility governance, regulation of new services, data and technology regulation, low-emission…
Course on Regulations and Standards in Urban Electric Mobility
Online course of 300 hours in urban e-mobility legislation and regulation: 6 modules covering Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR), Law 7/2021 and Royal Decree 1052/2022 applied to…
Course on Risk Analysis in Underground Works
Online course of 300 hours in risk analysis in underground works. 6 modules covering risk in underground works, risk identification and registers, qualitative and quantitative assessment,…
Course on Simulating Urban Scenarios with AI
Online course of 300 hours in AI-based urban scenario simulation: 6 modules covering urban systems modelling, simulation data, artificial intelligence techniques, applied urban scenarios and responsible…
Course on Social Housing and Sustainable Densification
Online course of 300 hours in social housing and sustainable densification, structured in 6 modules covering European housing models, urban density, affordable housing design, residential building…
Course on Social Impact Assessment in Urban Planning
Online course of 300 hours in social impact assessment in urban planning, structured in 6 modules covering social impact in urban projects, the social baseline, impact…
Course on Social Innovation in Digital Urban Projects
Online course of 300 hours in social innovation in digital urban projects: 6 modules covering social innovation and the city, design methodologies, technology for the community,…
Course on Social Sustainability in Urban Design
Online course of 300 hours in social sustainability in urban design: 6 modules covering urban social sustainability, community-oriented design, health and equity, assessment tools and policy…