Civil, Rail & Smart Cities
299 online programmes, designed with industry and taught by practising engineers.
Civil, Rail and Smart Cities in South Africa
Civil engineering is central to South Africa's infrastructure, from roads and water systems to rail and urban development. Transnet's freight rail network, the Gautrain system in Gauteng and metropolitan projects in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg create steady demand for engineers. Large contractors and consultancies, along with public agencies such as the South African National Roads Agency Limited, employ specialists in structures, transport and urban systems. Smart city initiatives increasingly combine civil works with digital monitoring and sustainable design.
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Cybersecurity Course in Airport Systems
Online course of 300 hours in cybersecurity for airport systems, structured in 6 modules covering the airport digital ecosystem, regulation and governance, OT systems security, IT…
Cybersecurity Course in Urban Infrastructures
Online course of 300 hours in urban infrastructure cybersecurity: 6 modules covering IEC 62443, the NIS2 Directive and the Spanish National Security Framework (ENS) applied to…
Cybersecurity Course in Urban Water Infrastructure
Online course of 300 hours in cybersecurity for urban water infrastructure, structured in 6 modules covering OT control systems, risks and threats, defensive architecture, detection and…
Cybersecurity in Critical Urban Services Course
Online 300-hour course in cybersecurity for Critical Urban Services. 6 modules covering IEC 62443 Security for industrial automation and control systems, Directive (EU) 2022/2555 NIS2 and…
Data Analytics in Smart Cities Course
Online course of 300 hours in data analytics in smart cities: 6 modules covering ISO 37120, ISO 37122 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) applied to real…
Data Governance in Smart Cities Course
Online course of 300 hours in data governance for smart cities, structured in 6 modules covering data as a public asset, the legal framework for data,…
Data-Driven Urban Policy Evaluation Course
300-hour online course in Data-Driven Urban Policy Evaluation. 6 modules covering Law 27/2022 on the institutionalisation of public policy evaluation in the General State Administration, Law…
Desalination and Water Reuse Course in Cities
Online course of 300 hours in desalination and water reuse in cities. 6 modules covering non-conventional water resources, reverse osmosis desalination, brine and environmental impact, wastewater…
Digitalisation in Port Terminals Course
Online 300-hour course in digitalisation in Port Terminals. 6 modules covering Regulation (EU) 2019/1239, the European maritime single window environment, Directive (EU) 2022/2555, NIS 2 and…
Direct Current Railway Electrification Course
Online course of 300 hours in DC Railway Electrification: 6 modules covering DC traction systems, rectifier substations, catenary and third rail, the return circuit and stray…
Dynamic Pricing Course in Urban Parking
Online course of 300 hours in dynamic pricing for urban parking. 6 modules covering parking economics, pricing models, occupancy data, implementation and communication, evaluation of results…
Electronic Interlocking and Safety Course
Online course of 300 hours in electronic interlockings and safety, structured in 6 modules covering interlocking logic, electronic interlocking architectures, functional safety, software and application data,…
Emergency Exit Design Course for Tunnels
Online course of 300 hours in emergency exit design in tunnels. 6 modules covering tunnel safety and evacuation, emergency exit typologies, geometric and construction design, evacuation-related…
Emergency Management Course in Underground Infrastructure
Online course of 300 hours in emergency management in underground infrastructure, structured in 6 modules covering underground risks, regulations and planning, safety installations, fire and evacuation…
Energy Management Course in Smart Airports
Online course of 300 hours in energy management for smart airports, structured in 6 modules covering airport energy, terminal building efficiency, airside energy, renewable generation and…
Energy Management Course in Smart Districts
Online course of 300 hours in energy management in smart districts: 6 modules covering ISO 50001, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791 and the Energy Performance…
Energy Resilience in Smart Cities Course
Online course of 300 hours in energy resilience in smart cities: 6 modules covering urban resilience, energy risk assessment, technical resilience solutions, continuity planning and governance,…
ETCS and ERTMS High Speed Course
Online course of 300 hours in ETCS and ERTMS for high-speed rail, structured in 6 modules covering ERTMS architecture, ETCS levels and modes, braking curves and…
European Regulation Course on Urban STIs
Online course of 300 hours in European regulation of urban ITS: 6 modules covering European smart transport policy, the ITS Directive and its revision, data, interoperability…
Financing and PPP Course in Smart City Projects
Online course of 300 hours in financing and PPPs for smart city projects: 6 modules covering municipal and EU funding, public-private partnerships, the public procurement framework,…
Flood Modeling Course with HEC-RAS 2D
Online course of 300 hours in flood modelling with HEC-RAS 2D. 6 modules covering the basics of two-dimensional modelling, terrain and computational mesh, boundary conditions and…
Future of Rail Course: Hyperloop and Rail 4.0
Online course of 300 hours in the future of rail: Hyperloop and Rail 4.0. 6 modules covering railway evolution, hyperloop, maglev and new guided systems, Rail…
Future of the Post-COVID City Course
Online course of 300 hours in the future of the post-COVID city, structured in 6 modules covering pandemic impacts, mobility and public space, housing and new…
Future of Urban Water Management Course
Online course of 300 hours on the future of urban water management, structured in 6 modules covering urban water challenges, water-sensitive cities, resource recovery, emerging technologies,…