Teaching Language

All courses are taught

in English.
Application and

Number of participants
A maximum of 30 students
per programme.
NATM Master
Degree of Engineering
Admission

Participants are awarded

the degree “Master of Construction, Rehabilitation and Operation
Engineering”. of NATM- & TBM-Tunnels

Facts

NATM Master of Engineering

Attendance Fee
Applicants who fulfil one of the following 18,900 EUR (no VAT)
requirements qualify for the programme:
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Application forms and reached by train from
— a degree from a technical college Graz in one hour.
detailed information
in a related field
www.natm.at
— good command of English language
Applicants have to send in the comple-
ted registration form, a CV and copies of Contact
degrees. Prof. Thomas Marcher
Graz University of Technology
Application deadline: Email: thomas.marcher@tugraz.at
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Admission is based on the review of the Prof. Robert Galler
applications and if required on interviews Montanuniversität Leoben
with the candidates or on a test. Email: robert.galler@unileoben.ac.at Jointly organized by
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and Montanuniversität Leoben
Aim of the Programme
The university programme was created to
satisfy the continuously increasing world-
wide demand for qualified tunnel engineers
and aims at increasing the skills of the
participants in the fields of geotechnical
engineering and tunnelling, with an
emphasis on NATM and TBM tunnelling.

The degree holders shall be enabled to Module 1 / Geology,

accomplish tunnelling projects on their
Geotechnics &
Tunnelling Methods
own in the face of geotechnical, structural,
organisational, contractual and economic Lab Tests
needs according to the latest state of the Geological Model
art. Geotechnical Characterisation Module 2 / Tunnel Design
Geotechnical Models & Support Methods
Investigation
Tunnel Construction Methods
TBM incl. Support - part 1
Field Trip
Road Header
NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method)
The programme addresses civil en-- Module 3 / Contract & Tunnel Design & Layout, Analytics
Participants

gineers, geotechnical engineers and Site Management Numerical Methods in Tunnelling

engineering geologists who do have Field Trip
a distinctive technical education and NATM Contract
aim at a specialisation in tunnelling. Geotechnical Monitoring
Interpretation Module 4 / Special Methods
Future fields of work may be plan-- Blasting in Tunnelling & HSR
ning, design and consulting of Site Management
Field Trip NATM & TBM – Design Guide Lines
underground projects for engineering

Courses
Grouting
offices, or construction management TBM - part 2
for contractors and owners. Health & Safety
Module 5 /
Risk Assessment
Equipment & Maintenance
Field trip
Equipment (motorway tunnels, railway
Lecturers tunnels, metros, power houses)
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
The majority of the lectures will be Maintenance & Repair
held by the professors Galler, Marcher, Tunnel Ventilation Module 6 / Master Thesis
Schubert, Kieffer und Tschuchnigg. Water Mist Systems
Field Trip Preparation of a thesis for the master‘s
In addition, lecturers from industry will programme is mandatory. A final exam
contribute to special issues. concludes the programme.