Railway Education Abroad

In the USA and Great Britain the students get railway education at special colleges of advanced technology and at civil engineering departments of universities.

For example, the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Birmingham ranks as one of the foremost teaching and research railway centres in Great Britain. The students come to the University from all parts of the country and from abroad. The concentration of railroads in Birmingham makes it possible to keep in close touch with new achievements in railway engineering.

The aim of training at the University is to give the student an understanding of applied science based on lectures, tutorial system, laboratory work and design classes. The laboratory work trains the student in accurate recording of observations, drawing logical conclusions and presentation of scientific reports. Besides, it gives the students an understanding of experimental methods and familiarizes them with the characteristics of engineering materials, equipment and machines.

At the University of Birmingham there are two types of laboratories, general and specialized. General laboratories deal with the fundamentals of engineering science and specialized ones study the more specialized problems in different branches of engineering.

The practical and laboratory work throughout the three or four years of study forms a very important part of the course, so the students obtain the required standard in their laboratory course work before they graduate.

As you know British educational system is fee-paying. The annual fee includes registration, tuition, examination and, in the case of full-time students, membership to the Students’ Union and the National Union of Students (NUS).

Students from all over the world (nearly 100 countries) study at the University of Birmingham. For many years the University has had a thriving community of international students.

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