NATM-Engineer

The University Course "NATM-Engineer" was created to satisfy the continuously increasing worldwide demand for qualified tunnel engineers. An increase of the skills of the participants in the fields of geotechnical engineering and tunnelling, with an emphasis on the “New Austrian Tunnelling Method” (NATM) is the aim of the course.

The course is jointly organized by the Graz University of Technology and the University of Leoben.


Courses will be held in Graz and Leoben in Austria.
The degree holders shall be enabled to accomplish tunnelling projects on their own in the face of geotechnical, structural, organizational, contractual and economic needs according to the latest state of the art.

The Course addresses civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists who do have a distinctive technical education and aim at a specialization in conventional tunnelling.

Future fields of work may be planning, design and consulting of underground projects for engineering offices, or construction management for contractors and owners.
The University Course lasts 4 semesters and is valid 61 ECTS-Credits.

The course will be held in 4 modules lasting three weeks each, allowing participation parallel to the job.

Schedule of the first course:
1st module:  14^th of September to 2^nd of October 2009
2nd module:  6^th of April to 23^rd of April 2010
3rd module:  13^th of September to 1^st of October 2010
4th module:  26^th of April 2011 to 14^th of May 2011

Courses start every second year.

Applicants who fulfil following requirements qualify for the Course
a master degree from a technical university or
a technical bachelor degree and a minimum 3 years of professional experience or
a degree from a technical college and a minimum 5 years of professional experience
good command of English language

Maximum 30 students per course

Successful participants are awarded the occupational title “Academic NATM engineer”

Attendance fee 3.000 Euro per module, 12.000 Euro total