LAWI001535 International placement in transport planning

Type
Practical course
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Berger, Wolfgang Josef
Organisation
Transport Studies
Offered in
Sommersemester 2027
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

The course is part of the now well-established international student workshop “City & Traffic”: The goal is to develop, present, and discuss proposed solutions for local urban areas facing specific traffic problems. The projects are carried out in internationally mixed groups of students and teachers, with a total of up to 50 participants from up to 10 different countries. In addition to deepening specialized knowledge, this offers an excellent opportunity to learn about the perspectives of international students and teachers and to exchange ideas with them during the week spent together.

Recent areas of activity with participation of the Institute for Transport Studies: 1997 Modra (Slovakia), 1999 Klosterneuburg (Austria), 2000 + 2008 Erfurt (Germany), 2001 Banska Stiavnica (Slovakia), 2002 + 2006 + 2014 + 2023 Gyoer (Hungary), 2003 + 2011 + 2019 Cracow (Poland), 2004 + 2010 Maribor (Slowenia), 2005 + 2012 Vilnius (Lithuania), 2007 + 2018 Tulln (Austria), 2009 + 2016 Decin, 2025 Zlin (Czech Republic), 2013 Malacky (Slovakia), 2015 + 2024 Weimar (Germany), 2017 + 2026 Beograd (Serbia).
The workshops planned for 2020 + 2021 had to be cancelled due to COVID19-related restrictions, 2022 Boku didn't participate.

The next workshop is scheduled for July 2027 in Cracow (Poland).
Previous knowledge expected

Good basic knowlegde in terms of traffic planning and road design (compulsory courses completed and some relevant optional courses)
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students get in-depth knowledge about methods on road planning and street design (problem analyses + variants of solutions + evaluation) by treating real task sites having a tangible problem resulting out of traffic.
Furthermore, the students gather international experience and contacts.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.