The university programme NATM Engineering: Construction, Rehabilitation and Operation of NATM- and TBM-Tunnels
at TU Graz and the Montanuniversität Leoben offers an opportunity to deepen your knowledge in tunnelling, especially in the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) and tunnel boring machines (TBM). When you have completed this programme, you will be able to design and build tunnels in accordance with the NATM principles or to provide engineering supervision for building such tunnels.
The programme includes the following components:
To register for this programme you must have one of the following qualifications:
Since all parts of the programme will be held in English as the language of instruction, you also need good competence in English.
Early Bird Bonus: Applications received by 31 March 2023 are entitled to an early bird bonus on the tuition fee. This means that the tuition fee is € 18,900 instead of € 20,900. No further discounts are possible.
This fee does not include travel, lodging or food expenses.
The university programme in NATM Engineering is a cooperation between the Institute of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling at TU Graz and the Institute for Subsurface Engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben.
Alumni of the programme work in the following fields:
The university programme
NATM Engineeringis well established and worldwide known. With 2019 the teaching program will be complemented by additional topics. It is my goal to provide the participants with in-depth knowledge in tunnelling (especially in NATM but also with a critical examination of different sequential excavation methods worldwide) for shallow and deep tunnel depths in urban and intercity highspeed connections).The participants shall understand the application of cyclical and continuous excavation methods from an economic point of view as well as feasibility aspects, including also discussions on risks and opportunities. Tunnelling is currently undergoing extreme development, both in terms of machine technology and in terms of measurement technology and digitalisation. I would like to give the participants an insight into the latest developments in tunnel design and construction.
The spezialised University Programm "NATM-Engineer" was created by the two universities Graz University of Technology and Montanuniversität Leoben to satisfy the continuously increasing worldwide demand for qualified tunnel engineers and aim at increasing the skills of the participants in the fields of geotechnical engineering and tunnelling, with an emphasis on the "New Austrian Tunnelling Method" (NATM).
The NATM engineering programme provides practical insight into all aspects of deep tunnelling from geological investigations, rock mechanics to scheduling, construction and risk management. Being a geotechnical engineer who is largely involved in surface and underground mining, the NATM programme was very useful as the design aspects use systematic approaches for modelling ground conditions and conceptually understanding ground behaviour for tunnels that are designed to remain serviceable for over 100 years, rather than say 5 to 10 years as is usually the case for mining. These approaches greatly supplement methods commonly used in the mining industry.
Next start date: 11 September 2023
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2023
Required application documents:
Please send your complete application documents by e-mail or post to:
Montanuniversität Leoben
Subsurface Engineering
z. H. Patrizia Gäbler
Franz-Josef Straße 18
8700 Leoben, Austria
natm @unileoben.ac.at
After we have checked your application documents, you may be required to come for an interview or take a test before you can be admitted to the programme.
Special offers are available for the programme participants in a number of hotels and other accommodations: Accomodations in Graz and Leoben.
Programme Administration
Patrizia GÄBLER
Subsurface Engineering
Tel.: +43 3842 402 3416
natm @unileoben.ac.at
Programme Direction
TU Graz
Thomas MARCHER
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing.
Phone: +43 316 873 8114
thomas.marcher @tugraz.at
Montanuniversität Leoben
Robert GALLER
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.mont.
Phone: +43 3842 402 3400
robert.galler @unileoben.ac.at