Land Transport Technology in Russian University of Transport

NEKLIUDOV Aleksei Nikolaevich

Program Director

Teaching staff. The program is delivered by the highly qualified specialists, Doctors and Candidates of Sciences. The teachers have obtained over 100 certificates of authorship and patents for inventions, and students and postgraduate students regularly present their reports at scientific and technical conferences of top universities of Russia and the CIS countries. The teachers systematically improve their qualification undertaking work placement at the Russian Railways company branches or at specialized educational institutions (in particular, in Austria, Germany, France, Finland), deliver lectures in Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and Bulgaria.

Facilities and resources. The department has well-equipped state-of-the-art laboratories of operation of track machines and road construction machines; reliability of track machines and road construction machines; mechanical handling facilities; robotic track machines; CAD and distance learning; hydraulic pneumatic actuators of track and construction machines; and computer classrooms with state-of-the-art software.

Education. The department trains all-around specialists who are able to carry out research and development activities in the field of state-of-the-art track and construction machines, carrying and lifting and loading and unloading machines, technological machines for producing construction materials, metro machines and equipment, automated storage systems, and to manage high-tech manufacturing, effective operation and repair of the above-mentioned equipment. Students undertake their internship at the subdivisions of the Russian Railways company, the metro, transport and metro construction organizations, machine building plants, research and design organizations, enterprises of firms SIEMENS, BOMBARDIER, etc.

Strategic partners. The department cooperates with the branches of the Russian Railways Company, Siemens, Bombardier, the Moscow Metro, the Kaluga Plant Remputmash railway equipment supplier, the Tvema company, a leading global firm in producing, manufacturing and distribution of railway security systems, etc.

International projects and programs. The projects of students and postgraduate students often became laureates of the All-Russian Exhibition of Scientific and Technical Creativity of Youth, were awarded the UMNIK contest grants.

Competitive advantages. Graduates are in great demand and are employed at many research, design and production enterprises such as the Engineering Design Center for Track and Track Machines, Railway Research Institute (VNIIZHT JSC), the Kaluga Plant Remputmash railway equipment supplier, track maintenance trains, at permanent way divisions of the Russian Railways company, at the Moscow Metro and transport departments of industrial enterprises. Graduates have an opportunity to pursue their Master’s and postgraduate degree and undertake study placement abroad.