Master study at the Faculty of Transportation Sciences are currently available in the following accredited study programmes:

N1041A040003 – DS – Transportation Systems and Technology

N1041A040007 – IS – Intelligent Transport Systems

N1041A040006 – IS (EN) – Intelligent Transport Systems (taught in English language)

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N1041A040005 – LA – Logistics and Transport Processes Control

N1041A040010 – PL – Air Traffic Control and Management

N1041A040004 – SC – Smart Cities (taught in English language)

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N 3710 - Technology in Transportation and Telecommunications

• DS - Transportation Systems and Technology
• IS - Intelligent Transport Systems (taught in English language)
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• LA - Logistics and Transport Processes Control
• PL - Air Traffic Control and Management (taught in English language)

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The study fields taught in English language:

Study field IS – Intelligent Transport Systems

Intelligent Transport Systems (IS) is a quickly evolving area facing a lack of qualified professionals. Why are these systems important? Intelligent Transport Systems integrate information and telecommunication technologies with transport engineering in order to achieve better transport systems efficiency, lower travel times, higher safety and security, reduction of environmental impacts, increase in passenger comfort. The study field Intelligent transport systems (IS) is a part of a Master´s Degree Programme called Technology in Transportation and Telecommunications and enlarges the spectrum of transportation education. The Faculty of Transportation Sciences is well recognized for its Intelligent Transport Systems education. It possesses vehicle simulators and has research laboratories specializing in ITS related problems (e. g. Laboratory of Telematics, Joint Laboratory of System Reliability and Laboratory of Traffic Control and Modelling). Last but not least, the Faculty of Transportation Sciences closely cooperates with the Intelligent Transport Systems and Services of the Czech Republic Association, with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and with many organizations in the private sector. During the study students gain knowledge in the following areas: Transportation Systems, Automated Data Acquisition and Processing, Intelligent Transport Systems Management Skills, Mathematical Tools, Traffic Modelling and Simulation, Telecommunication, Specialization in Intelligent Transport Systems (design, control, evaluation, ...), GIS, Positioning, Navigation and Identification Systems, Complex Systems, Human Environmental Impacts, Safety and Sustainability. Study is organized as project oriented enabling team work on transport projects under the supervision of experienced specialists. In this study field there is the possibility of study in cooperation with Swedish university - the Intelligent Transport Systems study field is offered either as a single degree program at the Czech Technical University in Prague or as a joint-degrees study field combined with partner university in Linköping (Linköpings Universitet), Sweden offering students the possibility to obtain diploma also from the foreign university.

Graduates acquire transport-technical knowledge, a detailed understanding of intelligent transport systems, their components, upcoming development in the field and also practical knowledge of the design, control and evaluation of these systems. The study is organized as project oriented enabling the students to become accustomed to a project work. Students gain experiences also during the work in laboratories - e. g. Laboratory of traffic control and modelling, Laboratory of system reliability, Driving simulation research group or Laboratory for electronic identification systems and communication. Graduates can find employment e. g. as: designers of complex transport systems, transport specialists in both the private and public sector, transport supervisors for complex city systems, tunnel control systems, etc., specialists in design of in-vehicle intelligent transport systems components, managers of large transport projects. Thanks to the international environment our graduates find their employment in various European countries or continue their career with the Ph.D. study at different European universities.

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Study field PL – Air Traffic Control and Management

The study field is focused on university degree education of experts for upper-level management posts in the domain of civil aviation, with an emphasis on Czech and European environment. Study content follows bachelor studies (especially study field Air Transport) and it is in line with qualification requirements united for EU member states and laid down by standards from International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, European Aviation Safety Agency EASA and other EU institutions. Knowledge and skills acquired during bachelor studies are deepened by theory-based and transportation technology-oriented subjects (both faculty-wide). Specific courses are focused on operational technology whose aim is to extend aviation domain knowledge. Additional specialization is provided in form of dedicated projects and project-related courses. Altogether, the study field consists of theoretical, preparatory, transportation technology, humanistic and domain specific courses. It is focused on robust acquisition of civil aviation domain knowledge, familiarization with aviation operational aspects, especially with regard to commercial air transport, flight safety and security, quality, communication, navigation, surveillance, air traffic control and aircraft maintenance. Graduates acquire theoretical knowledge corresponding to master’s studies in the field of transportation.

Graduates are well oriented in operations and economics of air transport and have all the necessary theoretical knowledge for further development in the domain. They find employment in various leading operational, technical and economical functions in aviation. They are able to hold responsible positions at middle and upper management positions at airlines, international airports, air navigation service providers and various oversight functions at civil aviation authorities and other civil aviation regulatory bodies. Due to versatility and robustness of the study field, graduates can find their employment in Europe and world-wide as aviation domain experts.

Doctoral studies in the Faculty of Transportation Sciences are currently available in the following accredited study programmes:

P1041D040004 - Transportation Systems and Technology

P1041D040007 - Logistics and Management of Transport Processes

P1041D040009 - Air Traffic Control and Management

P0731D010008 - Smart Cities

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Transportation Systems and Technology (P1041D040004)

The basic characteristic of doctoral studies in the field of Transportation Systems and Technology is linked with industry with possibility to modify the optional part of the study block to further narrow the field of specialization. Doctoral study program is aimed at scientific research and independent creative work of PhD students, especially in the following areas: intelligent transport systems, safety and reliability of transport systems, components and systems of vehicles, development of transport telematics, transport systems in the city and in the countryside, environmental impacts, human mobility in non-urban areas, design of transport infrastructure, applied mechanics, modelling in transportation. The field of study is oriented on the opportunity of students to deepen their theoretical knowledge for their specific scientific work to solve research tasks under supervision. Students are trained to deal with complex analytical and decision-making processes in the field of transport systems and technology at the current level of knowledge.

Graduate profile
A graduate of the doctoral program has a deep theoretical knowledge in transport and demonstrates understanding of scientific disciplines in transport and at the frontier of other fields. The graduate has a comprehensive and systematic knowledge of traffic theory, mathematics and mathematical modelling, statistics, physics and mechanics, operations research methods and information technology necessary to manage and innovate transport services. He or she has a deep knowledge of the realization of transport infrastructure and procedural information systems in transport. A graduate will find employment in the creative solution to the problems of transport systems and techniques at scientific research and development centres and departments of universities. He or she can be employed as a top expert for solving complex transportation and land-use planning work and the organization of integrated transport systems, in designing institutions and in government, in senior professional positions to address issues of transportation systems as well as in management positions in industrial companies. He or she is able to develop basic or applied research at technical universities, research organizations and institutes of the Academy of Sciences as well as at foreign research institutions.

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Logistics and Management of Transport Processes (P1041D040007)

The student is prepared to solve complex analytical, decision-making and implementation processes in the field of transport on logistics systems both at the current level of knowledge and at the prospects for development in the near and distant future. The orientation of the study program aims to deepen the student's theoretical knowledge for specific scientific work in solving scientific research tasks under the guidance of a supervisor. The study program is focused on scientific research and independent creative activity of doctoral students.

Graduate profile
The absolvent gets deepened knowledge in applied mathematics and transportation logistics, enlarged with special knowledge in transport theory, transport technology, and modern logistic systems within study program framework. Within this study branch, the student completes his specialization with the help of subjects such as for Applications of IT technologies in transport, Geoinformation engineering, Management of transport systems, Road transport technologies, Information technologies in transport, Smart Cities, among others. The student will be prepared for solution of research-developing problems in the area of logistics. The students will work as researchers in the development of projects for everlasting improvement of controlling mechanisms in logistics. Immediate connection of logistic to economy and living environment prepares the students to be creators and propagators of innovative approaches of logistic solutions in all areas of human activity. The student will be a specialist for research and development of new approaches for modelling of logistic problems in controlling work of companies and business organizations, where one of the most important activities is the supply, transportation and marketing. The study includes simulation methods regardless of the transport distances, from the smallest to the largest and regardless of the transport times and again from the shortest to the long. The student will be prepared for the consistent use of multicriteria optimization methods with the use of artificial intelligence methods and their research and development will be one of the important contents of this study. The student will find employment in the creative solution of the issue related to the status and functions of transport in logistics systems at scientific and research workplaces and workplaces of universities. The student will also find employment as a highly qualified consultant in the design and implementation of transport, transportation and logistics systems for consulting and design companies.

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Air Traffic Control and Management (P1041D040009)

The study field is oriented towards scientific research and individual creative approach of our doctoral students to the following areas:

• Development of aviation transport systems in the context of sustainable mobility
• European air traffic policy
• Development of methods for aviation transport systems evaluation
• Development of modern logistic systems
• Technological process modelling
• Development of communication, navigation and surveillance systems

The study field is organised so that students have an opportunity for deepening their theoretical knowledge needed for scientific work during execution of research and development tasks under the supervision of their thesis advisor. Students are trained to perform difficult analytical and decision-making processes in the domain of technology and management of air transport and communications, in accordance with current state-of-the-art.

Graduate profile
Graduates acquire deepened knowledge from applied mathematics, transportation economics, management and decision theory, marketing and strategic management complemented with additional knowledge from transportation theory, technology and modern logistic systems. Within the study field, students further extend their subject specialization by studying domain-specific subjects.

Graduates find their employment in various job positions at research institutions and university workplaces, developing creative solutions and addressing issues from the domain of technology and management of air transport. They also find their employment as top air transport managers and economists, at operational and project-oriented organizations, civil aviation authorities, dealing with challenging issues of technology and management of air transport.

More information about this doctoral degree programme can be obtained at: https://uld.fd.cvut.cz/index.php/en/department/applicants/

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Smart Cities (P0731D010008)

The new doctoral study programme in Smart Cities responds to a significant urbanization trend - an increase in the number of inhabitants living in cities, which requires new management methods for further sustainable urban development, both as a whole (holistic approach) and individual subsystems such as transport systems, urbanism, logistics systems, architecture, security systems, energy systems and more. From the point of view of systems science, it is an alliance of sub-systems that contributes to the formation and resulting behaviour of the city, which must be in accordance with the established sustainable and resilient development strategy of the city. The aim of the study is to prepare students for solving complex analytical, decision-making and implementation processes in the field of transport and urbanism both at the current level of knowledge and the prospects for development. This topic is interdisciplinary and therefore experts from the Faculty of Transportation Sciences and from the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University will take part in the teaching activities. The orientation of the study program aims to deepen the student's theoretical knowledge for specific scientific work in solving scientific research tasks under the guidance of a supervisor. The study program is focused on scientific research and independent creative activity of doctoral students.

The graduate of the doctoral program Smart Cities will gain knowledge (according to a choice of compulsory elective courses) in mobility, urban planning, systems science or logistics. By means of their approach, graduates will be the initiators of research and development projects for the continuous improvement of the city's organization and for the increasing quality of life of its inhabitants.

Graduate profile
The graduate of the doctoral program Smart Cities will gain knowledge (according to a choice of compulsory elective courses) in mobility, urban planning, systems science or logistics. By means of their approach, graduates will be the initiators of research and development projects for the continuous improvement of the city's organization and for the increasing quality of life of its inhabitants.

Graduates of the Smart Cities doctoral study program will be capable to work in the following areas, for example

• in the academic sphere and in other institutions dealing with science, research, development and innovation, in the Czech Republic and abroad (in higher education, in the institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, etc),
• in the development centres of large multinational companies in the field of transport, urban planning and architecture,
• in managerial, methodological and other positions in specialized companies and laboratories dealing with research and development in the field of Smart Cities,
• in public administration and private companies focused on "smart" concepts and solutions.