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Austrian Tunnelling know-how is well known all over the world. Especially the New Austrian Tunnelling Method ("NATM") is internationally approved and applied. With the master degree in the fields of "Geotechnics, Geoinformatics and Tunnelling" you are optimally prepared for working in this interesting area.

The career prospects are nationally and internationally "very well".

Activity fields:

Everyday interesting tasks enrich your working in this job for example in:

  • Engineering and consulting companies (planning, project development, structural design),
  • Tunnelling industry and suppliers (construction and sale),
  • Authorities (supervision and authorisation)
  • Research and development

Perspectives:

Exzellent job opportunities arise of the rising demands on:

  • underground traffic routs (rail, car, mass-transport),
  • Cavities for sports and research areas, powerhouses or repositories,
  • Supply and disposal lines (trenchless technology and microtunnelling).

Qualifications:

With:

  • technical understanding,
  • flexibility,
  • team spirit,
  • sense of responsibility,
  • skills of foreign languages and readiness to learn foreign languages,
  • readiness to work abroad,
you are perfectly prepared for finishing the study "Natural Resources" - "Geotechnics, Geoinformatics and Tunnelling" and making your career in this interesting fields of engineering.