Rail Transport Day in the European City of Science
Future Transport Week as part of the European City of Science Katowice 2024 is under way. The second day of events at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology was devoted to railway and rail transport.
On the second day of the Future Transport Week, visitors to the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering in Katowice could become infected with a passion for railways and rail transport. There was no shortage of opportunities for this. Primarily in laboratories that have been opened to visitors.
- We present the best equipment that students and scientists of our Faculty can use on a daily basis. We show what a driver's work looks like, how to drive a train, how to control railway traffic and what rules apply - explained Dr Eng. Adam Mańka, coordinator of the Week.
The simulators were presented by the students themselves. Among them, a first-year student of railway transport engineering, a railway enthusiast for years.
- I built this simulator myself. I tinkered and it worked. Today it serves not only me, but also other students of the faculty. The university gave me the opportunity to develop this project, for which I am grateful, said Józef Świder.
The student’s simulator is located in the same room as other equipment belonging to the Silesian University of Technology. The laboratory is also equipped with a model created by another student of the same field - Miłosz Cogiel.
- This model is the apple of my eye. We have been building it for seven years with my dad. It became so large that there was no room for it in the house. The Silesian University of Technology allowed me to move the model here and I hope it will be possible to expand it with further solutions, said Miłosz Cogiel.
By presenting the laboratories, scientists and students of the Silesian University of Technology wanted to raise interest in railways and present developing technologies in this field.
Entrepreneurs who took part in the so-called “A day with the employer” talked about the next phase of development of the railway industry. At the stands of companies from the railway industry, interested parties could learn about internship and job offers in companies that offer attractive development conditions in this industry already at the stage of studies.
- Rail transport is a type of communication that will develop in the coming years, at least due to ecological aspects. We believe that young people choosing education in this field are making the right choice - admitted Sebastian Wiśniewski, head of the tram driver training centre at Tramwaje Śląskie SA.
During the rail transport day, in addition to company presentations, there were also lectures and workshops. The lecture on solutions on the transport market in Morocco, as well as challenges and research on rail transport in the context of the region, was also very popular.
As part of the City-Region-Academy section, a debate was held entitled: "Katowice - a city of science and education for modern rail transport - goals, challenges, current research, new technologies."
A detailed schedule of events for the entire Transport Week is available here:
https://program.miastonauki.pl/tydzien-transportu-przyszlosci
The event is financed by the EU. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author or authors only and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the European Union or the European Executive Agency Scientific Research (REA). The European Union and the REA are not responsible for them.
The event is also co-financed by the Silesian Voivodeship - Co-organizer of the European City of Science Katowice 2024.
