Expert Diploma in Railway Signalling and Control Systems
What is the Expert Diploma in Railway Signalling and Control Systems?
The railway sector is consolidating its position as the means of transport with the highest investment in Europe and Spain, thanks to its efficiency and low emissions. This growing trend has generated an urgent need for specialised training that addresses the challenges and advances in railway signalling and control systems.
The Expert Diploma in Railway Signalling and Control Systems is the perfect answer for working professionals who wish to gain a deeper understanding of this field without having to compromise their work activity. It is a programme that combines theory and practice in four key subjects of the Master's Degree in Railway Systems (MSF), totalling 12 ECTS.
Aimed at engineers of any speciality, this diploma provides up-to-date and specific training that is highly valued by companies in the sector.
- CentersEngineering (Comillas ICAI)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationComillas degrees
- Starts On01/09/2025
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Why study the Diploma?
The rail sector is undergoing an unprecedented period of expansion and modernisation, driven by heavy investment in Europe and Spain. This mode of transport, recognised for its efficiency and low emissions, is attracting the attention of governments and companies committed to sustainability and efficiency in transport.
However, despite its growing importance, specific training in railway signalling and control systems has been scarce in Spanish engineering schools. Since 2008, the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ICAI) has addressed this educational gap with the Master's Degree in Railway Systems (MSF), a full 60 ECTS programme that can be taken full-time in one year or part-time in two.
Even so, many working professionals in the railway sector are looking for more specific and flexible training that fits their schedules and needs. The Expert Diploma in Railway Signalling and Control Systems has been designed precisely to meet this demand. This diploma, made up of 4 key MSF subjects totalling 12 ECTS, offers intensive and specialised training that is highly valued by engineering companies, manufacturers and railway operators.
Benefits of studying this diploma:
- Specialisation and Upgrading: Acquire advanced and up-to-date knowledge in signalling technologies and railway control systems.
- Flexibility: Ideal for working professionals who need to combine their training with their work.
- Recognition and Prestige: A degree from the prestigious ICAI School of Engineering, which will position you as an expert in a booming sector.
- Career Opportunities: Improve your professional profile and open up new job opportunities in a sector with a high demand for qualified specialists.
Methodology
The methodology integrates theoretical and practical aspects, both in the presentation of content and in assessment:
- Classroom classes, with special attention to the study of real cases and experiences.
- Practical classes in railway installations of collaborating companies (laboratories, control centres, etc.), led by professionals from these installations.
- Laboratory classes in ICAI computer rooms using professional software for the analysis, simulation and design of railway systems.
- Individual and group work.
The master's degree uses information and communication technologies through the University's training tool, with access to extensive teaching documentation for each subject, updated on the reality of the railway sector.
Study plan
Admission process
Follow all the steps of our admission process and become a Comillas student.
Apply for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
Validation
The General Secretariat will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed at the entrance interviews.
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
Registration
You will officially be a Comillas student.
- 01
Apply for admission
Fill in the form with your details and provide the documents proving that you meet the entry requirements.
- 02
Validation
The General Secretariat will review the documentation and you will be informed of the validation.
- 03
Interview
Candidates will be interviewed at the entrance interviews.
- 04
Resolution
We will let you know if you have been admitted.
- 05
Registration
You will officially be a Comillas student.
Teaching staff
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Calle Alberto Aguilera, 25.
The tradition of the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI) in the training of engineers began in Madrid in 1908. Today, Comillas ICAI is a polytechnic school whose academic activity focuses on Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.
Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.
The Comillas education system is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2022-23 academic year, 7,101 student internships in companies were managed.
The Professional Careers, Internships and Employment Guidance Service (OPE) is the University's service dedicated to informing, guiding and collaborating in the insertion of recent graduates in the labour market or in the projection of the professional careers of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that directly connects candidates with 8,302 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2022-23 academic year, 1,542 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2021 graduating class, 92% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.
Contact us if you need help
Director:
Antonio Fernández Cardador
antoniof@comillas.edu
Coordinator:
Adrián Fernández Rodríguez
afrodriguez@comillas.edu
