IFÖM block seminar from April 13 to 17, 2026

First-hand knowledge of innovative public transport solutions - throughout Germany.

Who can participate?

  • Students of the Master's degree programs
    (to be inquired at the responsible examination office)

  • Interested parties of the TU Ilmenau, external interested parties
    (as further education offer with Certificate of Participation)

Registration options

Moodle course for students of the TU Ilmenau

Registration form for external participants

Venue

Campus TU Ilmenau, Humboldtbau, Räume Hu Sr 211/212

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. Susanne Jakob
+49 3677 69-1518
ifoem@tu-ilmenau.de

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Hirth
+49 3677 69-2855
matthias.hirth@tu-ilmenau.de

Dr. Claus Dohmen, VDV
+49 221 57979-135
dohmen@vdv.de

Thematic priorities

Basic topics in public transportation

  • IT System Landscape of a Transportation Company
    Legal Framework and Financing
    Infrastructure and Train Control
    Service Planning and Scheduling
    Operations, Traffic, and Incident Management
    Passenger Information and Sales

  • Application demonstrations by practical partners

  • Excursion to Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG (EVAG) Ablauf

  • In-depth exercises during the semester with a final exam (5 LP)

  • Module description

  • Schedule for IFÖM 2026

Semester-accompanying in-depth exercises with final exam (5 CP)

For students of the TU Ilmenau

 

The course is offered in German and English.
The lectures in the Block seminar will be held in German.

Lecturers

Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen e. V.

Verkehrs-Consult Leipzig GmbH

IVU Traffic Technologies AG

INIT GmbH

Mentz GmbH

Deutsche Bahn AG

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG

Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG

Technische Universität Ilmenau

Excursion to Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG (EVAG)

April 17, 2026 | 10:00-15:30 h

Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG (EVAG)
Am Urbicher Kreuz 20 - Verwaltungsgebäude - registration (4th floor, room 4.01.)

Arrival from Erfurt main station by streetcar line 3 to the stop P+R Urbicher Kreuz

Contact person on site: Mr. Dietmar Schmidt

  • Presentation of EVAG

  • Goals of the company

  • Transport policy of the city of Erfurt

  • Presentation of the operations control system with live visualization of the displays in the traffic control center

  • Tour of the vehicle workshops and the depot

  • Explanation of operational processes