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    Foundation for Continuous Education and Training on Tunnelling and Underground Space Use

  • A centre of excellence for education and training in tunnelling and underground space use.

     

  • Foundation for Continuous Education and Training on Tunnelling and Underground Space Use

  • A centre of excellence for education and training in tunnelling and underground space use.

Forthcoming sessions

Lunchtime lecture series#26
13/06/2023
Life cycle analysis in tunnelling activities
LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES#27
11/07/2023
Occupational health in tunneling

Key figures

85

Sessions held

29

Host countries

8850

Attendees

Latest session reports

Risk management and sustainable underground solutions
12/05/2023 to 13/05/2023
Athens
Lunchtime lecture series #25
11/04/2023
Service of machinery in mechanized tunnelling
Lunchtime lecture series #24
14/03/2023
Risk Management
Planning, construction and operation of common utility corridors
13/03/2023 to 15/03/2023
Planning, construction and operation of common utility corridors
Lunchtime lecture series #23
14/02/2023
From procurement to execution of a contract, 3 spotlights
Lunchtime lecture series #22
10/01/2023
Sustainability issues - The future of underground
Lunchtime lecture series #21
13/12/2022
Carbone neutral underground
Lunchtime lecture series #20
08/11/2022
H&S during design
Underground Spaces Unveiled – Planning and Creating the Cities of the Future
27/10/2022
Argentina, online training session
Design and construction of road tunnels
18/10/2022 to 25/10/2022
Dubai Online
Lunchtime Lecture Series # 19
11/10/2022
Risks related to new energy carriers in tunnels
Conventional and mechanized tunnelling in soil and rock
26/09/2022 to 30/09/2022
Mexico, Online
Lunchtime Lecture Series # 18
13/09/2022
Tunnels and Earthquakes
Sustainability in Underground Design - practical implementations
02/09/2022 to 03/09/2022
Copenhagen, Denmark
Lunchtime lecture series # 17
12/07/2022
Build sustainable Precast Segment Lining with Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Lunchtime Lecture Series # 16
14/06/2022
Robots & data processing
Lunchtime lecture series #15
10/05/2022
BIM
Lunchtime lecture series - #14
12/04/2022
Immersed and floating tunnels
Lunchtime Lecture Series - #13
08/03/2022
Site Investigations in underground projects: background and case histories
Lunchtime Lecture Series - #12
08/02/2022
Planning, Modelling and use of the subsurface
Advances in design and construction of tunnels
01/02/2022 to 04/02/2022
Pune, India
Lunchtime lecture series - #11
11/01/2022
Fires in tunnels - lessons learnt and structural design
Lunchtime Lecture series - #10
14/12/2021
Mechanized Tunnelling
Lunchtime lecture series - #9
09/11/2021
Specificity and Challenges of long tunnels at great depth
Lunchtime lecture series - #8
12/10/2021
Structural use of Permanent fibre Sprayed Concrete linings
Lunchtime lecture series - #7
21/09/2021
Tunnel Refurbishment
Maitrise de l’excavation et instabilités en méthode conventionnelle
05/09/2021
Paris
Lunchtime lecture series - #6
13/07/2021
Into the Future
Lunchtime lecture series - #5
08/06/2021
Automation in Tunnel Construction
Lunchtime lecture series - #4
11/05/2021
Modern Approaches to Tunnel Waterproofing - Case studies from the major industry suppliers
Calculation methods in tunnel design
27/04/2021 to 06/05/2021
Online
Lunchtime lecture series - #3
13/04/2021
Compressed Air
Lunchtime lecture series - #2
09/03/2021
Contractual practices and the FIDIC Emerald book
Lunchtime lecture series - #1
09/02/2021
From rock mechanics to drill and blast
Innovations in Tunnelling – Geotechnical Engineering and Project Management - ONLINE
11/09/2020
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Road Tunnel Safety
10/02/2020 to 12/02/2020
Dubai, UAE
Introduction to tunnelling – From design to construction
04/12/2019 to 05/12/2019
Nairobi, Kenya
The main tunnelling processes
16/10/2019
Abuja, Nigeria
Tunnelling 4.0: New technologies & automation
24/09/2019
Buenos Aires, Argentina
WTC2019: Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
04/05/2019
Naples, Italy
WTC2019: Tunnelling 4.0
03/05/2019 to 04/05/2019
Naples, Italy
Operation and Maintenance of Hydro Tunnels
13/12/2018
Nepal
Underground Space Use and Tunnel Project Management
07/12/2018
Nairobi, Kenya
The Management of User Safety in Underground Railway Facilities
05/09/2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sharing Experience on the Construction of Long Tunnels at Great Depth
20/06/2018 to 21/06/2018
Le Bourget du Lac, France
WTC 2018: Main Opportunities and Technical Issues in Tunnelling
21/04/2018 to 22/04/2018
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Structural Use of Fibre-reinforced Concrete in Precast Segments
06/04/2018
Paris, France
Underground Space Use
21/03/2018
Abuja, Nigeria
Control and Monitoring of Tunnels and Underground Space
27/11/2017 to 28/11/2017
Thimphu, Bhutan
Flood Control and Tunnelling
25/11/2017
Shanghai, China
Innovative perspectives for efficient tunnel operation
30/10/2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sustainability and eco-friendly tunnelling
06/09/2017
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Risk Management in Tunnelling
06/09/2017 to 07/09/2017
Santiago, Chile
WTC 2017: Excavation and Support in Soft Ground Conditions
09/06/2017 to 10/06/2017
Bergen, Norway
Planning, Construction and Operation of Common Utility Corridors
25/04/2017 to 26/04/2017
Chengdu, China
Principles of Tunnel Design
20/04/2017 to 21/04/2017
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mechanized Tunnelling in Soft Soil
01/12/2016 to 03/12/2016
Mexico city, Mexico
Mechanized Tunnelling: Challenging Case Histories
01/12/2016
Rome, Italy
Health & Safety & Logistics in Tunnel Construction
15/11/2016 to 16/11/2016
Santiago de Chile
Risk Management in Tunnelling
13/11/2016 to 14/11/2016
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Planning and Design in Conventional Tunnelling
17/10/2016 to 18/10/2016
Thimphu, Bhutan
Risk Management
29/09/2016
Kathmandu, Nepal
Mechanized Tunnelling in Soft Soil
13/09/2016
Buenos-Aires, Argentina
Underground Space Use
22/04/2016 to 28/04/2016
San Francisco, California
Monitoring and control in Tunnelling
22/04/2016 to 28/04/2016
San Francisco, California
Waterproofing
16/03/2016 to 17/03/2016
Santiago, Chile
Tunnelling and Landslides
27/01/2016
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Rockfall & Protection Techniques
25/01/2016 to 26/01/2016
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Challenges in Undersea Deep Long Distance Tunnels
17/10/2015 to 18/10/2015
Shanghai, China
DEMINAR Waterproofing and Drainage
23/09/2015 to 24/09/2015
Hagerbach Test Gallery, Switzerland
Health & Safety & Logistic in Tunnel Contruction
08/09/2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mechanised Tunnelling
29/06/2015 to 30/06/2015
Guadalajara - Mexico
Soft Ground Urban Tunnelling & Rock Tunnelling in Karst
22/05/2015 to 23/05/2015
Dubrovnik - Croatia
Tunnelling and Deep Excavation for Infrastructure in Urban Area
11/05/2015
Yangoon, Myanmar
Mechanized Tunnelling
23/03/2015 to 24/03/2015
Santiago - Chile
Tunnelling for transport in urban areas
28/02/2015 to 01/03/2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conventional Tunnelling & Ground Reinforcing Technique
15/01/2015 to 16/01/2015
Torino Italy
Conventionnal Tunnelling in Ground
28/11/2014 to 29/11/2014
San Paulo, Brazil
Recent developpement in Rock Tunnelling
16/11/2014 to 18/11/2014
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Conventional Tunnelling
12/09/2014 to 13/09/2014
Thimphu - Bhutan
Mechanized Tunnelling
26/06/2014 to 27/06/2014
Mexico City - Mexico
Tunnels for Energy
09/05/2014 to 10/05/2014
Iguassu Falls - Brazil
Risk issues and TBM Tunnelling Construction
23/04/2014 to 25/04/2014
Shanghai - P.R. of China
Tunnelling in Urban Areas
09/04/2014 to 11/04/2014
Hanoi - Vietnam
Utility Tunnels
09/02/2014 to 10/02/2014
Riyadh - KSA
Site Investigation, Design & Construction of Hydro and Transport Tunnels
19/12/2013
Kathmandu - Nepal
Underground Space Use
03/12/2013
Zagreb, Croatia
Immersed Tunnels
08/11/2013 to 09/11/2013
San Paulo, Brazil
Underground Space Facilities: Layout, Design & Operational Issues
11/07/2013 to 12/07/2013
Singapore
Tunnelling in Limestone
23/06/2013 to 24/06/2013
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Immersed Tunnels
14/06/2013
Opatija Croatia
WTC13 - Ground Improvement, Pre-Support, Reinforcement
31/05/2013 to 01/06/2013
Geneva, Switzerland
Principles in Tunnelling design
02/05/2013 to 04/05/2013
Mexico city, Mexico
Mechanized Tunnelling
26/04/2013 to 27/04/2013
São Paulo, Brazil
Safety In Urban Transport Tunnels
03/02/2013 to 04/02/2013
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Risk Management during Design and Construction
11/12/2012 to 12/12/2012
Kathmandu, Nepal
Safety operation in Metro & Road Tunnel
09/11/2012 to 13/11/2012
Shanghai, China
Underground Space Use
05/11/2012 to 06/11/2012
Singapore
Tunnelling in Urban Area
12/09/2012 to 13/09/2012
Baku, Azerbaidjan
Tunnelling in Urban Areas
18/05/2012 to 19/05/2012
Bangkok, Thailand
Mechanized Tunnelling in Urban Area
13/04/2012 to 14/04/2012
Roma, Italy
Tunnels and shotcrete Technologies
26/03/2012 to 27/03/2012
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Safety Operation in Railway and Road Tunnels
25/03/2012 to 26/03/2012
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Health & Safety During construction
20/02/2012 to 21/02/2012
New Dehli, India
Tunnelling and Underground space Technology
14/12/2011
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sprayed concrete in Himalayan conditions
09/12/2011 to 10/12/2011
Kathmandu, Nepal
Safety Operation in Metro and Road Tunnels
12/11/2011 to 13/11/2011
Shanghai, China
Software Application in Tunnelling
14/07/2011 to 15/07/2011
Haggenberg, Austria
Conventional Rock Tunnelling and Sprayed Concrete Technology
20/05/2011 to 21/05/2011
Helsinki, Finland
PRINCIPLES FOR TUNNEL DESIGN
27/02/2011
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Principles of Tunnel Design and Construction
18/11/2010 to 19/11/2010
Bangkok - Thailand
Construction Methods for Tunnelling
22/10/2010
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Seminar on Immersed Tunnels
05/10/2010 to 06/10/2010
Abu Dhabi UEA
WTC2010 Vancouver - General Tunnelling
14/05/2010 to 15/05/2010
Vancouver - Canada
Tunnelling in Hot Climate Countries
06/12/2009 to 07/12/2009
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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