Studying Civil Engineering

Sustainable and energy-efficient construction methods are key to achieving energy and climate goals. Markus Kaiser - TU Graz - By Ute Wiedner Is civil engineering for me? What do I have to be able to do if I decide to study it? How is it different to architecture? And can I do something for the environment with it? TU Graz experts and students provide answers. Civil engineers plan and build structures and maintain them. Their field of activity ranges from buildings such as residential or commercial properties to transport infrastructure such as roads or railway networks. Civil engineers also create the structural basis for supplying our cities and settlements with water and energy. Not to forget protective structures, for example for flood protection, which are gaining in importance in view of the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. Few training programmes offer such a wide range of fields of application as the study of civil engineering.