Научен доклад ID 2413 : 2023/3

Faced with the challenges of the modern rail industry, the railway education process has to move from being basically theoretical toward in-depth railway knowledge combined with applied skills. Taking the steps from traditional ex-cathedra knowledge transfer toward audio-visual and virtual reality-based learning in labs and on-site learning opens up a variety of significant benefits to students, educational institutions, and railway undertakings. This paper gives an overview of the path that railway education in the Republic of Serbia has passed and summarizes the challenges that rail education is facing by the need to respond to the growing demand for railway specialists. Furthermore, opportunities and constraints for an effective and efficient learning system are underlined.