Section 2: Objectives of the University

The objectives of the University are to -(a) provide courses of instruction and training to various levels of personnel required for running and operating in railway technology, railway engineering, applied railway research and other transportation sciences and management studies and the University shall have powers to award its own degrees in accordance with the highest standards as may be prescribed by the National Universities Commission (NUC);
(b) encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, the opportunity of acquiring a higher education in railway transport, railway technology and other transportation sciences and management studies;
(c) develop and offer academic and professional programmes, post graduate research leading to the award of diplomas, first degrees, and higher degrees in various aspects of railway and related fields concerning the improvement of maritime studies, railway safety and security and other transportation sciences and management studies;
(d) provide a centre for middle and high level railway education, research, scholarship and capacity-building and an effective means for the sharing of railway technology with a view to promoting the achievement nationally and globally of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning railway technology, railway engineering, navigation, railway insurance, railway safety and security, the prevention and control of railway pollution including air pollution from railway and other transportation sciences and management studies;
(e) establish appropriate relationships with other national and international institutions involved in training, research and development of railway studies and railway matters and other transportation sciences and management studies;
(f) identify the railway and other transportation sciences and management studies problems and needs of the society and to find solutions to them within the context of the overall national development;
(g) undertake any other activities appropriate for a railway transportation, other transportation sciences and management studies in the University of the highest standard;
(h) make plans, and arrangements for perpetual development of the railway industry and other transportation sciences and management studies;
(i) teach science and technology contributory to the railway profession and other transportation sciences and management studies; and
(j) know and comply with the provisions and standards prescribed by the International Railway Safety and Standards globally.