4. Conclusions
Applying the didactic principles in education process is very important. The students remember 10% of reading, 20% of hearing, 30% of seeing, 40% of combined seeing and hearing, and 90% of their practice (Špánik, 1998).
Educating the competent experts for the railway transport involves necessarily gaining both the new theoretical knowledge and the practical skills. The Department of Railway Transport allows for achieving these important goals. Specifically it publishes study literature for the students, organizes laboratory exercises in the transport laboratory, additional lectures, technical practices and excursions. All this is possible only thanks to the very good long-term cooperation between the Department of Railway Transport and the industry. This way, firm conditions for educating top-level experts with complex theoretical knowledge and practical skills are established.