In the context of the education of engineers, it has always been a special challenge to convey the balancing act between necessary theory and result-oriented and structured or practically relevant working methods. The field of traffic engineering forms a special role in the context of education. The range of possible disciplines is very wide, which inevitably requires a strong application orientation to convey specialized knowledge in a targeted manner. Traffic telematics is a special discipline with a close connection to electrical engineering and information technology. The subareas cover everything from simple analog sensors to very complex planning and design of smart mobility systems. Nevertheless, it is an essential part of the latter to be able to understand, classify and use individual subcomponents holistically. This paper presents a practice-oriented approach that bridges the gap between theory and practice without losing focus on engineering education using V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) technology as an example.