How can you design an electronic toll collection system? How can a production plant minimize production costs without compromising on quality and safety? How can you design a complex consumer product?
These are typical questions that a graduate of the Master's programme Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) can address. In a progressively technological society, IEM engineers will increasingly become leaders of technological innovation and design.
The general aim of the MS Industrial Engineering and Management programme at University of Groningen is to train engineers to acquire a thorough overview of all primary and secondary business processes, especially with respect to the design of a technological product or process.
More than its nearest competitors, the Industrial Engineering and Management programme of the University of Groningen focuses on technology. About 65% of the curriculum is dedicated to engineering and technology, and about 35% focuses on management and business. You can choose between two specialisations:
- PTL: Production Technology and Logistics
- PPT: Product and Process Technology
Job prospects
Career opportunities are abundant for Industrial Engineering and Management(IEM)engineers. Career-market analyses consistently show that there is a strong need for professionals with a combined technical and managerial background.
IEM engineers with a Production Technology and Logistics (PTL) specialisation
IEM engineers with a PTL specialisation can start a career as a product manager, involved in the development of new innovative products within the tight boundaries of technical, market and product-related constraints.
Product and Process Technology (PPT) specialised IEM engineers
PPT-specialised IEM engineers can become members of product and process design teams or for example begin a career as a production manager in industrial companies.
Job examples
- Product manager
- Product developer
- Production manager
- Process designer
