Industrial Engineering and Management: University of Groningen

General information

The IEM Master’s degree programme is a new Engineering programme within the University of Groningen. Started in September 2002, its emphasis is on learning how to deal with practical problems in business and how to obtain solutions driven by a technical and scientific design perspective. The general aim of the IEM Master’s programme is to train engineers to acquire a thorough overview of all primary and secondary business processes, especially with respect to design aspects of a technological product or process.

Career perspectives

Career opportunities are abundant for 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 DT specialization 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.

Admissions requirments

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management with equivalent learning outcomes as the IEM Bachelor’s degree programme of the University of Groningen. This will give you direct access to the Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management. Admission is profile specific.
• The Admissions Board will decide wether you can be admitted to the Master’s programme
• Sufficient English proficiency is required. Language requirements include an IELTS test score of 6.5 or a TOEFL test score of 580 (paper-based), 237 (computer-based) or 92 (internet-based, iBT)