Industrial Engineering and Management
How can you design complex and sustainable consumer products? How can you bring renewable energy technologies to market efficiently? And how do you reduce production costs without losing quality? If you want to tackle these challenges where engineering meets business, the Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) at the University of Groningen is for you.
What to expect from the Master's programme IEM
✔ Combine engineering knowledge with management, sustainability, and entrepreneurship
✔ Choose between five in-depth specialisations
✔ Prepare for a career where technology drives innovation and sustainability
In this Master’s programme, you learn how to solve industrial problems using technical, scientific, and business insights. About 70% of the curriculum focuses on engineering and technology, complemented by courses in sustainability and business. The programme is taught in English and offers a global perspective, preparing you for leadership roles in technology-driven industries worldwide.
Specialise in:
- Advanced Production Engineering (APE)
- Production Logistics Engineering (PLE)
- Smart Systems in Control and Automation (SSCA)
- Biotechnology (BT)
- Chemical Engineering (CE)
Cambridge C1 CAE or Cambridge C2 CPE Certificate with a min. score of 180
IELTS (Academic): overall score 6.5 (min. 6.5 in every category)
TOEFL iBT*: overall score 90 (min. 21 in Reading, Listening, and Speaking, 24 in Writing)
TOEFL iBT*: overall score 4.5 (min. 4 in Reading and Speaking, 4.5 in Listening, 5 in Writing)
Holders of a foreign Bachelor's or Master's degree with equivalent learning outcomes as the Bachelor's degree programme Industrial Engineering and Management of the University of Groningen can be admissible. The Admissions Office will determine the level of the prior education. Please see the check list for the required documents.
The Board of Admissions determines whether the specific contents of your courses meet the admission requirements.
- Checklist to complete
Job examples
- Product manager
- Product developer
- Production manager
- Process designer
