Industrial Engineering (Technology Management)

Kai Amrein (B.eng.)

"I decided to study Industrial Engineering (Technology Management) because I already found the combination of technology (mechanical engineering) and management (business administration) very interesting and future-oriented. Today's global working world demands fast, flexible and sustainable solutions. The practice-oriented and international degree course prepares you for this in the best possible way. I found the proximity to the students and professors particularly positive, from which my personal network still benefits today. I particularly liked the international and project-based focus at TM. In addition to a study trip to Bratislava in Slovakia, I completed my internship semester at ZF Suzhou in China. For my bachelor's thesis, I lived in India for three months to conduct a market analysis. I still benefit from this experience and the broad spectrum in my day-to-day work as a Global Key Account Manager."

Julian Dobczinski, B.Eng.

""Before my studies, I did an apprenticeship in wholesale and foreign trade. Interesting, but that wasn't quite enough for me. I missed the technical connection to my work, as I have always been interested in technology. During my studies, I got exactly what I was looking for: physics with the physicists, electrical engineering with the electrical engineers, mechanical engineering with the MB students, but also marketing with the business administration students. Although I struggled with the amount of material at the beginning, after a few semesters it went quite well and I knew how things worked. I particularly liked the interdisciplinary nature of the course. One highlight was my stay abroad in Bangkok at Thammasat University. The city was as dense as the jungle, with spicy food and heat. But despite the excursions in and around Thailand, I also learned a lot there that is still a great help to me today: how to deal with unknown and new challenges. The course gives you a good insight into the different specializations of an engineer for your future career choice. As the industrial engineering degree program is very interdisciplinary, you have a wide choice of directions you can take afterwards. I did my Master's in SCM at HTWK Leipzig and was therefore able to build on my Bachelor's very well. I recently joined Helbling Technik in Zurich as a development engineer. Here I work in a plant and production planning team that works on international projects. In my day-to-day work, I probably benefit most from the overall package that you get on the course, a toolbox filled with different tools and methodological skills."