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)
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
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
