Industrial Engineering and Management
Winter intake start date
2027-02-01
Winter intake deadline
2026-11-25
Businesses and organisations today need creative, multidisciplinary managers who combine technological know-how with engineering and management skills.
Do you see yourself taking on such a role in, for example, production and logistics, healthcare and/or financial engineering? Are you excited about using simulations, mathematical and/or statistical models to solve the problems and improve the performance of (international) organisations? If so, the Master’s in Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) at the University of Twente might just be the right choice for you.
As a student, you have a lot of freedom to tailor your Master’s to your own interests and ambitions. We offer you different kinds of specialisations and research orientations, so you can develop your own expertise.
Specialisations
Financial Engineering & Management (FEM)
Healthcare Technology & Management (HCTM)
Production & Logistic Management (PLM)
During this two-year, English-taught Master’s you will learn to improve operational processes, in which multiple and sometimes competing objectives need to be considered, such as improving quality and service, managing risks, increasing productivity and reducing cost. The multidisciplinary approach of this Master’s helps you become the all-round, yet specialised professional many organisations are looking for.
- 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.
FINANCIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
In today's world, the risks are high. Professionals skilled in valuing and hedging risks are – and will continue to be – in high demand. As a financial engineering graduate, you will enjoy a wide array of career opportunities where you can apply the tools you have acquired.
Working for an investment bank or an insurance company is one career option, but by no means the only one. The skills necessary to price and manage complex risks are also highly valued by non-financial corporations. All internationally active firms need to hedge foreign exchange risk, while firms processing raw materials have to manage volatile commodity prices.
As a financial engineering graduate, you can also pursue other avenues of professional development, including consultancies, software companies and regulatory institutions.
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
This specialization gives you a solid foundation for a management position in a large healthcare organization. At the start of your career, you will most likely be involved in optimizing healthcare processes or managing the development and implementation of new technologies in the organization.
You may choose to focus on process design and organization, which involves using and developing performance measurement systems to help achieve improvements such as streamlining a hospital’s organizational processes.
Alternatively, you could focus on managing the development and implementation of new medical technologies or ICT solutions in healthcare organizations. In that case, your professional focus will be on estimating the need for a specific technology within the organization and its impact on patients, doctors and other relevant individuals.
PRODUCTION & LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
This specialization provides you with a solid academic background for a management career in production and logistics. On graduation, you can look forward to opportunities in companies ranging from multinationals to medium-sized manufacturers and consultancies. You will also be well-equipped to set up your own company.
As a logistics manager or logistics analyst, you are sure to go far. If you opt for logistics management you will ensure the smooth flow of goods and handle the related effects on the organization. This applies both to internal logistics (production, inventory) and external logistics (supply of raw materials and delivery of final products). As a logistics analyst, your focus will be on analyzing and improving your company’s production and logistics processes.
Here are a few examples of starter positions our graduates have taken on: analyst at Procter & Gamble’s supply chain management department; logistics analyst at mail-order and online retailer Wehkamp; management trainee at Stork; operations management consultant at the AMC Medical Centre; solutions analyst for UPS Supply Chain Solutions; and strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
