Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management

There is a large demand worldwide for professionals with a combined technical and managerial background. Industrial Engineering & Management offers the best job perspectives and the highest starting salaries. Our graduates have secured positions as:

(Asset) manager

Assets are company resources, for instance, machines, vehicles, and other important ‘tools’. As an asset manager, it is your responsibility to make the right choice with respect to these (often) large, expensive, and advanced assets. You will be responsible for the purchasing, complete life cycle, and maintenance of these assets. To this end, you will outsource the research into the costs as well as the technical and commercial aspects, and the impact on the environment. You will give your advice based on this investigation.

Process engineer

You are able to quickly scan a company or department and use a variety of tools to analyze, improve and (re)design a given process.

Quality or Health and Safety Engineer

As a quality manager, you assist in establishing systems to support drive continuous improvements and minimize the costs. You plan, schedule, execute and coordinate the different activities related to quality, health, or safety issues.

Years 1 and 2

During the first year, you will lay a strong foundation in technology, economy, organisational science and management. From day 1 you are introduced to your future professional work field. You work in project groups at host companies, on real-life assignments from the business sector relating to quality management, process optimisation and maintenance. You focus on themes, such as:

• Productions and Business Processes
• Asset and Maintenance Management
• Quality Management
• Operational Excellence

During the second year you will delve deeper into various subjects. Projects become more complex and focus on innovation and sustainability within an international context. You focus on themes, such as:

• Process Design and Process Redesign
• Material Sciences
• Business Information Systems
• Innovation, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Change Management
• Marketing and Supply Chain Management

Years 3 and 4

You gain further experience with your internship "Exploring today: Managing operational challenges" and with a minor in the Netherlands or abroad.

During your 4th year, you broaden and deepen your knowledge and skills even further and you prepare for your final thesis. You focus on themes such as:

• Focus on future: analysing strategic innovations
• Professional integration: aligning operational challenges with strategic innovation

The fourth year is dedicated to two major improvement projects. You will work with other students on a strategic consultancy assignment for companies. You focus on the themes of:

• Sustainability
• Asset management

Internship and graduation

Internship

In the third year, you will do an internship at a company of your choice in the Netherlands or abroad. During your internship, you will experience first-hand how process optimisation works in a technical company. How can you design the process to install a smartphone screen in such a way that less damages occurs, less phones are rejected and the profit increases?

Graduation research

In your final year, you will conduct graduation research and you will demonstrate that you are ready for the profession field. You can research how the production process of a renowned shoe manufacturer can be made more economical and efficient through robotisation and mechanisation, while at the same time, the quality of the shoes remains the same as when they were handcrafted.

Accredited study programme

In the Netherlands, the standard of higher education is maintained through an accreditation system that ensures legal regulation and quality assurance. All programmes at HZ University of Applied Sciences are examined and approved by the accreditor, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This means that they meet the quality requirements for accredited higher education set by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, ensuring that you are always choosing a programme of high standard.

The best chance for you to discover HZ

Why choose HZ?

Your future starts in The Netherlands: at HZ University of Applied Sciences, we warmly welcome international students! While new national regulations affect student admissions elsewhere, these do not apply to Zeeland. This means you can still enroll at HZ without restrictions.

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Guaranteed housing

Apply for one of our programmes before May 1st, and we ensure you’ll have a place to stay. No stress, no last-minute searching: just focus on your studies!

High-quality education and small-scaled classes

HZ is ranked among the top universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. At HZ, we offer a safe and supportive environment where a personalized approach is key, thanks to our small-scale classes

Supportive community

A warm and welcoming international student environment, with a variety of services that aim at enhancing the quality of your study at HZ!

Great job opportunities

Our students graduate not only with a bachelor’s degree, but also with the skills and expertise that help them seamlessly enter the workforce.

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