Overview of the Higher Education Landscape and Competence Profile of Industrial Engineering and Management in Austria

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Description

Industrial engineers play a central role in the field of Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM). Therefore, this study aims to satisfy the information needs of the key stakeholders of the occupational profile of industrial engineering and the related educational opportunities. Accordingly, the study provides an overview of the Austrian industrial engineering courses offered at universities of applied sciences and universities, shows what the competence profile of industrial engineers should look like from a practical point of view in order to best meet the requirements of the labour market, and provides an overview of essential elements in the career path of industrial engineers. In addition to a detailed analysis of the higher education landscape in Austria, a survey was sent out to Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) students, IEM graduates and human resources managers in Austria.
Period13 Apr 2022
Event title31st International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association: Building Bridges: IPSERA 2022
Event typeConference
LocationJönköping, SwedenShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Industrial Engineering and Management
  • Competences
  • Survey
  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Study programs