M.Sc. Management and Engineering in Production Systems Do you want to combine your passion for production with top management skills?In this interdisciplinary M.Sc. program you will learn industrial R&D practices in the areas of organization, manufacturing technology, production machines and resources, and quality management. Furthermore, you will develop skills enabling you to lead the planning and progression of production projects, especially their financial implications.

Study at two top universities in the heart of Europe!This unique management and engineering M.Sc. program is run as a cooperation between two European universities, both highly acclaimed in their respective fields: RWTH Aachen University in Germany and Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. The safe, historical and multicultural student cities of Aachen and Maastricht are located in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, where the borders of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany meet, providing the perfect opportunity to enhance your intercultural skills.

Pursue both Management and Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany!RWTH Aachen’s Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (known by its German abbreviation “WZL”) is in charge of the academic organization of this M.Sc. program. WZL is part of the Cluster of Excellence-Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries, in which more than 20 institutes for material and production technology cooperate at RWTH Aachen to research the fundamentals of a sustainable production strategy. WZL has been globally synonymous with successful, progressive research and innovation in production engineering for many decades now. In your first year, RWTH School of Business and Economics will also teach three management modules in Aachen.

Develop your skills at Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands!Maastricht School of Management (MSM) teaches the majority of the business courses of this M.Sc. program. You will be trained as a globally-oriented manager with solid knowledge of core management processes and the major social and environmental issues that set the scene for business processes in emerging economies. You will also be challenged to explore feasible innovations that balance business and development perspectives.

Get great career perspectives! As a graduate of this M.Sc. program, you will be qualified to...• design, direct, monitor and optimize production processes• develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient• manage employees from various engineering disciplines as well as cross-disciplinary and global teams• identify and implement measures for yield improvement, test optimization and product cost-ability methods• select or develop adequate innovative production machines and assembly systems for manufacturing planning• deal with cost and investment analysis.

Program Structure*

Key Facts • Entirely English-taught• 2-year program (4 semesters)• 120 credit points• Degree: Master of Science - M.Sc. RWTH (awarded by RWTH Aachen University)• Tuition fee: EUR 5,500 per semester • Start: Every year in October• Application Deadline: March 1 every year

ContactRWTH International AcademyEmail: MME-PS@academy.rwth-aachen.dewww.masters-in-engineering.com

1st Semester (at RWTH Aachen)

2nd Semester (at RWTH Aachen)

3rd Semester (at MSM)

4th Semester (at RWTH Aachen or MSM)

Manufacturing Technology I Manufacturing Technology II International Project Management

Industrial Logistics

Industrial Engineering Production Management B Organizational Development and Change

Master’s thesis and defense

Option A: Internship and thesis

Option B: Desk Research and thesis

Production Management A Welding and JoiningTechnologies

Leadership and High Performance Teams

Quality Management Innovation Management Responsible Supply Chain Management

Machine Tools Finance and Accounting Economics for Managers

Entrepreneurial Strategy Marketing Management International Business

German Language Course A1.1

*the curriculum is tentative