Marline Stock, M.Sc.

Students on the Engineering Management degree programme acquire comprehensive and interdisciplinary specialist knowledge from the fields of engineering and economics during the course of their studies. This knowledge enables them to assess technical and economic aspects when working on operational tasks and ultimately find optimal solutions.

When choosing my degree programme, I was particularly interested in the versatility of industrial engineering, as it can be used along the entire value chain in companies. During the course of my studies, I was able to complete various practical trainings in different sections and companies and gain valuable experience in different disciplines. The curriculum of the Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering Management also reflected the requirements of the job profile. In addition to modules such as physics, technical mechanics, thermodynamics and electrical engineering, modules such as business administration, economics, finance and marketing were also on the agenda of the Bachelor's programme. Although this meant a lot of work in preparing for and following up on the lecture content, it made everyday study life exciting and varied. In addition, many exercises and tutorials were offered, which complemented the independent learning well.

I registered at FH Aachen because the university offers a practice-orientated course with a smaller number of students. Practical trainings were carried out in laboratories and computer rooms during lectures, business decisions were simulated with business games, excursions were made to companies and Institutes, presentations were prepared and given. I also really enjoyed the "Pro 8" module, in which mixed teams (consisting of mechanical engineering, mechatronics and industrial engineering students) competed against each other and worked on the same task. The task at that time came from the Thermotechnology division of Bosch GmbH.

At the end of my Bachelor's degree, I wrote my Bachelor's thesis at FEV GmbH, where I continued to work as a Student Assistant throughout my Master's degree.

I also registered for my Master's degree at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences on the Engineering Management degree programme, which was still fairly new at the time. Compared to the Bachelor's programme, the Master's was even more application-oriented, which meant that more case studies and business games were carried out in which theory was put into practice. Current events in business and technology were also included and their significance and consequences analysed. In addition, the number of courses taught in English had increased, which I thought was very important in view of increasing globalisation.

After completing a semester of voluntary practical training at Bosch Produktie NV in Belgium, I then wrote my Master's thesis at the Faymonville Group in Luxembourg, which develops and produces trailers for special and heavy transport.

After completing my master's thesis and my studies, I stayed at Faymonville and I am still working there today, two years later, as an industrial engineer. My main areas of activity include value stream management in logistics processes at our logistics centre in Luxembourg and at the production plants in Luxembourg, Belgium and Poland. My job description also includes the optimisation of interdisciplinary processes in order processing (including implementation in information technology) and the tasks of an ISO auditor. This means that I deal with process analyses and modelling as well as the subsequent implementation and result checks on a daily basis and am always directly on site during the implementation. The diversity of these activities allows me to gain interesting and constantly new experiences that definitely don't make my day-to-day work boring.

To summarise, I can safely say that I made the right decision in choosing both my degree course and the university. FH Aachen enables students to study in a very pleasant learning atmosphere, which in my opinion is due to the easy accessibility of professors and staff for questions, but also to the small number of students in the lectures and tutorials.