MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

MASTER’S DEGREE

The Management Engineer is characterized by the ability to optimally combine technological knowledge with economic, organizational, and management skills to solve complex business problems of a cross-cutting and interdisciplinary nature.

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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English

Class

LM-9 – class for degree programmes in the field of Industrial Engineering

COURSE COORDINATOR

Prof. Anna Nosella
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LOCATION

Vicenza

DURATION: 2 years

ADMISSION DETAILS

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SCHOLARSHIPS

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AFFILIATION DEPARTMENT

Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali
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ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

  • A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Management Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related subjects with proven skills in Engineering.
  • Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA
    Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link.
  • B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent certificate. Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores, and exemptions.

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Management Engineering

The Management Engineer is an engineer with multidisciplinary skills, able to cover organizational and managerial roles that also require technical and scientific knowledge. The Master’s Degree in Management Engineering enables students to acquire distinctive skills in operations, analytics and innovation management that are valued and required in the job market (98% employment rate one year after graduation). 

BRIDGE MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING FOR A SMARTER FUTURE!

ACADEMIC

The Master’s Degree in Management Engineering of the University of Padua aims to train highly qualified professionals specialized in the design, management, and innovation of highly complex production and service systems. The skills acquired, which are of technical/engineering, organizational, managerial, economic, and analytical nature, enable the Management Engineer to understand the various components of advanced and interrelated systems. They also enable the Management Engineer to effectively govern the analysis, design, implementation, and management of innovative solutions. Examples include: feasibility studies for the introduction of new processes, products, or services; identification of opportunities for business performance improvement; application of lean management techniques; definition of business plans and strategic make-or-buy decisions; supply and capacity management decisions; logistics set-ups; design of waste reduction and energy management initiatives/systems; design and management of digital transformation processes. Moreover, the three different specialized programs in Smart operations, Analytics for business and Technology management give students the opportunity to craft their educational career based on specific interests.

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COMPETENCIES

The Master’s Degree graduate is characterized by the ability to adopt a multidisciplinary approach, as a result of comprehensive cross-disciplinary training in the areas of engineering, economy and management, quantitative methodologies and analytics, and sustainability.

At the same time, it offers three specialised programs in Smart operations, Analytics for business and Technology management to develop distinctive competences that respond to the increasingly demanding and sophisticated requirements of the job market. These competences will be matured through not only traditional classroom lectures, but also other training activities as multiple seminar activities, tutorials and laboratory exercises, company visits, discussions and case study presentations, project work, and business games and simulations, thus developing both hard and soft skills.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Management Engineer is highly sought after by companies because of her/his ability to adapt to a wide variety of environments, both in industrial and service sectors, as well as in large and small-sized enterprises. The Management Engineer can be employed in:

  • Manufacturing companies,
  • Consulting firms,
  • Public administration and services (engineering, banking, insurance, energy, transportation, facilities, etc.)

Management Engineers can work in all major business functions: General Management, Production Planning and Control, Sales and Marketing, Research & Development, Engineering and Quality, Purchasing/Procurement, Management Control and Financial Analysis, Information Technology and Systems, Logistics, Human Resources.

MASTER IN MANAGEMENT

Teachings of the Master’s Degree in Management Engineering

English Curriculum
(CORE TEACHINGS + 1 SPECIALISED TRACK)

CORE TEACHINGS

4 COMPULSORY TEACHINGS (36 ECTS)

  • Smart operations and supply chain management
  • Digital warehousing and transportation
  • Material flow systems and logistic network
  • Digital marketing & International management

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 4 (18 ECTS)

  • Sustainability and digitalization of metallurgical processes
  • Energy management and digitalization
  • Machine learning clustering and data mining
  • Digital twins for automation

2 ELECTIVE TEACHINGS (12 ECTS)

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  • Circular economy
  • Urban mining and circular economy
  • Game Theory
  • Industrial and collaborative robotics
  • Innovation in metallurgical production
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Ottimizzazione della fabbricazione manifatturiera
  • Gestione snella dei processi
  • Finanza aziendale
  • Controllo di gestione
  • Gestione delle energie rinnovabili
  • Soluzioni digitali per il management
  • Any other teaching of 6 ECTS belonging to any specialized program

INTERNSHIP (6 ECTS)

THESIS (15 ECTS)

SPECIALISED TRACKS

Smart operations

Design and management of intelligent systems, supporting companies in thriving in an increasingly digital and interconnected world.

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (12 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠New product and project management
  • ⁠ ⁠Digital operations
  • ⁠ ⁠Service operations management

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (18 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠Digital customization
  • ⁠ ⁠Strategy and digital transformation
  • ⁠ ⁠Digital manufacturing

Analytics for business

Application of advanced analytical techniques to marketing, operations, and supply chain, helping organizations transform data into competitive advantage.

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (12 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠Business analytics and decision making
  • ⁠ ⁠Digital operations
  • ⁠ ⁠Data driven quality management

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (18 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠Organizational change and performance measurement
  • ⁠ ⁠Strategy and digital transformation
  • ⁠ ⁠Digital manufacturing

Technology management

Driving technological development, managing disruptive innovations, and implementing digital solutions, enabling organizations to stay competitive in rapidly evolving markets.

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (12 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠Technology and innovation management
  • ⁠ ⁠Maintenance management
  • ⁠ ⁠Quality and metrology in manufacturing

2 TEACHINGS OUT OF 3 (18 ECTS)

  • ⁠ ⁠Digital customization
  • ⁠ ⁠Organizational change and performance measurement
  • ⁠ ⁠Digital manufacturing

COMPETENCIES IN ACTION: PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE (3 ECTS)

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  • Sostenibilità in azione: innovazioni e modelli per un business responsabile (IT)
  • Comunicazione e soft skills (IT)
  • ERP and digital transformation (ENG)
  • Act-In Class (ENG)