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Master of Engineering:
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
(Ma IEOR)
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What is “Industrial Engineering”?
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What is “Operations Research”
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Industrial Engineer
“A flexible person with technological, industrial and
operational knowledge and skills, who is able to design and
manage organisations in the very complex, uncertain and
dynamic world of tomorrow”
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What does an Industrial Engineer do?
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Job opportunities
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Process Analyst
Global Management Trainee
Project engineer
Consultant
Software Engineer
Production engineer
Supply Chain manager
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Scientific researcher
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• Companies
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ArcelorMittal
Volvo Cars
Eandis
Jan De Nul
AB Inbev
Colruyt
BCG
BNP Paribas Fortis
ExxonMobil
Cocal-Cola Enterprises
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Why choose the UGent IEOR master programme?
• Ma IEOR profile is needed in all kinds of enterprises:
‣ Production, logistics, banks, hospitals, consultancy, …
‣ There is a severe shortage of engineers with this profile
‣ Finding a challenging job is guaranteed, good career prospects
• Ma IEOR delivers engineers who grasp the real-life
problems of companies
‣ All courses of the master are effectively used in practice
‣ Many courses contain realistic exercises and real company cases
‣ Many lecturers have industry experience through contract
research with companies
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Overview of the UGent IEOR Master programme
General courses (62 ECTS)
Basic and advanced courses on
both Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research techniques
2nd year
1st year
Elective courses (34 ECTS)
• ≥18 ECTS ‘preferential’
• ≤16 ECTS technical
courses from the faculty’s
other master programmes
• Minor Automotive
Engineering
Master Dissertation (24 ECTS)
Dissertation is either academic research or an in-company project
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General courses
1. Operations research models and methods
2. Simulation of manufacturing and service systems
3. Manufacturing planning and control
4. Information technology and data processing
5. Methods engineering and work measurement
6. Quality engineering and industrial statistics
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General courses
7. Design of manufacturing and service operations
8. Human factors system design
9. Industrial systems modeling and optimization
10.Supply chain engineering
11.Heuristics and search methods
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Preferential elective courses (≥18ECTS)
1. Artificial intelligence
2. Estimation and decision techniques
3. Total plant automation
4. Network modelling and design
5. Computer control of industrial processes
6. Queueing theory
7. Financial and cost price reporting in companies
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Master programme IEOR: internationalisation
• Since 2013, the programme is offered entirely in English.
• Students worldwide are welcome to study IEOR at UGent
• Prerequisites for admission:
‣ English language level B2
‣ Engineering degree, bachelor or master
• Bridging programmes are available
• Admission for international students is based on
individual screening of the candidate’s motivation and
track record
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Master programme IEOR: internationalisation
• IEOR students are allowed to go on Erasmus exchange for
one semester during their master.
‣ Preferably in the second semester of the first master year
‣ Alternatively, in the first semester of the second year
‣ Partner institutions include:
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UPC Barcelona
UPM Madrid
RTU Riga
Grenoble INP
TU Eindhoven
TU München
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More information?
• Take the information brochure with you
• Visit our website: http://ea18.ugent.be
• Talk to us 
‣ prof. Stijn De Vuyst
‧ Programme committee chairman
‣ prof. Birger Raa
‧ Programme committee secretary
‧ Departmental coordinator (Erasmus)
‣ prof. El-Houssaine Aghezzaf
‧ Head of the Dpt. Industrial Management
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