New record for percentage of female students (winter semester 2022/2023)
In the current course cohort of the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th semesters, a new high of female engineers was reached. With a share of 27%, the course cohort is above the average of the past years in Mechanical Engineering in Germany (22% from 2019 to 2021).
Source for nationwide figures: German Federal Statistical Office, August 2022, https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bildung-Forschung-Kultur/Hochschulen/Tabellen/studierende-mint-faechern.html
Further internationalization of the program
In the winter semester 2022/23, the catchment area has expanded again. In addition to students from all over Germany and one student from Austria, an engineer from Belgium was welcomed to the career-integrated master's degree program in Mechanical Engineering in October 2022. Welcome and bienvenue!
Current introduction video for prospective students
A new introduction video is available for those interested in the career-integrated master's degree program in Mechanical Engineering (as of August 2022). The campus, teaching and research buildings, laboratories for 3D printing, CNC coordinate measuring technology, machining, laser machining, die-sinking EDM etc. are briefly presented.
https://fb-emw.de/s/trbb9jEAZtDCoWz (in German)
Simulating for manufacturing – Graduate interview with David Böhme (in German)
Integrating the topic of sustainability in teaching – new class “Ökobilanzierung”
Industrial advisory board ensures practical relevance
On March 31, 2022, the Department Executive Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management decided to establish an industrial advisory board for the career-integrated master's degree program in Mechanical Engineering. This is intended to further strengthen the integration of the degree program in the business community.
Generation change – new lecturer for process modeling
Department project in mold making “Saftjunge” in conjunction with the city of Zörbig (July 2021)
The department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management supported the city of Zörbig in producing a duplicate sculpture as part of a community service project. First, the sculpture, which only consists of separate parts, was scanned and modeled using reverse engineering techniques.
A mold was then milled for the CAD model. The production was summarized in a video:
fb-emw.de/s/jExPmppwTTXqFJw (in German)
For more information, see the press article:
Indispensable engineers – what are the benefits of studying Mechanical Engineering?
Fast degree for clean air – quickest student graduates (October 2020)
Department focuses on digital mechanical engineering (June 2020)
In June, the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management decided to focus even more on digitization in mechanical engineering. The new degree program regulations for the bachelor’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering are the first step to integrating this topic into the curriculum. See details in the press article below:
New laboratories for research and teaching in Mechanical Engineering (May 2020)
In April, the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management introduced the digital workshop, the ego.-INKUBATOR “CAx” and the ego.-INKUBATOR “User Experience”. These incubators expand students’ possibilities for carrying out practical projects and the master's thesis.
Link: www.dessk.de/news-aktivitaeten/ (in German)
University invests heavily in online teaching (April 2020)
Due to increased demand, the university has massively increased its capacity in video conferencing systems since April 2020. In addition to Jitsi and DFNconf, Webex (c) is available to all lecturers. With a few exceptions, lectures in the summer semester 2020 will be offered online (web lecture, video recordings...).
Department decides to make the degree program even more flexible (January 2020)
In January 2020, the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management decided to make the program even more flexible. Application and enrollment are now also possible in the summer semester in addition to the winter semester.
This reduces the time from the decision to study to the start of the degree by up to half a year.
This has never happened before in mechanical engineering – first woman to graduate from the program (December 2019)
CAD/CAM for green engines – Manufacturing a valve cover for a hydrogen engine (November 2019)
As part of a university project, a valve cover for a hydrogen engine was manufactured in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management. Based on the CAD data, 5-axis toolpaths for a CNC machining center were generated using the tebis® CAM system, which is also used in the elective module CAM II. The video linked below shows the development of the component from programming to production:
https://fb-emw.de/s/d3wEy9kBrzWJpKt (in German)
https://youtu.be/iDYWj7yOV90 (in German)
Successful accreditation of the career-integrated master’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering (September 2019)
The master’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering (career-integrated) has been successfully accredited without conditions. After a nine-month evaluation process, the German Accreditation Council confirmed the qualification goals of the career-integrated master's degree program on September 17, 2019.
A group of reviewers consisting of professors, an industry representative and a student gained a detailed impression of the degree program during an on-site inspection in Köthen as well as through submitted documents. The criteria examined during the review included, for example, the program concept and feasibility, the subject-specific content and the resources available.
Due to the accreditation, graduates of the program will be able to take on positions in all career groups in the German public service, for example, higher public service as public servants (Beamte). The degree program focuses on extending engineering expertise in the areas of product development and design, materials engineering, production engineering and CAx technologies as well as on expanding business management knowledge. The technical content focuses, in particular, on digitization in Mechanical Engineering. With knowledge of business management methods, graduates can meet and further develop specialist management challenges.
Those interested in the newly accredited career-integrated master’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering can apply by September 30, 2019. Students can expect a clearly structured three-year degree program with three attendance phases on the weekend per semester, interesting exchanges with fellow students who are fully immersed in their professional lives and guaranteed small group sizes.
Attendance dates / core learning phases – until winter semester 2024/25
Summer semester 2022
March 24, 2022 – March 26, 2022
May 19, 2022 – May 21, 2022
July 14, 2022 – July 16, 2022
Winter semester 2022/23
October 6, 2022 – October 8, 2022
November 24, 2022 – November 26, 2022
January 26, 2023 – January 28, 2023
Summer semester 2023
March 23, 2023 – March 25, 2023
May 11, 2023 – May 13, 2023
July 20, 2023 – July 22, 2023
Wintersemester 2023/24
October 5, 2023 – October 7, 2023
November 23, 2023 – November 25, 2023
January 25, 2024 – January 27, 2024
Summer semester 2024
March 21, 2024 – March 23, 2024
May 16, 2024 – May 18, 2024
July 18, 2024 – July 20, 2024
Wintersemester 2024/25
October 10, 2024 – October 12, 2024
November 28, 2024 – November 30, 2024
January 23, 2025 – January 25, 2025
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