MSc Management and Engineering in Technology, Innovation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship (MME TIME) RWTH Aachen University

Our interdisciplinary Master’s programme offers you a deep dive into technology management with a focus on innovation, marketing, and entrepreneurship. A broad set of management and technology electives allow you to build your own tailored profile as a technology leader able to succeed in the international job market. All our modules combine demanding and cutting-edge research with practical projects and challenges.

Designed for professionals with a STEM background (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), the MSc Management and Engineering in Technology, Innovation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship (MME TIME) provides you with the skills and tools needed to succeed in the digitised economy. The programme is offered by one of the leading integrated universities of technology in Europe, RWTH Aachen University, with more than 150 years of expertise in producing cutting-edge research and Cambridge Digital Innovation at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.

Over the course of the programme, you will acquire a profound management education in which you will learn how to successfully leverage and commercialise state-of-the-art technologies. On top of that, you will also learn the latest developments in data management technologies, sustainable management, digital marketing and much more.

The TIME Essentials allow you to dive into leading trends and topics in the fields of technology, innovation, marketing, and entrepreneurship. You will immerse yourself into fascinating case studies and group projects to build solid foundations and connect theory and practice. Examples of TIME Essentials include:

• Strategic Management
• Data Analysis
• Innovation Management & Leadership

The Management Deep Dives allow you to deepen your management skills and tailor the curriculum to your own passions and aspirations. Examples of Management Deep Dives include:

• Strategic Technology Management
• Innovation Project Management
• Digital Marketing
• Start-Up & Growth Management

Innovation often happens at the interface of distinct technology fields. The Technology Transfer Labs are your opportunity to expand your technology expertise and explore those technology fields that shape our future lives. Examples of Tech Transfer Labs include:

• Building Digital Ecosystems (Metaverse)
• Creating Customer Value with New Technologies
• Shaping Deep-Tech Start-Ups

Cambridge Digital Innovation at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

Cambridge Ecosystem Practicum (one week)

Non-EU: The official application deadline for Master's programmes for non-EU applicants is 1 March. Additional applications via the subsequent allocation process are welcome and will be reviewed, subject to remaining capacity, until 1 June.

EU/EEA: Applicants from an EU/EEA country can apply until 31 August.

Work experience:

• At least one year of professional work experience

Academic requirements:

• A completed first degree: A Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science degree in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
• 16 CP in the fields of higher mathematics and statistics
• 125 CP in the fields of mathematics and natural science (e.g. in chemistry and/or physics), and/or computer science and/or engineering, which are defined in the examination regulations
• Basic knowledge in the fields of business administration (minimum 10 CP)

All students at RWTH Aachen University are subject to the current semester fee of approx. 300 EUR per semester. It includes, among other benefits, a semester ticket covering public transport in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

A student's average monthly budget amounts to approx. 1,100 EUR. This includes rent, food, clothing, study material, health insurance, phone, Internet, and radio and television fees as well as expenses for leisure activities. It does not include the semester fee, which must be paid before each semester as part of re-registration. This means that further costs will be incurred at the beginning of the semester.

International students may work in the private sector during the semester or in the semester break for up to three months without having obtained a work permit as a working student. You may work full-time for 120 days or part-time for 240 days. This regulation is also stated on the residence permit. During the semester, students are allowed to have jobs with working hours of up to 20 hours a week.
Student assistants have more flexibility with regard to working hours.

RWTH Business School offers various scholarships to support particularly suitable candidates. Information on our scholarships, the application process as well as external scholarship opportunities can be found on our website.

Our Career Service offers support in the form of advice, events, contacts, or our very own job portal. For instance, it gives students access to a broad network of business contacts and co-operation partners in all sectors of the economy – from start-ups to SMEs and global players – both nationally and internationally.

For more information, check out our website.

The availability of university accommodation in Aachen is limited. Therefore, participation in individual allocation procedures is usually required. Because of the demand for university accommodation, it can be necessary to switch to the private accommodation market. Especially family and couples apartments are very high in demand, so that accommodation from the private market is seemingly mandatory. The majority of RWTH Aachen University's students are committed to the private accommodation market. There are a number of options for finding private accommodation in and around Aachen. Accommodation on the private market is priced between 290 EUR and 550 EUR per month, of course depending on the size and the number of rooms. For short-term accommodation, there are many hotels, a few youth hostels, and a boarding house located in and around Aachen (reservation is recommended).
RWTH International Academy and RWTH Business School provide some rooms for international students in a flat-sharing community.

At the heart of one of Europe's leading technical universities, RWTH Business School combines the disciplines of management and technology in a wide range of continuing education programmes for professionals and executives. The offering includes a total of five MBA and Master's programmes as well as customised exclusive programmes for companies. In all programmes, current findings from engineering and natural sciences are applied to areas of business problems to develop innovative approaches to solving future global challenges.

RWTH Aachen Business School gGmbH was opened in 2017. Since then, it has welcomed around 100 new students from over 30 nations each year. The renowned teaching quality of the AACSB-accredited Faculty of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University flows into all programmes.

Key facts:

• year founded: 2016 (first programmes offered in 2004)
• number of students: about 330
• percentage of international students: 75
• number of degree programmes: six
• alumni: more than 750
• number of staff: 20

One of the highlights of our RWTH Business School is its location on the RWTH Aachen campus. Research and teaching in Aachen are first and foremost application oriented and targeted at finding practical solutions to real-world challenges. Visible evidence of this is the RWTH Aachen campus, which is being developed in close cooperation with industry and will form one of the largest research parks in Europe.

The RWTH Aachen campus creates a unique symbiosis between the world of research and the world of business. On the campus, interdisciplinary teams of researchers work closely with industry consortia in state-of-the-art buildings that have been explicitly designed and constructed for that purpose. The companies involved share resources with university institutes, exchange knowledge directly on site, and collaborate on innovations for the future. More than 280 companies are currently represented on the RWTH Aachen campus.

Research activities on the campus are structured into long-term clusters, with each cluster located in a different building. A total of 16 clusters are under development, the six initial clusters include the Bio-Medical Engineering cluster, the Sustainable Energy cluster, the Photonics cluster, the Production Engineering cluster, the Heavy-Duty Drives cluster and the Smart Logistics cluster.

The campus project at RWTH Aachen University expands the traditional sphere of pure academic research and provides an ideal environment for innovation. The university will therefore be able to face future global challenges on a much broader scale.

All central facilities and most classrooms of the RWTH Business School are located on the RWTH Aachen campus, allowing students to experience the exciting intersection of management and technology first-hand and on a daily basis.