New double degree programme with Kazakhstan

The Faculty of Industrial Engineering has expanded its collaboration with the German-Kazakh University (DKU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to include a new dual degree programme. The Master’s in Industrial Management – Innovation and Business Expansion, which is offered as an interdisciplinary programme by the Institute for Knowledge Transfer and Digital Transformation (IWD) at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, will now also be introduced at the German-Kazakh University from September 2023. In accordance with the structure of this Master’s programme, DKU will deliver the first Master’s semester entirely on its own, in English, and will recruit students for this. The second Master’s semester will be delivered by Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, which will provide 10 places for this. The research module and the final dissertation, comprising semesters 3 and 4, can be completed either at the DKU or at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, depending on the students’ choice. A dual degree agreement governs mutual recognition, under which both institutions award the Master of Arts degree upon completion.

The DKU is thus strengthening its range of degree programmes, which generally have a focus on Germany, and, with this Master’s programme, is offering a qualification that builds on its undergraduate programmes. At the same time, this makes it more attractive to further international students who wish to take the plunge into studying in Germany via the DKU.

This programme is organised in close cooperation with the International Offices of both institutions.