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ESTIEM MAGAZINE
Industrial Engineering on the Road!
Diversity in European IEM Education
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INTRODUCTION
Editorial
President’s Speech
Introduction to ESTIEM
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NEWS
Introducing Board 2006
The New ESTIEM Web Pages
FREE Vision
PRC: The True Meaning of ESTIEM
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SPECIAL VISION OF CYCLES
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Grab the Vision!
Vision of Cycles Patrons
Cycles in the European Parliament
Life Cycle Engineering
FOCUS
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IEM Education in Europe: Diversity Rules!
Bologna: Picturing the Process
IEM Graduate Studies Across the Atlantic
The European Union’s Mobility Toolbox
EVENTS
Council Meeting K2K
Vision Bremen
Vision Kiev
Activity Week Eindhoven
TIMES 2006
TIMES Semi-Final Istanbul-ITU
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PROFESSIONAL
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Brose: Making Things Happen
Steel Going Strong
Interview: Ibrahim Kavrakoglu
Bosch Workshop 2005
How an IEM Engineer Can...
Out in the Real World
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INSIDE ESTIEM
Cultural Prejudice: The Portuguese
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ESTIEMers Beyond Europe: Daniel Jonsson 48
So What’s Happening in... Stockholm?
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AGENDA
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INTRODUCTION
“All roads
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RENÉ HEUNEN
Editorial Staff:
Öznur Afacan
Pinar Altinkeser
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René Heunen
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lead to
Rome... ”
“...but which ones lead to Bologna? And which
one is the fastest, the smoothest, the cheapest
or simply the easiest? Is there anyone to give me
directions? Will people really be more interested
in me if I get there? Should I run as fast as I can,
and tell everyone that I’m on my way? Or just follow the rest and make sure my journey will be as
comfortable as possible?”
If universities could be personified, these
would be a few of the many questions on their
mind. Industrial Engineering and Management
programmes all over Europe are also facing these
matters. As a direct consequence, their students
will be confronted with changes as well (for as far
as that has not happened, yet), raising all different
types of questions in their heads. “What does the
switch to a two-tier system mean for my educational planning? Should I seriously consider getting
a Master’s degree at a foreign university? And what
type of Master’s would that be anyway? Which
universities specialise in the kind of subjects I am
interested in? What would it be like to live in such
a country?
As an ESTIEMer, you are on your way to all the
answers! By getting in contact with IEM students
from all over Europe, you get a good fi rst-hand
overview of how your colleagues are experiencing
their academic careers. All you have to do is sign
up for an ESTIEM event, open your eyes and ears
and learn from each other.
To give you a little push in the right direction,
this issue of the ESTIEM Magazine addresses IEM
Education in the international context; differences
in the way we experience our programmes, developments on the European playground and opportunities to even go beyond our continent.
Just so that you can’t say we didn’t inform you
when in two years time, all your friends leave you
to go and study abroad...
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This is one goal of the Bologna Declaration; to
increase the possibilities for students to study
abroad and thereby increase the mobility of the
students across Europe(2 and through this inserting
another piece of the puzzle to create a Europe of
knowledge and not only of the Euro, the banks and
the economy.(3
Of course working in ESTIEM in an intercultural
team will rapidly increase your skills in that area; just
think of the current five Board Members representing
6 different countries. Living in a totally different
environment is still a bigger experience, as you start
to question everything you took for granted at home.
This can be small issues like: “How does the public
transportation work here?” or more complex ones
like “How to behave towards the professor?”
From my experience I can tell you that both can
completely confuse you, but while the first one has an
influence on how late you will arrive, the other one
may end up on your final mark.
In ESTIEM we are proud to support this
development, as we connect students from across
Europe and thereby reduce restraints to other
cultures and quite often spark the interest to study
abroad.
Besides the cultural differences, studies abroad also
differ in the courses you can take. Maybe you have
chosen your university based on the specialisations
it offers. Now imagine you can choose between
all universities from across Europe and their
specialisations. E.g. you’ve finished a Bachelor of
Science at your home university and want to work
later as a project manager. Then you might consider
studying in Trondheim, Norway for a Master of
Science in Project Management.(1
ELIAS FAETHE
Studying abroad is definitely one of the greatest
adventures someone can undertake during his
studies. Its main benefit is learning to overcome the
cultural differences. As those cultural differences are
still the biggest obstacles for international companies,
it is also a should-have in your Curriculum Vitae, if
you want to work in one.
For me, my time in Hungary has taught me how
you feel in an alien culture without knowing the
language. The programme was a great opportunity
to participate in lectures not offered at my home
university.
I hope this issue of the ESTIEM Magazine will not
only be very interesting to read, but also inspire some
to go abroad or help about the location for those who
have already made this a personal goal.
Enjoy reading this issue of the ESTIEM Magazine!
In high ESTIEM,
President of ESTIEM 2006
Notes
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To find a solution in these nearly unlimited possibilities I
can recommend the ESTIEM Magazine Spring 2005 issue
with the topic of Decision Making.
From The Bologna Declaration, Bologna, 19 June 1999
From the Sorbonne Joint Declaration, Paris, the Sorbonne,
May 25 1998
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Back in 1990,
students from five
different countries founded an organisation which
they named ESTIEM: European STudents of
Industrial Engineering and Management. Its aim
was and still is to establish and foster interrelations
among European students of Industrial Engineering
and Management (IEM).
in ESTIEM incorporate both the skills required for
modern business and an open-minded approach
towards other people and cultural issues.
The decision-making body of ESTIEM is the Council,
which meets twice a year, in autumn and in spring.
Each university, represented by its so-called ‘Local
Group’, sends two student representatives. The
five members of the Board of ESTIEM are elected
In 15 years, it has grown into an organisation
during the autumn Council Meeting. The Board is
bringing together 40 000 students from 65
responsible for the management, coordination and
universities in 23 European countries, and is still
growing. All these universities offer courses in IEM. administration of the association. It represents the
Based on this structure, ESTIEM forms links between association in all legal matters.
students, academics and companies in order to create
ESTIEM has continuously increased the number of
a Europe-wide, multi-level IEM network.
its activities, thus being able to offer a great variety
of events to IEM students. Based on its activities,
Through involvement in ESTIEM, students get an
ESTIEM has attracted many active students, and the
opportunity to experience different cultures, take
organisation has seen rapid growth since its founding.
part in international projects and become friends
Major activities on a European level besides Council
with other ESTIEMers from all over Europe. Our
Meetings include the only European wide IEM
belief is that the activities and projects of ESTIEM
case competition TIMES, the seminar series Vision,
give our members knowledge and experiences that
ESTIEM Magazine, Summer Academy and Exchange
are important for their personal development and
the realisation of future goals. The students involved (a database with information for students who want
to study abroad); all led by Project Leaders who are
elected at the Council Meetings.
Besides taking leadership positions in the Board and
as Project Leaders, ESTIEM members can also take
up more responsibility by working in one of the
committees. The committees work together closely
with the Board, supporting it in its tasks. ESTIEM
has six of them at the moment: the Information and
Communication Technology Committee, the Public
Relations Committee, the Members Committee, the
Knowledge Management Committee, the Financial
and Legal Committee and ESTIEM’s youngest asset,
the Corporate Relations Committee.
Introduction
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CM
Council Meeting. Organised twice a year, this general meeting of member
groups holds the ultimate decision-making power in ESTIEM.
CoM, Coordination Meeting, Regional Coordination Meeting. An event where a
ReCoM small group of people get together for a Project Meeting or a meeting of Local Groups in a particular region.
CRC
Corporate Relations Committee. Responsible for adding value to relationships between ESTIEM and its current and potential corporate partners.
FLC Financial and Legal Committee. Members of this committee have an advisory
function for those who are responsible for financial or legal affairs in ESTIEM.
KMC
Knowledge Management Committee. This committee ensures that all
knowledge is preserved and that experiences don’t get lost during handover
periods or when people resign from their active ESTIEM career.
LG Local Group. ESTIEM is basically a network of these IEM student associations
located at different universities around Europe.
LR Local Responsible. The person in charge of a LG.
MC
PL
With lots of teams and tasks to choose from, there
is a place for everyone. Naturally, the backbone
of ESTIEM is the European IEM student. Openminded and keen on developing him- or herself, he
or she is eager to make friends and create contacts
with different IEM representants from all over the
continent.
Members Committee. This team supports the member groups of ESTIEM
and provides information to those who are interested in joining the ESTIEM
organisation.
Project Leader. The person in charge of an ESTIEM project. Analogously,
Committee Leader is designated with CL.
PRC
Public Relations Committee. Concerned with ESTIEM’s outer appearance and
increasing the awareness of ESTIEM among companies, professors, as well as
IEM students throughout Europe.
SAC
Summer Academy. A two-week event, of which two editions are held
somewhere in Europe each summer. It is highly academic and guided by a
well-known professor.
TIMES
Tournament in Management and Engineering Skills.
WG Working Group. In Council Meetings, several Working Groups are formed to
discuss different crucial ESTIEM matters.
WGL Working Group Leader. A person who is in charge of the WG. He or she
plans, guides the members and prepares the documentation.
When ESTIEM was founded, the aim was to make
it an abbreviation-free association. However,
this goal was not completely achieved… After
all, “CM” fits much better in your mouth than “a
Council Meeting”. The table at the right offers a
brief introduction to the most common ESTIEM
abbreviations.
For more detailed information about our
organisation and its activities, please visit our
website at www.estiem.org. Here you can also find
everything you need to know if you want to get
involved. So don’t hesitate and start moving….
you won’t regret it!
n to ESTIEM
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NEWS Introducing Board 2006
Elias Faethe – President
“You want to become a member Local Group of
ESTIEM? Great! How can we help you?”
This was my first contact with ESTIEM. It was
in May 2002 with Jasser from Darmstadt, and
it was a greeting with open arms. Before this, I
had googled “STIEM”. This did not work out, so I
had to ask again how it was spelled. Then I went
through a lot of web pages, saw the ones of the
BMetropolitan, Council Meeting Munich and of a
lot of Local Groups active in ESTIEM. From the
beginning I thought it to be a great organisation
and I was very enthusiastic to go to the Council
Meeting in Vaasa. There it happened – heavy infection with the ESTIEM Virus!
I took a small detour being active in the VWI,
the German IEM association, before returning in
full force to ESTIEM. From the Council Meeting
in Sofia on I got more and more involved, finally
ending up here and now, writing my introduction as President and 100% sure of the spelling of
ESTIEM.
This is why I love ESTIEM, but for applying as
President there was another reason. The sentence,
which Mr. Jordan from the American German
Business Club said some hours before the election
in Karlsruhe sums it up: “Create the system!”
This sentence is now like a beacon in my head. I
really want to take part in the future creation of
ESTIEM to be able to celebrate many, many more
great ESTIEM birthdays!
Looking forward to an amazing year together
with all of you!
A new year, a new ESTIEM Board. At the
31st Council Meeting in Karlsruhe and
Kaiserslautern, the ESTIEM Board Members for the year 2006 were elected.
Who they are? Here are their personal
introducuctions...
Stefan Kinateder – VP of Finance
One early morning in April 2003, I found myself
sleeping on a bench of an airport. I was not
surprised after waking up because I knew exactly
how I got there and what I was doing at this place.
Some students from the university (I had started
my studies half a year earlier) were going to
meet me. They told me that in another city 180
students from different European countries would
gather for a conference. This sounded cool. And as
I had time and would otherwise never have gone
to that city I decided to sleep at the airport and fly
together with them from Frankfurt to St. Petersburg. That was actually my beginning in ESTIEM.
In the following time I gained a lot of diverse
experiences. I became Board Member of my Local Group and applied for positions and projects
in ESTIEM. Not always successfully, but this did
not prevent me from continuing. I was elected
Financial Controller and Committee Leader. At
last I ended up as Board Member of ESTIEM. That
is the point where I am standing now.
I am looking forward to a rewarding time in the
Board of ESTIEM where I can help everybody
realise their intentions.
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Saija Ekorre – VP of Administration and ICT
Anna Marszalkiewicz – VP of Activities
Ozan Efe Ertem – VP of Public Relations
When I first heard that my university
supports travelling to something called a
CM, of course I wanted to go! I applied
for a place in the Council Meeting in Vienna, and suddenly I was in the middle of
Europe, in the centre of action. I decided I
had definitely not had enough, and applied
to be the Local Responsible of Oulu right
after I came home.
Ever since I was born, I wanted to be an
ESTIEMer… I realised it only some time
later, though. Now, when I am writing
these words, I can hardly believe that it
has been over three years since my first
ESTIEM event, a Council Meeting, took
place in Finland.
I have asked myself several times during
my time in ESTIEM this question: “Why
are you doing this?”. The answer has
changed since my first event in Skopje
(Regional Coordination Meeting) but I
always answered without hesitation. First,
it was the excellent feeling of friendship,
exploration and fun.
Around the time of CM Istanbul, another
dimension opened up: it was actually very
satisfying and rewarding to work as an
international team to prepare a Working
Group. Soon after, when I became the
Public Relations Committee Leader, I was
amazed by how easily people will accept
you as a team player and how fast you can
develop your “soft skills”. It was near my
third Council Meeting in K2K last autumn
where my answer changed once again, I
wanted to do something better, new and
do it not for myself but for everyone. So, I
ended up here as the Vice President of PR.
Being the LR was the first step in my
ESTIEM career: I took part in several
meetings, organised one in Oulu, and
exactly one year after my first CM, I became the Project Leader of Vision. It gave
me the opportunity to test my IEM skills
in reality – I learned to manage teams,
try out how to lead a project, and see
how organisations work in international
playgrounds. For two years I was learning
a lot and developing in different areas, and
finally I decided the experience had prepared me well to apply for the Board.
Being a part of ESTIEM is a rewarding
feeling by itself and the open possibilities for everybody regardless of where
you come from, where you study, or how
much of your curriculum have you covered are definitely plusses. In the Board I
can observe even more people develop; at
the same time, I can encourage everybody
to create new possibilities, recommend
trying out new ideas, and help to establish
an international network in the integrating
Europe. Being a student in a multi-cultural
environment will certainly create something special out of one’s future!
Travelling often through whole Europe (in
more than twenty events!), working on
local and international projects (especially
on the ESTIEM Magazine), organising a
Regional Coordination Meeting and an
Activity Week, and meeting strong selfmotivated students from different cultures
deeply involved me in ESTIEM.
Extensive experience in ESTIEM and also
two important words from the current
Local Responsible of Poznan (“Do it!!!”)
helped me with my decision about applying for the ESTIEM Board as the Vice
President of Activities.
Managing real people and real projects
taught an important lesson: it is not as
easy and methodical as it is in the books
we study by heart at our universities. That
is why ESTIEM is one of the best ways I
know for verification of many theories and
sometimes finding your own way of doing
things. I am pretty sure that this year as a
‘Boardie’ will give me unique/unforgettable/magnificent experiences useful in my
career, the challenges ahead of me, and a
chance for reaching my goals. It is my hope
that I can reflect these to the entire organisation and make a positive difference.
My ESTIEM career, which is rather short
compared to those of my other fellow
Board members, has been one of discovery about myself and the wonder that is
ESTIEM. I thought that the year in the
Board would be the biggest discovery and
so far I can tell you that I was right. I am
interested to find out if my answer to the
question will change yet again during this
year but I can tell you one thing for sure: if
you ever say “ESTIEM” to me, I will always
answer “Yes”.
See you somewhere, sometime…
NEWS
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F R E E Vision
Future Resources for Energy and Economy
VLADA DEMYDOVA
The exact explanation: Future Recourses
for Energy and Economy – Visionary use
of resources and reserves to achieve
sustainable growth. The main focus will be
on different kinds of resources, from basic
technical to human ones. Also, we will concentrate
on well-planned use of resources and reserves, as
well as on investigation for sustainable growth in
the future.
The major idea: to bring Vision back to its first
meaning – a series of seminars, workshops and
visits to companies in European countries, with
the main goal of finding innovative approaches
and tools for contemporary problems. Another
aim of the project is to support contacts between
students, researchers and representatives of businesses.
The seminars themselves are organised throughout
Europe by member groups. Professors and representatives of industry provide the lectures. The
combined results are published and they will be
made available Europe-wide.
Finally, an aim is to brand Vision as a project with
strong academic value and a lot of ideas, education
and input for its participants. The gained knowledge can be used by every ESTIEMer for developing economical skills and enrichment of private
experiences.
The project started its life at Council Meeting
K2K, where the two focal points were created;
“Resourses and Sustainable Growth”. From that
time, within half a month the project got its name.
This decision has been taken by the usual democratic process in ESTIEM – a vote of all members
the Vision Working group at the Council Meeting
K2K.
I would like to thank all Vision Working Group
participants, who were and are active after
Council Meeting K2K, and are making great
contributions to the Vision project.
At the moment, the project is growing strong
by the work of dozens of people with different
interests and from different countries, but with
a common desire to create something special for
ESTIEM.
In the upcoming Vision series we will have 16
seminars, ranging from hot Famagusta and Izmir
to snowy Helsinki and Tampere. In 11 countries
organisers will try to do everything in their power
in order to make a mark in the hearts and minds
of the participants. I want to wish them good luck
because taking such responsibilities requires big
amenability and great work of every member. The
new Vision series is bringing a lot of changes, and
half of the results will depend on the feedback of
the organisers. What are we currently working
on? From logo to poster, from website to brochure
– the down-to-earth matters of a large project,
that is. Innovations from the ongoing Vision of
Cycles Project: sponsor search, final conference,
or study tour.
By discussing scientific subjects and publishing
academic articles, FREE Vision is reminding
ESTIEMers that Vision is a project with academic
value and is very different from Activity Weeks
and other ESTIEM events.
What should I add? I am really proud to lead this
project. It is settling itself in my mind, and taking
a special place in my heart. I will try to improve
it, but of course I will not be able to do it all by
myself. FREE Vision represents a dozen independent students who are trying to open their minds
to the world, to let their ideas interact and to
get closer to each other by demonstrating great
teamwork.
Wish us luck, and you will never forget this Vision
seminar series!
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The
new ESTIEM
Web
Pages
Have you paid a visit yet?
ESTIEM’s internal web pages, better known as the
ESTIEM Portal, have been an important tool for
both sharing information among active members
and informing interested students for quite a few
years. As the old web pages needed to change to a
new system and the content needed some updating, a project was started at the Council Meeting
in Lyon to relaunch both the ESTIEM Portal and
the external web pages. The structure and content
were to be discussed from the basics in order to
fi nd out how we could improve the value of the
ESTIEM Portal and the external web pages for our
organisation.
Combined Forces
The Working Process
At the Council Meeting in Lyon, goals were set
for both the ESTIEM Portal and the external web
pages. Not only the structure and content of the
ESTIEM Portal needed to be improved, we also
wanted to make it more dynamic, to integrate
more information and to make it a place worth
visiting more frequently. The external web pages
needed an information update, but also a new
design was to be implemented.
The committees continued their work more separately during the summer. However, close contact
was held with respect to planning and synergies
between the committees’ tasks. During this time,
the Knowledge Management Committee worked
out a new structure for the ESTIEM Portal and
the Public Relations Committee created a new
design for both the external web pages and the
ESTIEM Portal, based on the corporate design of
ESTIEM.
The IT Committee traditionally carries the
responsibility for the ESTIEM web pages. To accomplish the necessary improvements in ESTIEM
on the internet, a Task Force was formed which
also consisted of members of the Public Relations
Committee and the Knowledge Management
Committee. In this way, the workload of the IT
Committee could be decreased and the varying
competences from the different committees could
all contribute to the fi nal result.
Thanks to weekly online meetings, many e-mails
sent and of course three devoted teams, work
progressed and in the beginning of October the
Portal Relaunch Task Force gathered in Eindhoven
for a joint Coordination Meeting. Important topics
were discussed, tricky issues were resolved and of
course a lot of work was done. Full of new inspiration, we all went back home again to finish the
last part of the content and add it to the ESTIEM
Portal.
In order to avoid too much confusion, a reasonably
clear task division was made: the Public Relations
Committee was made responsible for the external web pages and the Knowledge Management
Committee for the ESTIEM Portal. The platform
for this work, the technical systems and the programming, would be the responsibility of the IT
Committee.
Now, finally, the result of our work can
be seen online. Did we do a good job and
achieve our goals? Go to www.estiem.org or
www.estiemportal.estiem.org and find out for
yourself!
CHARLOTTE ERLANDSSON
For an organisation like ESTIEM, with active students living all over Europe, efficient communication tools are essential. ESTIEMers can meet only
a few times a year but the work needs to continue
also in between those occasions; information needs
to be spread in an efficient way.
What’s on the New Portal?
All the Latest News!
The ESTIEM portal is intended to be
the place for interested students to
find information about what is going
on at the moment. Here you can read
about what is happening in ESTIEM by
reading the newsletters or the notice
boards of the Board, projects and
committees.
General Information
There is also plenty of general information about ESTIEM, for example on
how you as an interested student can
get involved in the organisation, who
is responsible for what, listings of all
the Local Groups and active member
profiles as well as an ESTIEM encyclopedia and FAQ to help answer all your
questions.
Events
Also, information can be found about
all the international events going on
in ESTIEM and how to apply for participating in them. Once home again,
the ESTIEM Portal is the place to find
event reports and the contact information to all your new ESTIEM friends.
Discussion Forums
A new, general forum open to all
members as well as forums dedicated
to specific topics, projects or committees will facilitate fruitful discussion
and sharing of ideas. Also: forums for
Local Responsibles, Project Leaders
and other specific user groups.
And of course: A LOT MORE!
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“ESTIEM is an
“ESTIEM
The true meaning of
network of ESTIEM
NEWS
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DAVID CHRISTIAN BERG
What does ESTIEM stand for? Sure,
there have been some rather interesting
suggestions made regarding the expanded form of the acronym...
But what does it mean to us ESTIEMers?
This was the question ESTIEMers asked themselves in the Public Relations Working Group
at the Council Meeting K2K. After spending a
few productive hours, the following was established as a statement of the ESTIEM brand – for
ESTIEMers, by ESTIEMers:
nded
udents
“ESTIEM is an exciting network of open-minded
students with a professional approach.”
project groups, committees and the Board. It is
up to you to step in, by spearheading new ideas
and bringing new blood to ESTIEM to maintain
and strengthen the network as a whole
However, why would anyone want to do this?
The answer lies in the rest of the brand statement: it is exciting; exciting because through
ESTIEM one discovers new cultures, new people
and new knowledge; exciting because everything
is done by students for students, creating a level
of understanding that is very rarely seen in organisations; exciting because the members are
enthusiastic about what they do; exciting because
it is fun.
profe
But all this discovery and common ground is possible only through one thing: Open-mindedness.
Indeed, the level of tolerance and acceptance the
members display in ESTIEM is exemplary. One
can not help thinking that the world would be a
better place if everyone was as open-minded as
an ESTIEMer. It is a unique property of ESTIEM
First of all, the word “network” is often used to
to be an organisation so open to new ideas, new
describe ESTIEM and it is also a very common
cultures and progress. It is also this property and
word in the IEM vocabulary. Still, we should
the enthusiasm of ESTIEMers that makes it postake a minute to think about it. A network is all
about nodes and the connections between them. sible to say that “ESTIEM is a playground for new
Looked at this way, the nodes in the ESTIEM net- and exciting international ideas”.
work are the Local Groups and the links between
A brand is all about the feelings and meanings
them are personal connections and friendships
spread all over Europe. A strong network is only associated with it. Therefore, the final adjective
in this statement may be regarded as being irpossible by forming solid bonds and making
relevant. After all, we are students and a claim to
sure that the nodes are strong enough to carry
these bridges between them. This is possible only professionalism may be exaggerated or perhaps
even undesirable. But taking a closer look we
through the participation of the ESTIEMers:
have to become aware of the distinction between
contributing to the connections by attending
expertise and professionalism. It is best to use an
events, and strengthening the nodes by organising them. Participation also means actively taking analogy. Consider a cardiologist: he is an expert.
part in what may be termed as “central ESTIEM”: The work he does can not be done by others with
As in any attempt to make such a general statement about an organisation as diverse as ESTIEM,
there may be some disagreements about the
wording. So, let’s explain this sentence a little.
ESTIEM is an exciting network of
open-minded students
professional approach.”
rk of open-minded students
iting
excitin
network
ded students
of
with a
open-min
essional approach.”
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less expertise. However, if he violates the trust his
patient by sharing his details with others, he acts
unprofessionally even though he still remains an
expert. Being professional therefore is not about
what you are able to do, but about how you do
it. This is not different for ESTIEM. An ESTIEM
event does not need to be hosted in a five star
hotel and participants do not need to be chauffeured in limousines – such an arrangement is
the expertise of some firms. However, providing
clear directions to participants about where to go
or asking for any special requests regarding room
arrangements are simple matters that make life
much easier for all the participants. This is professionalism.
It is also the quest for a high level of professionalism that fuels personal development for most
ESTIEMers. After all, only by seeking the better
one pushes his/her limits and develops as a leader, manager, entrepreneur or any other role. This
chance, ESTIEM provides, ranks high up in the
list of things that make ESTIEM such a desirable
organisation for students.
NEWS
with a prof
“ESTIEM is an exciting net-
The brand statement is the result of the collaboration of a group of ESTIEMers, both new
and old. It has been pieced together after long
hours of work. It may not be perfect or even
right; it may need to be updated as time goes on
and ESTIEM changes. Public Relations Committee gives any ESTIEMer a chance to influence
this by working on the topic of ESTIEM Brand
Management. But always remember this: Any
organisation is as strong as the perception its
members have of it. So, if you want to contribute
to ESTIEM, go ahead and participate, but if you
just do not have the time, make sure that you tell
everyone:
work of
appro
open-minded students
“ESTIEM is an exciting network of open-minded
students with a professional approach.” 
with a
professional ap
proach.”
with a professional approach
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VISION OF CYCLES
GrabtheVision!
For the ESTIEM project ‘Vision’, many Local Groups organise a seminar where ‘visionary’
topics are discussed with professors and specialists from well-known companies.
CORNELIA BAUER
In the period 2005/06, 23 Local Groups organised a
seminar at their university. About 150 students across
Europe have been preparing a seminar for our project
for more than a year to offer over 400 ESTIEMers the
chance to participate in a seminar and grab visionary
ideas. The best outcome was reached by those participants who already had a basic know-how in Life
Cycle Management as they got the chance to discuss
their ideas / know-how about this topic with specialists from other universities and companies.
During this period, the project offered four longer
seminars which each were organised and hosted by
two Local Groups. By attracting more participants,
two Local Groups got the chance to organise one
event together, representing the ESTIEM idea of
strengthening cooperation among European IEM-students. With the seminar in Luleå (Sweden) and Oulu
(Finland), we offered a seminar in two countries for
the first time. The Vision event in Istanbul and Ankara
even managed to bridge two continents!
Both of our project patrons will join the Final Conference in Ankara and present also a topic related to
cycles in their line of business, i.e. focusing on the
repetitive patterns that occur.
Our academic patron Peter Eyerer is professor at the
mechanical engineering department at University
of Stuttgart (Germany) and the head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology in Pfinztal
(Karlsruhe, Germany). He is a specialist for Life
Cycle Engineering and he develops software for
optimised Life Cycle Engineering in the automotive
sector.
Our patron Alexander Alvaro supports our Europewide project on behalf of the European Union. He is
member of the European Parliament, representing
the Liberal Party (FDP) from Germany. As the son
of a Portuguese father and a French mother and having grown up in Germany and Australia and having
studied partly in Switzerland, he knows European
habits very well. His involvement in the law-making
process in the European Parliament, especially in the
The peak of our project will be reached in
area of education and youth, is of major relevance for
May during the Final Conference
ESTIEM and its Local Groups. At a meeting with Mr.
of Vision of Cycles. For the
second time, we are offer- Alvaro at the European Parliament last December,
ing a seminar with a very we discussed about cycles in business and industries
and realised that cycles are also present in the daily
high academic level.
work at the European Parliament. They are also lookInvited are the best
speakers of the previ- ing into the future and try to prevent falling back into
ous seminars and some repetitive patterns. So, they are searching for a good
more specialists to dis- way out. For further details about cycles in the law
cuss with the students setting procedure and how to solve problems conabout different aspects cerning cycles in a non-IEM related area please read
of cycles in business and his article on the following pages.
industry. The students will
For details about our project “Vision of Cycles”
get deeper insights of all
topics that were presented and please check our official website at
debated before.
www.visionofcycles.estiem.org!
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ALEXANDER ALVARO
It’s probably daily business for a politician to be asked to be patron for this
or that event. In most cases however these will be
simple and common events like exhibitions, balls and
their like. This made it even more an honor when
representatives of ESTIEM came and asked me – in
a very charming way – whether I was prepared to
become patron to Vision with its seminars.
Due to my position as patron I learned that ESTIEM
had already been existing since 1990 and over the
period of the last 15 years managed to reach and
bring together 40 000 students from 65 universities
in 23 countries. This is an extraordinary achievement,
particularly because ESTIEM is based purely on
voluntary work and the active parties hereto have to
continue studying.
I noticed the incredible variety of ESTIEM activities
and I am proud to be able to support this vivid and
active student organisation. I expect this relationship
http://
www.alexander-alvaro.de
www.europarl.eu.int
will be mutually beneficial. My patronage will hopefully allow me to get to know as much as possible
about practical problems and their proposed solutions of today’s young students. On top of that I see a
chance for getting insights into Industrial Engineering
and Management which, having studied law and being
a politician, I could not gain otherwise.
Even if my work in the European Parliament is very
time-consuming and the time available for meetings
is very limited, I consider it my responsibility to be
available to ESTIEM when it’s possible.
Student activities and initiatives like ESTIEM will
have just as much influence on the shape of our future
as have the decisions of the European Parliament. I
am looking forward to offer you my best possible
support as a patron.
I send you my best greetings and wish you all the best
for your further projects and for your studies.
Personal Webpage
European Parliament
VISION OF CYCLES
Curriculum Vitae
Alexander Alvaro, Member of
European Parliament (MEP) is of
German and Portuguese descent
and grew up in Australia and
Germany. After training as a banker,
he read law at the Universities of
Bremen, Mannheim, Lausanne and
Düsseldorf. He is on the committee
of the German liberal Party FDP,
has served as vice-chairman for the
German Young Liberals (JuLis) from
2002–2003, and was voted into the
European Parliament as their prime
candidate in June 2004.
As a lawyer and one of the youngest
members of the European Parliament,
Alexander Alvaro is coordinator of the
Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice
and Home Affairs and substitute
member of the Justice Committee. He
is also a member of the Delegation
to the Palestinian Legislative Council
and the Delegation to Australia and
New Zealand. His main areas of work
comprise of issues relating to data
protection, biometric identifiers in
passports or visas and a common
European immigration and asylum
policy.
PETER EYERER
Curriculum Vitae
Peter Eyerer was born 1941 in
Munich, Germany and studied
Mechanical Engineering. He did his
Ph.D. in 1971 and worked in the
industry for 11 years. Since 1979
he has been professor at University
of Stuttgart, Germany. He is the
head of the department of Lifecycle
Engineering at University of Stuttgart.
In 1994 he became the head of
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical
Technology in Karlsruhe (about 300
employees).
His main interest of this academic
and engineering work is Product
Engineering (especially for plastics
and composite materials) and Lifecyle
Engineering.
In 1997, he started a restructuring
programme for his lectures to change
the way of teaching and learning. He
introduced TheoPrax, a combination
of studying and practically working at
the same time. He is very enthusiastic
about this. He was awarded by the
UNESCO for the idea and for the
implementation.
Peter Eyerer published about 600
papers and lectures. He is not only
an international recognised expert
but, having a wife and seven children,
also a real family man.
For years, ESTIEM has been a Europe-wide organisation for students to
improve management and engineering skills. Preparation for the future and build up of networks are essential parts. The focus of this and last year’s seminars
is the “Vision of Cycles”.
Life Cycle Engineering, as one part of the seminars,
has been implemented in industry work for many
years. By dealing with the method of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) – considering a holistic approach
of economic, ecologic and social aspects – we learn
to understand the various interactions of economy,
environment and society. Systematic optimisation and
a conscious design of our future are fundamental actions. Sustainability is the objective to pursue. And as
a family man I always aim for a sustainable future to
give our children bright prospects.
The project “Vision of Cycles – Cycles in Business
and Industries” facilitates a better understanding
of interactions in business reality. Interdisciplinary
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work, a broad perspective and a vision of the future
are the best basis for students to prepare themselves
for chances in their life. And a side effect of all activities is the cultural contact between open-minded students all over Europe.
Numerous seminars highlight various aspects of life
cycle thinking. Product, market and material life
cycles are components; environmental Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) and economic Life Cycle Costing
(LCC) are presented tools. Different aspects will be
emphasised to allow a holistic view on the complex
structures and interactions within and between economy and society.
“Vision of Cycles – Cycles in Business and Industries”
is a basis of sustainability and a network for the future.
My best wishes to all participants and friends.
www.eyerer-peter.de
Personal Webpage
www.ict.fraunhofer.de/english/index.shtml
Fraunhofer Institute
www.ikpgabi.uni-stuttgart.de/english/index_e.html University of Stuttgart
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Cycles in the European Parliament
Legislative Procedures
ALEXANDER ALVARO
Patron, Vision of Cycles Project
A lot of ideas, papers, proposals and amendments
circulate between the EU’s three decision-making
bodies. It starts with the European Commission
coming up with a law-proposal, Parliament and
Council debating and amending it in hopes of reaching a viable compromise and a good law, which
will in turn serve to facilitate dealings among the
EU’s member states. The European Parliament (EP)
is part of the Legislative processes of the European
Union.
The Treaties determine the rules and procedures used
to set a new law or resolution.
The procedure of consultation means that Council
has to ask the Parliament as well as the European
Committee for Economy and Social affairs and the
Committee of the Regions for their opinion. In this
case, the opinion given need not influence the final
text. However, the Council needs to adopt such a
proposal unanimously, which is maybe difficult, seeing as each member state can veto the proposal. The
cooperation-procedure is used for most decisions,
e.g. in provisions of the Economic and Monetary
During the current legislative period from 2004 to
Policy. For this purpose the Council formally asks
2009, the assembly consists of 732 members, who
acceptance from the Parliament. This procedure difare elected directly by the citizens of the European
Union. The EP constitutes the democratic basis of the fers from the consultation because the Parliament
Community. Its political function is characterised by can only accept or reject the proposal by an absolute
majority. In the law-making process on EU-level you
making sure that European laws correspond to the
needs and interests of the citizens. This is the mandate have to differentiate between different kinds of bindof each member of the European Parliament. Learn- ing laws, such as regulations, directives, decisions or
ing something about the legislative process of the EU recommendations and opinions, which are not-bindmeans to understand how it is different to law-mak- ing. Furthermore, there are other law instruments;
resolutions about cooperation of police and justice or
ing in the member states.
common attitudes towards the foreign- and security
policy, for instance.
The European Parliament is not an independent
legislative body because legislative power is shared
between the Parliament and the Council of Ministers
of the European Union.
The Treaties of the Union, for instance the Maastricht
Treaty (1992), constitute the formal basis for the European institutions’ powers. This Treaty sets out procedures, e.g. the co-decision-procedure, which first
gave the Parliament some power in the law-making
process. The Amsterdam Treaty (1999) invigorates the
legislative power of the Parliament by extending the
co-decision-procedure to legislature for the common
market, consumer rights and regional development
for example.
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Directives are political demands of the European Union to national parliaments of the member states to
implement them as effectual national laws.
Regulations are European laws, which apply immediately and directly in all member states without
further transformation.
The law process occurs within the so called institutional triangle, consisting of the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council. The Commission is responsible for law initiatives; its proposal is
to be adopted by the Parliament and the Council. A
law-proposal can also be requested by the Parliament
and the Council.
tended ambit for the Parliament. Due to its budgetary controlling power, the Parliament is in a position
to influence each activity of the Union. The budget is
decided by the Council and the Parliament, but it gets
finalised by the Parliament and can only be adopted
by the signature of the parliamentary president.
Since the Treaty of Nice entered into force in 2003
the EP’s powers have been further increased, with a
slight broadening of the scope of the co-decision-procedure and by the requirement that the Parliament
must give its assent to the establishment of enhanced
cooperation in areas covered by co-decision.
Furthermore the Parliament continues to gain powers within the Union. When the European ConstituThe most common procedure now is the co-decision of the Parliament together with the Council; this tion Treaty comes into effect, the EP and the Council
will be working together on an equal footing. Depumeans that both institutions share legislative power.
If both institutions cannot attain an agreement upon a ties may then fully obtain the responsibility of their
proposal, a Conciliation Committee has to be called, mandate and contribute more thoroughly to better
made up of an equal number of representatives of the law making for the citizens of Europe.
Parliament and the Council. After an agreement has
been negotiated in this body, the proposal returns to An Expiration Date for Laws
As a member of the European Parliament I represent
the Parliament and to the Council, where both may
the interests and needs of my voters. In my opinion,
agree or reject.
a drawn-out decision-making process and regulating
If the Parliament and the Council now reach an
for the sake of regulating does not correspond to the
agreement, the proposal can be adopted as a law.
voters interests. Therefore I suggest optimising this
process.
The Role of the European Parliament within
the Legislative Process
When the European Parliament was founded in 1952 In my perception the Union should implement an
expiration date for laws.It means that, once adopted,
it was only a consulting conference without having
a law is subject to revision after a certain “sell-byany decision rights.
Since deputies were elected for the first time in 1979 date”. If it turns out that a particular measure has not
achieved its goal, then it should be reassessed and
by the European citizens and by their mandate they
defend the interests of the citizens towards the Coun- perhaps amended or deleted from the canon.
cil and the Commission. Among the decision-making During this legislative period I will plead for the
adoption of such an expiration date to render Europrocess of the Parliament are legislation, budgetary
and the authority of monitoring the other European pean decision-making more effective in the future.
institutions.
Sometimes law-making in the EU means going round
With the Amsterdam Treaty the decision and control in circles a lot but with measures such as the sunsetauthorities of the Parliament were extended. The co- clause we hope to make procedures more efficient
and transparent and contribute to more responsible
decision-procedure guarantees comprehensive cooperation clauses and Amsterdam brought up an ex- law-making. 
“the Union should implement an
expiration date for laws”
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Life Cycle Engineering
PETER EYERER
Patron, Vision of Cycles Project
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE)
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) analyses potential
economic, environmental and technical impacts of
products, services or processing methods over their
whole life cycle.
This multidimensional perspective ensures the consideration of all relevant factors. Efficient and sound
support for decision-making is provided by comprehensible presentation of results. At the same time, the
This perspective takes all stages of a product’s or a
methodology of Life Cycle Engineering guarantees a
service life cycle into account – connecting the following phases: production, use and end of life. In this high level of transparency, building an excellent basis
for decision support.
context it is important to
�• verify technical feasibility
Life Cycle Assessment
�• ensure environmental and societal tenability
The environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is
�• consider economic efficiency, when assessing op
tions, to point out optimisation potentials based on one element of the LCE toolbox. It can be described
as environmentally orientated information and planthese criteria.
ning tool which helps to compare options and effectively identify improvement potentials.
Environmental issues have become increasingly imThis enables LCA to work as a tool for decision-makportant in decision-making processes. Reasons may
be product stewardship, marketing aspects, commit- ing – applications are in product design and product
ments to customers and their expectations and com- improvement, in strategic planning, in decision processes for policymaking and in marketing.
pany’s environmental policies.
Life Cycle Approach
Decision-making in line with the concept of sustainable development requires the consideration of economic, environmental and social issues. This holistic
claim requires a broader perspective. The life cycle
approach provides the “big picture” of how decisions
affect these issues.
Figure 1
resources
Life Cycle steps in
Life Cycle Engineering
preliminary
products
recycling
disposal
end product
use phase
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Manufacturing
Requirements
specifications
• technical
• economic
• environmental
• social
System
model
Processing
Utilisation
Exploration
Recycling
• materials
• waste
• energy
• emissions
• sewage
VISION OF CYCLES
Figure 2
Life Cycle Engineering
of products, systems and
processes
Waste
management
Optimisation
Innovation
Evaluation
An LCA is carried out by following this outlined procedure (see also Figure 3):
• Along the whole life cycle of a product (product
system) all in- and outputs of the processes involved
are analyzed.
• All flows and their masses are systematically collected and listed in the “Life Cycle Inventory”
• The effects on the environment – emissions to air,
water and soil, depletion of natural resources – are
evaluated in the “Impact Assessment”
• Findings are implemented to improve the product
system.
This provides an environmental profile of the system
under consideration. Depending on the goal of the
LCA, different ecologic safeguard objects can be considered.
Impact Assesment
Decision
supporting
LCE Application
Life Cycle Engineering is used in industry to
• detect strategic risks and environmentally sensitive
fields
• identify significance of distinct life cycle issues
• improve internal and external communication
• develop sustainable and innovative products
• gain competitive advantages
• contribute to ecological innovation and reduce
overall environmental burdens.
The implementation of LCE gives rise to the sustainable development of organisations, their products and
services. 
Energy and material consumption, Global
Warming, Ozone, Depletion, Acidification,
Eutrophication, Eco-toxicity, Summer Smog...
Impact Analysis
Life Cycle
Inventory
Life Cycle
Phases
Raw material
extraction
Production of
intermediates
Production of
main products
Utilisation
Recycling,
recovery, disposal
Figure 3
Life Cycle Assesment
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FOCUS
Diversity Rules!
You must have noticed it when talking to your fellow students from
other European universities: although we all claim to study Industrial Engineering and Management Science (IEM), there are quite
some differences in the way we experience our educational
programmes.We tried to get a clearer picture of
the diverse composition that goes under the title
‘European IEM Education’…
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In order to try and get an idea of what the diversity in
our educational programmes looks like, we conducted
a survey among ESTIEM members in which we let the
respondents grade certain aspects of their IEM programmes. 200 respondents from 50 Local Groups – and
thus 50 different European IEM programmes with an
average of four respondents per programme – enabled us
to draw a lot of conclusions about the differences that we
experience on our way to graduation. Since we had by no
means the intention to conduct this survey according to
scientific principles, the conclusions are purely based on
the perceptions of the respondents and should not be seen
as the absolute reality. Nevertheless, we tried to increase
the student value of our conclusions by focusing on these
local students’ perceptions instead of partly basing our
results on publications by the universities themselves;
thus bypassing promotional stories or enhanced statistics
from the universities’ side. Read more about the survey
conduction in the info-box below.
FOCUS
Whatever the causes might be, fact is that no two IEM
programmes offered by two different European universities will be exactly alike in the amount of emphasis on
different fields of science.We asked our respondents:
“What areas of emphasis is your university known for?”
and subsequently gave them answering options in the
Management, Engineering and combined area.
These were for the Management area:
• Finances (Investment, Accounting, Controlling)
• Technology and Innovation Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Strategic Management (Organisation, Business Law,
Industrial Analysis)
In the Engineering area:
• Production Engineering (Manufacturing, Product
Design/Development)
• Chemical Engineering (Process and Pharmaceutical
Engineering)
• ICT (Computer Sciences,Telecommunications)
Fields of Science
As we all know, Industrial Engineering and Management • Electrical Engineering
Science brings together a lot of different knowledge areas. • Civil Engineering
You probably had to explain it to your relatives, friends or
In the combined, IEM-specific area:
acquaintances more than once: the main strength of the
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
graduated IEM student is to be able to interrelate many
different aspects of business reality, to see ‘the big picture’. • Operations Reseach (Mathematical Modules and
Optimisation)
The presence of many different components from a variety of sciences within one educational programme creates • Production and Process Management (Productions
the opportunity for universities to place certain accents on Planning, Quality Management), to be called PPM.
some of these fields of science.This could happen under
First off, it must be said that basically all European IEM
the influence of national or regional business demands,
programmes demonstrate an emphasis on Production
it could be part of a university’s general strategy, simply
Engineering. Apparently, knowledge about manufacturbecause of the presence of many specialists in a certain
ing processes and product development is something that
area or it might be a combination of these factors.
The Survey: What & How?
The survey was conducted with a joint effort from both the ESTIEM Magazine Project Team and the Exchange Guide Task Force. The Exchange Guide Task Force
is now trying to implement a sustainable model to keep the current Exchange Guide running and up to date. That is why it is needed to broaden the scope of the
Guide. In this particular case, both teams shared the need for information on certain aspects of European IEM Education programmes, resulting in a cooperation
under the name of ‘IEM Education Task Group’.
In order to come to an agreement on the information required and the method for acquiring it, a Coordination Meeting was organised in the city of Berlin during
the weekend of January 19–22. Here, members from both teams discussed and structured potentially interesting aspects of diversity in IEM Education programmes,
leading to the following areas of interest:
• Fields within Industrial Engineering and Management programmes that universities emphasise or are specialised in
• The status of implementation of the most visible elements of the Bologna Process, e.g. the two-tier Bachelor-Master system and the European Credit
Transfer System (more about the implementation of the Bologna Process in ‘Bologna: Picturing the Process’ on page 24)
• The appreciation of the support a student receives when he/she wants to study abroad
• The means by which students finance their education
• The practical relevance of the IEM programme: the amount of courses requiring contact with a company, the amount of weeks spent on internships and an overall
valuation of the practical experience gained during the entire education.
The resulting survey questions were translated into an online survey. After integration in the ESTIEM Portal, the survey was brought to the attention of all registered
ESTIEM members. 200 members took the time to fill it out according to their perception of the characteristics of their IEM education.
After a three-week response period, the resulting data were analysed; the most apparant and interesting conclusions are presented here.
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Distinct Areas of Emphasis
ICT:
• Berlin
• Darmstadt
• Karlsruhe
• Kaiserslautern
• Tampere
Civil Engineering:
• Porto
Logistics and Supply Chain Mgt:
• Bremen
• Berlin
• Eindhoven
• Linköping
Production and Process Mgt:
• Clausthal
• Hamburg
• Ilmenau
• Linköping
• Tampere
Electrical Engineering:
• Ilmenau
• Kaiserslautern
Finance:
• Karlsruhe
• Brussels
Technology and Innovation Mgt:
• Eindhoven
• Tampere
Operations Research:
• Ankara-Bilkent
• Ankara-METU
• Istanbul-Bogazici
• Kaiserslautern
Strategic Management:
• Hamburg
all universities want their students to be aware of.This
can be seen as a positive note, since most graduates start
working for companies that develop or produce products
(either directly or in a consulting position). In that case,
an understanding of ‘what is going on’ in a company is
the most essential element that an Industrial Engineer
would need to be able to make decisions that are beneficial for to the company’s primary process.
emphasis on the Engineering area, with relatively more
attention for all types of Engineering subjects than for
the Management or combined area.
One of the most visible results is that all Turkish IEM
programmes, especially those offered at Ankara-Bilkent
and Ankara-METU, show a certain emphasis on the
Finance and Operations Research areas (Istanbul-ITU
is the only exception, with more emphasis on Logistics
instead of Finance). At Europe’s South-Western end, the
ESTIEM member universities Sevilla in Spain and Lisbon
and Porto in Portugal show an above average orientation
on the Engineering area; especially Electrical and Civil
Engineering seem to be emphasised.
Finally, the Scandinavian IEM programmes seem to be
rather balanced. Although it is not easy to point out a
specific emphasis in the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish
programmes, Helsinki seems to focus a bit less on the
Management side than on the Engineering and IEMspecific areas.Tampere and Oulu emphasise the ICT and
PPM subjects. Sweden seems to have balanced programmes in general, though Chalmers in Gothenburg
puts accents on Technology and Innovation Management,
ICT and PPM.
In France, the IEM programme at Lyon’s INSA has
an emphasis on the three subjects from the combined
Management/Engineering area. In Austria, especially
Graz, attention seems to be distributed over the three
areas rather equally; only Human Resource Management
seems to receive less attention.
With the developments going on in European higher
education (see the articles on page 24 and 28), universities will more and more have to start making choices
in the fields of science they want to emphasise.The
introduction of the two-tier system in many cases results
in specialised Master’s programmes with the most exotic
names.Thus, it will be interesting to keep an eye on the
IEM programmes that currently do not show a distinct
emphasis on a certain area or subject; will they manage
to make those choices in the near future, or will they
somehow try to maintain their balanced position by offering wide-ranged Master’s programmes?
Moving to Germany, it becomes harder to spot patterns of emphasis. It is certainly the country in which
the earlier mentioned overall emphasis on Production
Engineering is most visible; this could be related to the
relatively large mechanical and automotive industries
present. A similar, but less strong presence applies to
Technology and Innovation Management and Logistics,
where Bremen and Berlin can be noted as programmes
with a clear emphasis on the latter subject. A focus on
ICT can be found in Berlin, Darmstadt, Karlsruhe and
Kaiserslautern. Dresden has some more attention for
the Management area than the rest of Germany. Do you
want to focus on a more strategic level? Go to Hamburg,
where Strategic Management is emphasised as well as
Production and Process Management (PPM).
The opposite can be said of the Russian IEM programme
in St Petersburg, where the emphasis seems to be on the
Management and IEM-specific rather than the Engineering area.
Road to Bologna: Contradictory Perceptions
Concerning the European orientation of IEM programmes, we asked the respondents to what extent the
Bachelor-Master system as well as the European Credit
Transfer System, together considered the most visible
elements of the Bologna Process, are implemented in
their programme.We did not relate this to the factual
status of implementation, but were purely interested in
the unanimity of answers per programme. Furthermore,
we asked them to grade the support received from their
In Belgium, Brussels is one of the few exceptions to the university when wanting to do part of their programme
general focus on Production Engineering. Instead, they
at a foreign university on a 1–5 scale.
have an emphasis on Finances. In the Netherlands, Eind- What immediately attracts the attention in the respondhoven has a strong focus on Logistics and Technology and ents’ answers is their inability to give clear-cut answers.
Innovation Management, while Groningen shows a very Of the 50 represented European IEM programmes,
balanced attention for all three of the main areas.
only 12 managed to achieve a unified answer (“yes”,
On the other side of the Channel, Cambridge has a clear “no” or “partly”) when their students were asked if their
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programme has implemented the two mentioned elements of the Bologna Process; students from the other
programmes contradicted each other in their knowledge
of the implementation status at their IEM programme.
Adding to the impression that many students are
unaware of the situation at their programmes is the fact
that of those 12 universities, only three (Eindhoven,
Groningen and Helsinki) were represented by more than
three respondents and thus gave a more solid picture of
the situational awareness among their students. For the
other IEM programmes this does of course not necessarily mean that they are not sufficiently informing their
students about the situation, it might also be caused by a
lack of interest from the students’ side. Nevertheless, it
should be a point of concern since the awareness among
students says something about the determination with
which IEM programmes themselves are proceeding on
their ‘road to Bologna’…
but also in other regions, summer jobs are very popular
for a short-term financial injection. Finally, Germany and
Switzerland seem to be the only countries in which, at
some universities, work-study programmes are relevant.
Practical Relevance
As the last part of our investigation, we wanted to know
whether there is a big variety in the extent to which
European IEM students are prepared for ‘the real world’
(see also the article on page 46). How many courses
require the students to get in touch with companies,
how many weeks of the programme are spent doing
internships and what is the students’ appreciation of the
practical experience gained on a 1–5 scale?
Germany is known for rules and regulations, and it
immediately becomes clear that this also applies to the
amount of internship weeks: during their programme,
German IEM students need to spend 26 weeks in a
The biggest share of European IEM students is satisfied
practical situation. In spite of only a handful of courses
with the support of their universities for studying abroad. requiring contact with companies, this ascertains that
Most apparent is the below average appreciation of sup- all German respondents are moderately to very satisfied
port in Macedonia and Serbia.The info-box on the right with the practical relevance of their programme.The
also shows some evidently positive judgements.
Netherlands demonstrates a similar amount of time
spent in companies, while Finland and Turkey are in the
range of 10–14 weeks; this doesn’t seem to have a big
Differences in Study Financing
influence on the final judgement though, since students
Next on the agenda: finances! First, we asked the refrom all these nationalities seem rather satisfied with the
spondents if they have to pay tuition fees.The answer
practical relevance.
to this question was clear: at the universities in all 19
countries represented by the respondents, tuition fees
have to be paid except for the ones in Germany, Norway, Except for these impressions, it is difficult to spot clear
opinions related to nationalities; again, the info-box on
Sweden and Finland.When asked by what means they
finance their IEM studies, the respondents had the choice the right mentions a few distinct cases of above as well as
between a scholarship from either a private scholarship, a below average judgements.
scholarship from the government or university, a student
loan (from a bank or the government), a side job (e.g.
Remember: Impressions!
working in a restaurant), a work-study programme (in- Remember that the impressions offered here are only the
cluding a job at university) or support from their parents. reflections of the local students’ perceptions, and by no
means factual. On the other hand, who can give a better
One thing becomes clear very quickly: students from all impression of studying in a certain programme than
European IEM programmes receive support from their the students themselves? As we have seen, differences
parents. In Turkey and Portugal however, it is clearly the between European IEM programmes and between the
only source of funding. In the Scandinavian countries,
ways they are experienced by students are as common
The Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia
as singing the ESTIEM Song at a Council Meeting. But
and Italy, students have the opportunity of receiving a
should that be a concern to the organisation unifying us,
government scholarship. Student loans are common in
students with all these different backgrounds? As Cicero
Scandinavia,The Netherlands and Russia.The imporused to say: “Varietas delectat!” He would have
tance of side jobs varies strongly, but generally speaking made a great ESTIEMer… 
they are by no means as important as the other methods
of financing mentioned thus far. Especially in Scandinavia,
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Studying Abroad –
Appreciation of University Support
Above average:
• Berlin
• Brussels
• Clausthal
• Eindhoven
• Gothenburg
• Graz
• Kaiserslautern
• Lappeenranta
• Linköping
• Lyon
• Paderborn
• Tampere
Below average:
• Bitola
• Novi Sad
• Skopje
Practical Relevance –
Appreciation of overall programme
Above average:
• Bremen
• Cambridge
• Clausthal
• Helsinki
• Istanbul-Bogazici
Below average:
• Bitola
• Braunschweig
• Lisbon
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Bologna
Picturing the Process
SEBASTIAAN FRIJLING
“What is all the fuss about this Bologna thing?
Bologna is just a nice city in the North of Italy,
which boasts the oldest university in Europe.
What does it have to do with me? Leave me
alone!” That could be the reaction when you
ask the average student about the Bologna
Declaration. But still, it is important to know
what it is all about, because higher education
in Europe is changing. And it is affecting all
students.
The basic problem to solve is the knowledge and
research gap to the USA and Japan. There are many
more researchers there than in Europe, generating many more innovative ideas strengthening their
economies. The governments want to create a harmonised European zone of higher education which
automatically generates good ideas, which make
money and create jobs.
In 1999 the Ministers of Education of several European countries agreed on several issues in the Italian
city of Bologna. The most visible to students is the
change from a single cycle system to a two-cycle
system: the introduction of the Bachelor-Master
system. Everybody in Europe should understand and
recognise each other’s academic title. This has been
decided to increase the mobility of the (recently
graduated) student. The student can easily follow a
Master’s or can find a job elsewhere within Europe.
The employer or university knows how well-qualified the student is.
Along came a lot of other ideas to streamline this
concept. The European Credit Transfer System
(ECTS) was introduced: credits are now comparable.
A Diploma Supplement, a written document with
a short description of all of the courses the students
followed, will be issued with every Bachelor’s or
Master’s diploma.
To make sure nobody is cheating, extensive systems
of Quality Assurance should be imposed by the government. Every few years an assessment of the quality should be made by an independent committee.
To push things further; there is a social dimension
in the Bologna Process as well. Students should have
adequate housing, higher education should be easily
accessible independent of the income of the parents,
and students should have democratic rights in the
decision making process of the university
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All countries of the European Council have now
committed themselves to the Bologna Declaration.
The pace in which this is being implemented is very
different in each country.
OK, so much for the “Happy Days Scenario”. It is a
great thing that our ministers are so committed in
creating a European zone of higher education, and
increasing the mobility of every student. Furthermore, as a student you should be certain that your
degree is recognised in every European country and
is of high quality.
universities might turn out not too positive. However, it was clearly stated in the 2003 Berlin Communiqué that all the results of the Quality Assurance
should be made public. Three years would seem to
be enough time to set up a website.
One could say that these are rather short-term problems: minor mishaps when implementing a completely new system. People find it hard to change, so
give them a break. But are there any structural mistakes in Bologna? It is a bit quick to draw conclusions
there, but a general impression would not hurt.
Unfortunately some changes are not developing as
intended. The ESIB, The National Unions of Students
of Europe, are monitoring the situation constantly
and are representing the students at a ministerial
level. At the Convention of Bergen for the Ministers
of Education in May 2005, they presented a report
called “Bologna with Student Eyes”. It is elaborate in
its complaints, but one can detect some main trends.
In large parts of continental Europe it was generally
accepted that every student would get the equivalent
of a Master’s degree, e.g. Diplom or Engineer title.
Now, it seems that people can drop out quicker. That
does not raise the level of education as proposed, but
makes it go down. Signals that more often men than
women are following Master’s courses are very worrying.
One of the biggest problems is the curriculum reform. Universities feel nothing but hassled about
Bologna, so they try to make the best of it. Some
universities didn’t reform at all, but just split their
programmes in two. Some universities kept the already full old programme and just added new things,
not being bothered about their students’ overwhelming workload. The workload has sometimes little to
do with the credits granted. Universities are suffering budget cuts, but need to do more. For example,
the newly implemented accreditation system is
generating such a huge amount of bureaucracy that
university staff hardly has the time to create a proper
reform.
Furthermore, Europe had quite some diversity in
degrees. To give them all the same name doesn’t
make it more transparent, but more confusing. Suddenly, practical universities’ graduates have exactly
the same degree as a ‘regular’ university graduate.
This frustrates students, universities and employers
alike. The Diploma Supplement that should be issued
to every graduate to solve this pitfall is being implemented very slowly, and a lot of people doubt if
it will help at all. This trend only makes it harder to
recognise each others’ degrees.
That leads us to the second problem: the differing
interpretations of the several countries committed
to the Bologna Process. According to ESIB, some
governments use Bologna “à la carte”; they are very
enthusiastic when they can cut budgets while implementing the Bachelor-Master system, and can save
money when not all students are getting a Master’s
degree. But governments find it very easy to forget
about the social dimensions of the Bologna process,
since those aspects costs money. To make all accreditation reports public is too politically sensitive: some
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The principles of the Bologna Process are great for
all parties involved. It is great that Europe is uniting
its forces to compete with the USA and Japan in the
knowledge rat race. Harmonising the educational
systems makes sense. Increasing the students’ mobility is a very good idea. However, a lot could be
discussed on whether the chosen policies are the best
way to achieve these goals. There are many problems
to be solved, and there is plenty of work left to make
Bologna a success after all. 
References
• Bologna with Student Eyes, ESIB, 2005
• Communique of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible
for Higher Education, Bergen, May 19-20, 2005
• Bologna Declaration, June 19, 1999
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IEM Acrosss the Atlantic
A Guide to Graduate Studies in the United States
GAYE KIDAN
You just earned a Bachelor of Science degree,
you have been working in the cruel corporate
world or are undecided about what to do
in future, and thinking about enrolling to a
graduate study outside of Europe? Time to
provide you with some basics about IEM
graduate studies in the United States!
MS or ME degree is offered in many fields of engineering and applied science upon the satisfactory
completion of generally a minimum of 30–35 credit
points of an approved graduate study, extending over
at least one academic year. Industrial (and sometimes
Systems) Engineering programmes may include specialisations in
• Engineering and Management Systems
• Production and Operations Management
First of all, keep in mind that graduate school is
• Manufacturing
quite different from undergraduate school. It re• Industrial Regulation Studies
quires more focused and sustained work, and involves more intensive relationships with your faculty • Operations Research
and other students. It also makes considerably greatTherefore it is a good start to decide in what area
er demands on your personal identity, especially if
you want to specialise first. Luckily, you can do
you decide to study in the USA.
graduation studies in different majors, as long as you
convince the admission office of your eagerness to
Generally speaking, graduate schools come in
do so; that makes the possibilities endless. Moreothree varieties: professional schools, Master’s prover, under the same MS programme you will have a
grammes, and doctoral programmes. Apart from
professional programmes such as certificates, short- chance to select different options such as Engineering Management, Operations Research, Robotics
term technical training and MBA programmes, a
and Manufacturing, etc. While selecting the prograduate study is suitable for people who love regrammes, you may want to consider the interdiscisearch and teaching for their own sake and for the
plinary programmes as well, which can provide you
difference they can sometimes make in the
with broader research and experience.
world, not for doing further undergraduate
study. Along with the potential salary increase,
Since there is such a large selection of educational
the MBA will add flexibility and credibility
offerings, however, the quality of those offerings is
to your personal portfolio. While an MBA
seems a ‘ticket to success’, its originality and a vital and personal issue. That is why choices differ from person to person. The answer to “where to
appeal start to fade away due to an increasing
study?” involves not only the particular style of living
number of MBA graduates and also the companies’ internal training. Since I have been enrolled and academically quarters, but also geography. Aside
in a Master of Science programme, most of the from climate concerns, there is also the issue of ‘city
info below is related to Master of Science (MS) life versus country life.’ You may want to live in an
and Master of Engineering (ME) studies. The urban area, with access via public transportation to
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the cultural opportunities of a major metropolitan
region. There are many high-quality schools in remote regions of the country. Above all, learn about
the academic options first, and then learn about the
community in which the school is nestled; after all,
the best match between “where to?” and “what to?” is
the final goal. There are a lot of useful search engines
and rankings, which are listed further on. If you are
uncertain whether a particular school is considered
‘good’, then it’s time to ask the advice of people who
are engaged in research in the field you have chosen.
But of course do not forget your own thoughts. The
first step is always the difficult one, and this case is
not an exception.
away. Reply to the offer with a polite acknowledgement and then stall them for a couple of weeks while
you wait for other acceptances to arrive. Meanwhile,
think much more seriously about the offer. Do you
really want to move to that city? What is that university really like? What is that department really like?
Is it worth it or not? To be honest, this is the hardest
part of the experience. If you afford and arrange a
visit to the schools before or after the application,
facilitates and speeds up the process and gives a big
relief before you actually take the big step. Luckily,
sometimes the department offers to pay for a trip.
From the financial perspective, you want to avoid
paying the graduate studies fees yourself. Mostly PhD
If you have made up your mind about the focus field, students are offered either fellowships or assistantships. Unfortunately it is harder to find a fellowship
ask the related professors for advice. Ask them if
or assistantship, at least for the first semester as a MS
anybody else in town graduated from that same department or a closely related department at the same student. For MBA or certificate programmes, do not
school. Find out if the people in that department care even think about it.
about their graduate students; some don’t. If you can
The diversity of educational programmes in the
talk to the department’s existing graduate students,
United States is a great strength and importance of
go right ahead; graduate students don’t always have
the American educational system and that makes
all the facts, but they usually have clear opinions.
European students more important. While they are
Filling out the application forms is tedious, especially trying to weaken the Indian and Far East majority, the
the ‘Statement of Purpose’-type of documents, but it universities do promotion to recruit more European
will get easier once you’ve done a couple. It is a good students. However, the biggest slice of the pie is still
non-European.
idea to specify the application for each programme
according to the field of study. In PhD programmes, Last but not least, a graduate study is a commitment
of which the outcomes are worth a lot in academical,
the best way to get fully sponsored acceptance is a
match between your interests and abilities and those professional and personal skills. Moreover, it is a lot
of fun and a great experience to study not only about
of a faculty member. On the other hand, this is not
different topics but also in different places. 
necessary for some other programmes, where your
personal fit becomes more important. Apply to as
many good graduate programmes in your area as you
can. When in doubt, apply.You can always turn down
unpreferable offers later on. Since we are all considered international students, applications for graduate
school are typically due in December or January, so it
Useful links:
is best to start your research at least one year ahead.
• www.internationalstudent.com
In March or April you will start getting letters of acceptance or rejection from graduate schools. Whatever you do, don’t accept the departments’ offer right
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• www. gradschools.com
• www.usnews.com
• www.petersons.com
• www.a2zcolleges.com/majors/industrial.html
• www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/indust_eng_menu.html
Erasmus
The European
Union’s and Youth
Bologna
EEducation
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Mobility Toolbox
HUSEYIN BINZAT
Europe is changing and so is education. As
students of Industrial Engineering and Management, we are also affected by what is happening. Taking a closer look we can observe that
improvements in the education area can bring
lots of opportunities for us to benefit from.
The reference point of those changes is – as
described earlier in this edition – the Bologna
Process, and one of the most promising existing
opportunities for studentsbeings the Erasmus
Programme, which provides beneficial conditions for student exchange within Europe.
for most students, and required a strong family budget. Now, Erasmus gives the student financial support
and the chance to experience international education without sacrificing big amounts of money. The
good thing about the Erasmus Programme is that the
student is considered as a part of the education at the
home university. The student continues the education
as if he or she completed the academic period in the
home university.
Do the different departments have different
advantages in terms of Erasmus?
Although there is no difference for Erasmus between
the departments of the university, there is a promisIn each country involved in the Bologna Procing chance for the students who have an obligatory
ess, there are guiding organisations called National
apprenticeship where these kinds of Erasmus students
Agencies. Dr. Fatih Hasdemir, the president of the
are able to include the apprenticeship period to their
National Agency of Turkey, informed us about the
Bologna Process and EU Education and related Youth Erasmus stay.
Programmes, especially the Erasmus Programme.
The Bologna Process should bring new ideas to
Moreover, we will have a closer look at things from
the education in Europe; how might IEM educaan Erasmus student perspective.
tion be affected by the Bologna Process?
The Bologna Process, the Erasmus Programme, Just like other students, industrial engineering stuand the Youth Programme all seem to be some- dents will also have the ability to take part in the
shaping of the courses they are taking. In addition
how related. What is the main idea of the big
to the international validation of their degrees, they
picture? Where is European education being
will have a wider range of employment exceeding the
directed?
borders of their countries and they will have more
The Bologna Process and the EU Education and
Youth Programmes are the two main utilities to help options to choose from.
increase the mobilisation of people and ideas, which
Erasmus is a programme targeted at students
can create a common mindsetting across the whole
and ESTIEM is a student organisation. What
continent.
can we do in order to provide advantages to
The Bologna Process is a rather formal conven- ESTIEM within the Erasmus Programme? Would
tion between countries. What does it mean for you give any advice to us?
ESTIEM should be a mediator between the local
students?
The process will help the students enjoy the benefits host organisations to help the students to find a suitof a freer educational environment and make them a able place to be an Erasmus student, a European
key partner of the process. It will help students to get Volunteer or an apprentice. The good news is that
an internationally accepted degree and to make their the European Union has already launched a new web
portal, namely PLOTEUS, to help individuals to find
courses counted everywhere in Europe.
a host organisation and make the iquieries they need
Echange is a hot topic in Europe nowadays and to learn about the environment of the countries they
want to go to. PLOTEUS can be considered as a new
Erasmus is an exchange programme. What is
the difference between an ‘ordinary’ exchange service which is growing bigger and we would like
to see educational and training institutions, guidance
within Europe and the Erasmus Programme?
Before Erasmus, international education was a dream and counsellor institutions like ESTIEM to be inte-
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grated to the service by registering their own web
pages prepared in one of the most common languages
in Europe. The whole process of the EU Education
and Youth Programmes is based on bilateral mobility, where the incoming individuals are as important
as the outgoing ones. Also, you should inform your
members about the recent developments on EU
Education and Youth Programmes. Announce local
meetings organised by the National Agency or even
organise your own events.
As a student organisation, where can ESTIEM
position itself? Could ESTIEM have some advantages in terms of the EU Education and Youth
Programmes (especially Erasmus)?
The spectrum of the EU Education and Youth Programmes is so large that any organisation or individual somehow finds a way to benefit from it. The
Youth Programme is such an opportunity for youth
organisations and groups to make some difference in
the environment they are living. Unlike the Erasmus
Programme,Youth Programmes are mostly social
activities which need a group of people to carry them
out. Mainly youth groups have the chance to set up a
project about anything related to their social being,
including art, history, social life etc. The possibilities
are nearly endless!
Dr. Fatih Hasdemir
Useful links:
• http://www.exchange.estiem.org The ESTIEM Exchange Guide
• http://europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal/home.jsp The PLOTEUS Programme
• http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth The European Youth Programmes
Mobility from the Erasmus student perspective
Which value-adding side of the
Erasmus Programme attracts
you the most?
Did you face educational difficulties or problems during your
Erasmus Programme exchange?
What do you consider advantages and disadvantages of the
Erasmus Programme?
Despina Kanavaki:
Murat Buyumez:
Tahir Ekin:
“It gives you the
“Third year stud-
“The European
Union supports
all administrational and financial issues. It is easier to match
the courses as they are partly
guaranteed.The possible disadvantage is that it is just within
Europe. It would be great if we
have the chance to go to Asia
or America with the help of an
organisation such as the United
Nations.”
opportunity to
meet new things.
It’s really attractive to live in a different country; you can see people’s habits. You learn new things; you
become a citizen of the country.”
ies are more
technical at my
home university,
Ankara-Bilkent. But the courses in Tampere, where I had my
exchange, are more related to
management. The mismatch of
the courses between my home
and host university was a great
problem during my academic
career..”
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DIANA VOLL
30th October 2005 it began. The first Council Meeting
ever to take place in not only one but two cities.
The Local Groups of Kaiserslautern and Karlsruhe
had already been connected on a personal basis before. Not only connected, but also well-experienced
in organising events together; for example the K2K
InnoVision and the K2K Vision of Change. So after
long discussions in Istanbul we finally decided upon
organising ESTIEM’s biggest event together.
And to say one thing at the very beginning: it was
a great pleasure for all of us to host these fabulous
ESTIEMers, all of them friendly, interested and enthusiastic about our great organisation.
Anyway, we had a lot of work to do gathering a big
team to take care of accommodation, food, transportation, logistics, and the partying part, too, especially
as this CM was the 15th anniversary Council Meeting
of ESTIEM.
But the most challenging job from the beginning was
to find partners who could support us in hosting 170
participants in one of the more expensive countries
of Europe. Thus we started contacting companies, applying for different kinds of grants and asking for local contributions. Well, we were successful and hereby want to thank all of our great partners again, not
only for financial support, but also for your presentations and the nice presents for the welcome package.
To name them: Bosch, Microsoft and Roland Berger
Strategy Consultants (all members of the ESTIEM
partner pool) as well as Siemens, Philips, DIN,
Procter&Gamble, Deutsch Post World Net, Apple,
Brose, MLP, Heidelberger Druck, Würth, Deutsche
Bahn, the city of Karlsruhe, and the “Freundeskreis
der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern”.
Another issue was to find a place where all participants would be able to stay together, and even though
Kaiserslautern and Karlsruhe can be officially called
cities, they are quite small in comparison to the host
cities of the last and fabulous CMs like Sofia, Istanbul,
and Lyon. Luckily, we were able to book the hostel
in Hochspeyer, although not located close to the
university and the city centre of Kaiserslautern but
nevertheless located in the middle of the Palatinate
forest with a wonderful view. The hostel in Karlsruhe
however was very close to the city centre.
The Project and Committee Leaders as well as the
Board already arrived on Friday and Saturday. So after
a raclette dinner with Local Group Kaiserslautern as
well as a pub visit, everyone was ready to start with
the Project and Committee Leader Training, while
the other participants arrived.
After long thoughts we finally decided to keep the
welcome party in the hostel, so everyone had the
chance to do whatever suited him or her best for the
first night. Talking to old and new friends, sleep early,
sit around the bonfire or just have some drinks and
music in the hostel’s own little bar.
The next day the official part started. Quite early in
the morning special CM busses arrived at the hostel
to pick up all participants and to drive them to the
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newly built Fraunhofer Institute close to the university in Kaiserslautern. There we had the honour
to have the first meeting ever taking place in this
particular lecture room. After a welcome speech of
the university’s Vice President Prof. Litz, the actual
ESTIEM work started with the General Assembly,
with company lectures of Deutsche Post World Net
and Philips in between. After lunch in the university
canteen all participants split up for their working
groups which were located in rooms spread over the
university campus.
After some short relaxation in the youth hostel, it
was time to get the party started. As host city of
the FIFA World Cup 2006, we decided to organise
a World Cup party. Dressed up as fans, players, or
some as beautiful copies of the World Cup’s mascot,
we enjoyed a wonderful evening with some fresh
pizza, drinks, singing and a lot of dancing.
after getting up, it was time to get our entire luggage with us to the university, where we started
the day with a lecture of Bosch. Having had a lunch
break with sandwiches and fruits, the Board was able
to spend the time until the busses left with another
General Assembly.
After a 1.5 hours trip the second city was to come. In
Karlsruhe everyone was very warmly welcomed by
members of Local Group Karlsruhe offering a welcome cocktail.
Later in the evening we left for Café Wien to have
dinner with a pasta buffet and a wonderful “Welcome
to Karlsruhe” party.
Thursday was work day again, which started with the
welcome speech of the university’s president, another
General Assembly and after lectures of Procter &
Gamble and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants as
well as lunch at the university canteen everyone continued with working groups in the afternoon.
Early Tuesday morning after breakfast the Working
Groups took place again. As this day was a holiday in Later that day, Siemens as main sponsor of the XXXI.
Council Meeting held a lecture followed by a typisome parts of Germany the food this time was provided by the Red Cross. In the afternoon Dr. Bahke, cal German Schnitzel dinner in a restaurant called
director of German Institute for Norming DIN held a Krokodil. For those who were willing there was the
presentation introducing his company and explaining opportunity to party in the Krokokeller close by,
while others used the night to catch some sleep.
the worthiness of norms – a subject rarely taught in
university.
The next day was General Assembly day, filled with
This evening activity took place in the city hall of
Kaiserslautern. This building is definitely not as beau- lots of applications for the open positions and presentiful as the city halls in Vienna and Lyon, but it is the tations of Novi Sad and Kiev to be elected as observer
respectively member of ESTIEM. After the voting we
highest building in Kaiserslautern, and so from the
bar in its 21st floor the participants had a wonderful had the opportunity to listen to a company presentation held by Apple.
view over the city at night.
Then there was time for a short break before
The next day was the last day in Kaiserslautern, so
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What did YOU think?
Mustafa Celep, LG Famagusta:
Riikka Olkkonen, LG Lappeenranta:
Haydar Olkan Erkan, LG Istanbul-ITU:
Bernadette Hall, LG Cambridge:
“For centuries, there
has been a dream
of the humanity:
a platform where
different nations and
even civilizations meet on the basis
of mutual respect, tolerance and
understanding, not just because of
having common interests. In each
minute you spend in an ESTIEM
CM, you feel this dream has come
true here, even with a bonus: great
fun! I hope this dream lasts living
with ESTIEM Spirit, forever...”
“Affecting, developing, taking part in
serious working and
amazing parties!
Getting to know two
LG’s and cities at the same time.
Meeting again all these GREAT
people. What more can I say –
winner takes it all!”
“Imagine a week of
doing a lot of serious
and productive things
next to crazy German
parties, including
experiencing the different purposes
of a tram... At the end of a week full
of sleepless nights, you feel a nice
tiredness and also a nice sadness of
saying goodbye to your best friends.
Until the next CM, of course!”
“For me, ESTIEM
represents all that’s
positive about Europe, and that’s not
only about visiting a
great place. It’s about the fascinating
people I met, and broadening my
own horizons.”
Council Meeting Facts:
• 7 days = 84 hours = 5040 minutes of Council Meeting K2K
• 170 participants of 21 countries and 62 Local Groups (92% at K2K)
• More than 3000 sandwiches, 1500 warm meals, 400 litres of coffee, 1500 litres of water and about 1200 litres of beer
• A budget of €41 300 including €23 300 covered by corporate partners
• Over 20 hours of General Assemblies
• Nearly 50 organisers
• 10 hours of Working Groups covering the topics ESTIEM Magazine, TIMES, Summer Academy, Exchange,Vision, Development, PR,
ICT, Knowledge Management, Corporate Relations and Members Committee
• 7 parties: Welcome Party at the Youth hostel Hochspeyer, World Cup Party, Bar 21 at the 21st floor of the Kaiserslautern City Hall,
Café Wien in Karlsruhe, Krokokeller in KA, the infamous Strabaparty and of course the Glamour Party after the Gala Dinner
• Altogether: hopefully 270 satisfied ESTIEMers (including the organisers)
The Bosch lecture about
Car Engine Technology
Karlsruhe’s infamous tram party started. So with
about 230 people we met at Kronenplatz to enter the
tram and go around Karlsruhe for four hours, dancing and making the tram jump.
On Saturday, the participants started a bit exhausted
but excited about the elections. And it was exciting,
after the Working Group presentation and the lecture
of Microsoft, it took three voting rounds before we
finally got the results.
In the late afternoon everyone was in a rush to get
dressed up for the Gala Dinner… although all of us,
participants and organisers were pretty exhausted we
still managed to look gorgeous for the final celebration of ESTIEM’s 15th anniversary.
By now all of the 50 alumni joined the participants at
the Siemens Industriepark.
After some cheers to ESTIEM with sparkling wine
at the beginning, the buffet started. This
was warmly interrupted by speeches of
Karlsruhe’s mayor for economy and the
director of the Siemens Industriepark, suc-
K2K
cessfully translated into English by Helmuth Elsner,
we had the pleasure to listen to the jubilee speech of
two of ESTIEM’s very first members and developers
– Astrid Dings (VP of Public Relations 1991) and
Martin Schimpke (President 1992) – informing us
in various languages how big our association really is
(from the actual number of members up to covering
the whole world).
This was followed by sharing a five litre bottle of
champagne, a present of ESTIEM’s first president
Christoph Hagedorn, before we finally left the Siemens Industriepark to party on in Metropolis.
Sunday morning then, it was time to say goodbye, not
sure whether to laugh or to cry.
We as LGs of Kaiserslautern and Karlsruhe are really
proud to have hosted such a great event and are very
thankful for having had such friendly and interested
participants. It was a great experience for all of us
and we hope to gain similar experiences by organising more events and visit some of you, wherever you
might be in Europe. 
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Vision
Bremen
On our second day, we visited Daimler Chrysler.
Since everybody felt a little bit sleepy from the
other night we sang the ESTIEM song in front of
the Daimler Chrysler building before entering.
After the lecture about Quality Management, we
had the chance to sit in an SLK and then visited
the assembly line. In the afternoon we went to
the Universum, a hands-on science museum.
The Vision of Cycles seminar in Bremen
took place during one cold week at
the beginning of December and offered
ESTIEMers from various countries a chance
to spend one special week with us. This was
Friday was the last day filled with lectures. The
Bremen’s second Vision in the year 2005,
as we already had a great Vision of Change first lecture was held by a university professeminar in March.
sor about “Sustainability in the Metal Industry”.
The second lecture was from Kraft Foods about
“Sustainability in the Coffee Life Cycle”, which
During the first day, our guests arrived one by
showed how important it is for Kraft Foods to
one to the historic city of Bremen. The official
kick-off for the seminar took place at the univer- ensure that the coffee is grown in a sustainable
way. In the afternoon, we went to the planetarisity with a pizza party and getting to know each
um where we investigated the life cycle of stars.
other while singing a lot of ESTIEM songs and
For dinner, we enjoyed some typical food from
playing some games.
Bremen in a local brewery. The night we spent
The next morning was the start of our academic together with visitors from Hamburg at Bremen’s
world famous student club Stubu.
programme, where we started off with an introduction to our Vision topic “The Industrial
Ecology Way Towards Sustainability” held by our The common breakfast at a café in town was followed by a sightseeing tour, where our guests
Academic Coordinator Dr. Isenmann. Thanks
had to copy the “Bremen Town musicians”. In
to this introduction, everyone got a good idea
of the topic. The introduction was followed by a the afternoon we made cookies at a house wives’
lecture about “Perception of yourself and others club and the girls had the great chance to see the
guys wearing aprons. On our last evening we
in a team”, which dealt with the social aspect of
went to Bremen’s Pannenkoeken Ship, where it
sustainability. Our last lecture for the day was
was a must to sing “On a sailing boat” or “Meidan
about Biodiesel. Dr. Connemann, the owner of
the patent for Biodiesel, described the interesting laivassa”. Our Vision came to an end with our
final party with other IEM students from Bredevelopment of the Biodiesel industry and gave
men, which was also on a ship and was the world
future perspectives.
premiere of the WING (IEM) Party.
In the evening, we went to the Christmas market
We would like to say thank you to all of our
where we enjoyed some mulled wine and the
German Christmas spirit. It was then that we un- contributors and a special “thank you” goes
veiled our surprise event: A great tram party! We out to our dear guests who made this Vision
spent four hours partying in a tram, while being special and unforgettable. We hope to weldriven around Bremen. After the tram party, we come you again soon in Bremen!
SANDRA KARSCH
got into a regular tram where we entertained the
locals by singing some ESTIEM songs.
EVENTS
EVENTS
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Vision Kiev
ANNA KHARYTONOVA
Once upon a time in a very beautiful
city, a marvellous event took place.
The 20th of September was the date
when everything started. It was like
a storm in the ocean which came very
suddenly and passed very quickly, leaving
everyone in awe of what just happened!
This is how I can describe the second Vision event
organised by Local Group Kiev. Eleven students
from Germany, Estonia, Poland, Serbia and Turkey
were the heart of this event.
On the arrival day we organised a ‘get to know
each other better’ party at the famous Art Club
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became acquainted quickly and everyone was certain that we would have a great and unforgettable
week together.
The next morning we woke up early and went to
the university. The topic of the first lecture was
‘Product Life Cycles’. Our theme was devoted
to the study of the infrastructure of life cycles of
products or even whole markets. We talked about
the functional setting of different financial, legal,
research and auction organisations providing
stage-by-stage development of a life cycle as well
as simplification of the transition from one life
cycle to the other.
But as all participants were young and energetic
and we could not sit still for too long, so right
after the lectures we went out to discover all
the beauties and mysteries of ancient Kiev, the
city which in the far history belonged to Poland,
Lithuania, and Russia. One of the most interesting
places to see is Kiev-Pecherska Lavra, a Ukrainian
Orthodox monastery. It
consists of a large number
of churches – ancient and
beautifully made – and
caves connected to each
other by tunnels, forming a large underground
labyrinth. The caves were
first used to house monks
and later on as burial
Born to be Wild!
places. The unique geological structure of the soil
and constant temperature resulted in the natural
mummification of some of the interred remains.
Later in the evening we rested a bit to prepare
ourselves for a wild night. But only a bit!
The night in the Caribbean Club was unpredictable. Music in Latin style couldn’t keep anyone
aside.
In the morning we got up early to visit a Ukrainian brewery. After a product test round it was
time for a meal, so we went for a pizza at a cosy
café on the bank of the river Dnipro. Later that
day we visited another company which issues the
economic journal “Expert”.
For the night we planned a paintball session; from
midnight till six o’clock there were screams, guns,
darkness and a lot of paint on clothes and faces…
sounds terrible? No, on the contrary! Exciting!
After this game everyone lost at least two kilos!
To introduce our musical culture we were happy
to organise a small surprise for our ESTIEMers.
The wildest and most famous singer of Ukraine,
the winner of Eurovision contest 2004, Ruslana,
prepared gifts for each of our guests, so that
everyone could enjoy listening to real Ukrainian
music.
The last day of our Vision welcomed us with a
warm sun. It would have been a shame to waste
this time indoors, so we chose the best place to
spend it outdoors – the open air museum Pirohovo at the edge of Kiev. It was a barbeque goodbye party where all ESTIEMers could share the
great moments they had during our Vision week
with each other.
Those who stayed longer were lucky to see
another city of the Ukraine – Lviv. This city is
the architectural pearl of Ukraine and can be compared with the beauty of cities such as Prague.
For us, the organisers, it was an amazing week
full of fun. We want to thank all the participants
and we truly hope our guests enjoyed their stay as
much as we did!
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Activity Week Eindhoven
Interactie’s 10th Birthday
Our first participant arrived on Sunday morning
at eleven o’clock. The week started officially with
a high calorie dinner (French fries and snacks).
Afterwards, we enjoyed a drink and some traditional Dutch games like ‘koekenhappen’ (eating
cakes attached to a string) and ‘beschuitje fluiten’
(eating a dry biscuit and then trying to whistle).
Monday was devoted to Eindhoven. First we
taught the ESTIEMers some Dutch in a language
workshop. After that they got to see the City Hall,
enjoy a lunch there and explore the centre of the
city in a city tour. The evening was filled with a
dinner walk: every course had to be eaten at another place. After that we played pool. We hit the
sack quite early, since we had to leave at seven
o’clock by bus to IJmuiden the next morning.
In IJmuiden we visited Corus, a company specialised in producing steel. Next were the typically
Dutch cities Zaandam en Volendam. We watched
how wooden shoes and cheese are made (and
bought some), saw lots of windmills and made
some photos in traditional Dutch clothes. Valentines Day wasn’t forgotten and was celebrated at
night with heart-shaped balloons, roses and dancing on the bar.
Wednesday was relatively less intense than Tuesday. We went ice-skating, ate pancakes and joined
an international debate with different topics, varying from academic to political subjects.
Thursday was devoted to company visits. First
up was DAF Trucks, after which we visited beer
brewer Bavaria. Fortunately we were able to get a
close look at the production process. The evening
kicked off with a ‘cantus’, a traditional singing
event which also involves some drinking. Many
participants will not forget this evening and for
the ones who did forget, you can check the photos
on the ESTIEM Portal! The night ended in the
centre where it was a typical student night to go
out until four o’clock.
Just for once, partying until late in the night also
meant getting up late. After a brunch, participants
got the chance to go swimming and prepare for
the closure of the week: the gala dinner. That
evening ESTIEMers showed themselves in neat
outfits and costumes, and Interactie celebrated its
10th anniversary with a great cake.
And what about the weather during the week? It
snowed, rained, the sun was shining and it was often cold, all within one day. But this didn’t break
our morale, because our Local Group, the 33 participants and everyone else who helped with the
Activity Week had a great time!
After the week a lot of participants took a few
days to visit Amsterdam, Rotterdam or even go
to Germany and Belgium.
Altogether, the event was
an enormous success. Make
sure to join in the next time
LG Eindhoven invites all
ESTIEMers; it's guaranteed
that you will have a blast!
SARMAD YOUSIF
Every once in a while the Local Group of
ESTIEM in Eindhoven, named ‘Interactie’,
organises a successful Activity Week. As the
name says, this week is full of activities in
and outside Eindhoven. This year the Activity
Week took place February 12–16. Of course
the programme was filled with entertaining
and academic activities.
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TIMES Final 2006
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Final Week of the European Business Case Competition
Tournament in Management
and Engineering Skills
OLIVIER ZIMMER
As every year, the Final Week of the TIMES Business
Competition is one of suspense and challenge – which
team would go on to share the prestigious title of ‘IEM
Students of the Year 2006’? Who would handle the three
cases the most skilfully?
The winning teams from the six Semi-Finals Cambridge,
Gothenburg, Istanbul,Warsaw, Berlin and Lyon and thus
the last ones remaining out of the initial 250 Europewide finally all gathered on Belgian soil.Three case days,
with each case supplied by a corporate partner, were
planned for the week, as well as some recreational activities. During the first three days the finalists were able to
enjoy the fresh air of the Ardennes forests while staying
in the little village of Villers-Sainte-Gertrude (67 inhabitants). In this peaceful and quiet environment participants
solved the first two case studies; the first case study
tackling the issue of global branding in electronic goods,
while the second looked at restructuring strategies, both
judged by juries made up of corporate managers and
professors. Social activities included the opportunity to
refresh one’s mind by tasting freshly brewed Belgian beer
and taking part in uncommon outdoor activities, even in
the middle of the night!
On Wednesday all TIMES participants went to Brussels
by train to finish the Final in the lively city, where the
arrival was celebrated by a bar evening. During the following day the participants had the opportunity to spend
more visiting time in the capital of Europe, passing by
cultural sites like the Atomium, the European Parliament, and the Manneken Piss, respectively the symbols
of TIMES 2006, Europe, and Brussels. Finally, the third
and final case study was solved on the campus of the
ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and addressed an
issue of Brazil’s economy. And the winner would take it
all, but only after a balanced performance on all three
case days…
On their last night in Brussels, the participants ate the
most typical Belgian dish: mussels, beer and French fries
(which are Belgian in reality!). And the night finished
clubbing in the city, before everyone would bid farewell
after a challenging and enjoyable week. 
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TIMES Semi-Final
Istanbul-ITU
To be leading the organisation of a Semi-Final
after almost two years of desperately wanting to
be a part of the organisation of any phase, and
to garner the satisfaction and content from both
participants and sponsors was my biggest goal.
Organising the Semi-Final is not as easy as it
seems. It is somewhat of a daunting task to ensure that the participants, who perhaps will be
seeing Istanbul or even Turkey for the first time,
walk away from their experience satisfied from
both an academic and a social viewpoint. It
is important to introduce Istanbul as an intellectually stimulating city, as well as a city that
is filled with exciting social activities to enjoy.
Knowing this, we began work with our strong
staff, because there was a lot of work to be done.
We had to find partners or sponsors, plan a realistic budget and put it into play, find housing,
as well as localities for parties and establish good
coordination between all participants. Basically,
everything from A to Z, including strict attention
to detail in order to bring all ideas into reality.
Consequentially, there was no room for problems or delays to emerge.
Ultimately, the date arrived that culminated our
difficult journey – the 5th of February, 2006.
I say it was a difficult journey because there were
two things that precisely made it so. During the
week of the organisation, perhaps in Turkey’s history, the most intense snow and cold descended
upon Istanbul. It is possible to include this as a
third difficulty, but we accepted it and took it as
a blessing of God. After all, there is no one who
can deny that the child within all of us is quite
fond of snow... Digressing, I can begin to explain
the most important of our two difficulties – finding sponsors. Up until the final phase, we didn’t
get a positive answer from a single company.
But to my surprise, Danone Turkey came to our
aid with urgency and explained to us that they
would support us to the point where we could be
considered whole and sound. After hearing this
news, my team members and I, whose ambitions
and spirits were broken because of our struggle
with sponsorship or the lack there of, now felt
reborn. Even more so now, we felt much stronger and proceeded onward. Later on, a small
business named Lojitek also became one of our
sponsors, thereby increasing our budget.
After all, as you can imagine, it was with all of
this positivity that we completed our project. I
can speak for myself and for my team when I say
that I had the most incredible time. It is because
of this that I want to thank a thousand times
those who helped us in every way and enabled us
to be so successful with this organisation, Local
Responsible Deniz Aslan, the TIMES Semi-Final
organisation team, and finally Danone Turkey and
Lojitek who supported us with their sponsorship.
I hope that all participants had a good of
a time as we did and that their experience
was at the same time academic and sociable!
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GUVEN DALGIC
Everyone was confident that Istanbul
Technical University would be one of the
locations chosen because our 2004 Council
Meeting organisation passed with great
success. When our friends returned from
the Council Meeting in Lyon, they quickly
gave us the good news: ITU would be one
of the chosen schools where one of the
most significant phases of the TIMES 2006
Project, the Semi-Final, would be organised.
And from this point on, it was my turn...
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PROFESSIONAL
Brose: Making Things
ACHIM OETTINGER
Human Resources
You can not see them, you can barely hear
them, but you certainly use them: systems for
vehicle doors and seats. If something in one
of these vehicle areas moves well and reliably,
Brose is often involved. Over 40 automobile
brands and seat manufacturers rely on the
automotive supplier’s expertise. Ongoing innovations and consistent market orientation
keep Brose in the forefront of the international automotive suppliers in these market
segments.
The times when windows or vehicle seats had
to be tediously adjusted manually are long past
(incidentally, Brose introduced the manual window regulator to the European market in 1928).
In 1963, the company brought the first power
window regulator to the market. 75 years of
experience have made Brose the worldwide technological and market
leader in this segment.
Around 8 900 employees are developing and
producing
components
at
Happen
nearly 40 locations worldwide. The founding
location in Coburg, Germany has meanwhile
been joined by five sales and development offices
across the globe, strengthening and accelerating
the company’s international activities with special
emphasis on the American and Asian markets. This
worldwide production, development and sales
network enables the necessary proximity to the
customer and strengthens the international market presence. To remain well-positioned globally,
Brose will continue to expand its international
activities.
Those who do not look for tomorrow’s solutions today find themselves at a disadvantage in
international competition. For this reason, around
1 000 employees worldwide at Brose work on the
development of innovative products and manufacturing methods with cutting-edge organisational
and communications systems. These systems
allow employees to solve problems quickly and
assuredly, working on projects in a team regardless of time zones and geographical boundaries.
In order to be successful with intelligent systems
for doors and seats, a consistent and unconventional Human Resources policy is indispensable.
At Brose, qualifications and personality are more
important than age; employees are distinguished
by knowledge, know-how and the willingness to
explore new paths.
Individual orientation plans, continuing education courses and special training programmes for
young professionals make a quick, smooth start
possible. Variable working times, an attractive
benefits package and result-oriented remuneration are important components of the new Brose
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In Coburg, Germany, the Human Resources
Recruiting department is the central function for
filling all vacant positions worldwide. Regardless
of where you would like to work for Brose, your
application can be sent to the central department
in Coburg. In doing so, you can either look for
posted positions under www.brose.net or simply
Interesting Career Opportunities
To continue its expansive business development, send your application to the Human Resources
Brose will also be hiring over 200 new salaried
department for review. In addition to a cover letemployees in 2006. In many areas, industrial
ter, resume and references, an application should
engineers are in particular demand: working, for contain information about the departments and
example, in Controlling, Purchasing, Sales, Indus- locations that would be of interest to the applitrial Engineering, Quality or Logistics.
cant.In general, approved candidates can typically
expect two interviews with Human Resources
Successful applicants offer more than an aboveand the functional department.
average degree and initial on-the-job experience;
bringing not only the technical qualifications
If you are interested in technology and looking
to the job, but the personal skills as well. These
for international opportunities, you will find that
include willingness to perform, international
Brose offers a multitude of positions and developorientation, flexibility and mobility as well as
ment prospects only possible with an indepenteam-working and communicative abilities.
dent, decisive, successful company. 
Organisational Model. They make the family
company Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
what it is today – an organisation distinguished by
multiple awards, not just for Human Resources
policy.
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STEEL
MAURICE RAVEN
If you read the newspapers, or watch the
news anywhere in the world you cannot have
missed the big changes that are currently
taking place in the steel industry. The world is
changing from a once-considered conservative
national industry into a worldwide industry in
which mergers and acquisitions are frequently
covering front pages in (financial) news papers.
Let me take you from the macro-drivers in the
industry into my day-to-day work.
going strong!
The China-factor
Saying China is a growing economy is an understatement and kicking in a door that could not be more
open. For the steel industry this means an increasing
demand for construction steel, automotive steel, and
basically for any kind of steel you can imagine. The
capacity to produce steel in China has seen a drastic
growth. Do not blink your eyes when standing in
front of a green field; before you even realise it, a
new steel plant will have been built.
The Steel Industry
Historically a lot of countries have been operating
their own steel-industry, in many cases state-owned.
This means that there are hundreds of relatively
small companies throughout the world. The first
(more or less) successfull mergers in the industry
have been taking place in the nineties. But those
mergers on the supply side and on the customer
side were faster, so the steel industry stayed in the
price-squeeze. The development in China was very
progressive, so the demand for iron ore also went
The Supply Side
The main ingredient to produce steel is iron ore and sky-rocketing. Mainly in the last two years, the steel
industry has been facing price-increases of 70 to
the biggest resources can be found in Australia and
Brazil. Other resources are in India, Canada, South- 100%. This has brought the fragile position of the
Africa, Norway, Venezuela and some other countries. industry again to daylight. Luckily the sales prices
went up to levels never seen before and this gave a
During the last few years mining companies have
been merging to a current status in which 3 compa- lot of companies the possibility to improve their balnies cover approximately 70% of the world market. ance sheet and cash position.
Those three co-own some companies as well.
More and more companies are sharing the vision that
in order to stay strong and increase market power,
The Customer Side
more mergers are needed. The last year quite some
The automotive industry has been consolidating
acquisitions in Eastern Europe and in Turkey have
rapidly during the last years. The Fords, GMs and
taken place. Relatively young and shocking news is
Volkswagens of this world have become huge players. One of the drivers to merge into big conglom- that the biggest producer in the world is trying to
buy the second biggest by means of a hostile takeerates is to create buying power.
over. If this acquisition succeeds, the company will
have about 10% of world production in hands.
The Macro-level
If you look to a simplified version of the supply chain
of steel production, you will find mining companies
in iron ore and metallurgical coal on the supply side,
steel producers in the middle and automotive and
construction markets on the customer side.
In this chain three main developments can be characterised. The stongly consolidated supply market, the
customer market and the well known China-factor.
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The Micro-level:
What do you do as an Industrial Engineer?
Having interest in supply chain management, logistics
and change management in an international environment
I started three years ago as a logistics consultant at Corus.
I have been involved in developing (mainly internal) business cases that have lead to investments of several millions and of course some significant savings in the supply
chain. There are no business cases without clear savings
in the steel industry. Next to that, I have been involved in
implementing IT-systems, and developing warehousing
and distribution contracts. Currently I have moved to a
more general project management role in which logistics
is the minor driver. I am dealing with environmental issues, have been enhancing my chemical and technological
knowledge and my project management skills.
My IEM-background is helping me to deal with several
specialists and to translate lots of conflicting wishes into
general accepted ideas, focused on implementation. I
consider it to be very challenging to work with all levels in the organisation and to get things done. Talking to
tattood harbour operators and to higher management
requires quite some different skills and flexibility. Getting
things done in a 24/7 operation with all levels of the organisation is the goal.
My ESTIEM-background started in 1999 when I was
recruited in Eindhoven to organise the Council Meeting.
The first ESTIEM-event I visited was the CM in Ilmenau
and since then I have been singing the song all over Europe, participated in several Council Meetings in different roles, activity weekends etc. Currently I am putting
time in ESTIEM alumni, which is great fun. The so-called
virus is still alive!
PROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL
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INTERVIEW
Professor Ibrahim Kavrakoglu
might well be the
IEM graduate with the most diverse career of all. We met him in
Istanbul and talked about his extraordinary career path, his drive and
his perspective on the field of Industrial Engineering and Management.
PINAR ALTINKESER
Could you introduce yourself briefly?
I started my career as a mechanical engineer and did
my PhD in aerodynamics, and then started teaching
at Robert College which is now Boğaziçi University.
Later on I went as a visiting professor to Stanford
University where I taught Mechanical Engineering
and set up the Aero-acoustics Laboratory. A turning
point came in 1983 when oil prices increased by
400%. This caused me to look at the world from a
different perspective. I started studying economics
and tried to understand how economics and the energy markets influenced the economy.
of higher growth rate and stability. This resulted in
the Mass Housing Project, which was soon turned
into a law. The Mass Housing Project eventually became the largest project in the history of the Turkish
Republic.
After that I concentrated on the industrial sector
of Turkey. I was asked to restructure the Turkish
Glass Corporation. I worked on a part-time basis at
Boğaziçi University and was devoted to restructuring the Turkish Glass Corporation. This took almost
seven years. We had a big increase in exports, essentially through technology and quality improvements.
I continued my research when I came back to Turkey It was in 1984 that I started the “Turkish Quality
and started developing plans for the Turkish economy. Movement”, founding later the “Turkish Society for
I was the director of the Energy PlanQuality”. At the time, globalisation was taking place
ning Project of Turkey which made
and Turkey was highly involved in the globalisation
me an expert in energy planning.
process. Quality, as well as productivity and technoIn 1981 I accepted a post at the
logy, became one of the major factors. After that I
University of California Berkeley devoted a lot of time to restructuring corporations in
as a visiting professor, this time
Turkey. Since then, together with my colleagues at
for economics, and continued my Kavrakoğlu Management Institute, we have consulted
work on the Turkish Economy.
more than 250 companies in Turkey to make them
When I came back, I was asked to more competitive, improve their productivity and
develop a project to jump start the quality and globalise their businesses.
Turkish economy to a level
Your academic and professional life sets a really interesting example for IEM students; it’s not
that common to be active in so many different
fields. Why did you choose to move between
all these positions? What was your drive?
My main objective in all these endeavors was to have
a big impact on the Turkish economy. Of course, as
an engineer, I had only a limited influence on the
economy but as a major project director in energy,
economy itself and later on in the various industry
sectors, I believe I achieved my objective.
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What are the main advantages and disadvantages of this diversity of working after your IEM
studies? Does diversity cause loss of motivation
in your job?
I would say that I did not plan this ahead of time; in
other words, I did not say “Let me diversify myself!”
It turned out as a consequence of my objectives.
Later, when I looked back at my career, I have found
it extremely useful. Especially as an engineer, with
an engineering background, with the tools of mathematics and analysis, and the ability to model even
very large and complex systems, I could easily go
into various fields, but each time one has to learn the
subject. Each of these took many years of intensive
study, but none of the information was wasted; it all
supported each other. So, rather than demotivate, I
think it has motivated me immensely.
And even so, one can not be a very successful academic if one stays just purely theoretical in this respect
because it is a practical subject. I strongly recommend any person to actively learn certain disciplines
(this could be marketing, it could be finance, it could
be macro-economics, it could be planning, etc.) to
combine the knowledge, theoretical or conceptual aspects of IEM, with the practical knowledge of actual
systems in the world.
What do you advise IEM students to do during
their studies?
I would say, if one has a long term vision, one can
start focusing on a particular discipline even from the
end of the first year, to direct their internships, or
work experiences in these practical areas. Moreover,
there is an enormous amount of information available
today, because of the internet. If one does not get foWhat did you like about working as an academ- cused on one or two specific subjects, one can easily
ic compared to as a professional and vice versa? get lost in this flow or flood of information.
I must say I enjoyed both and I still do. I am the founYou have lots of different interests other than
der of Kavrakoğlu Management Institute, where we
your main field, like aviation, tennis, golf, cars
do research and teaching as well as consulting and
and sailing. Do you have enough time for all
actively engaging entrepreneurial real activities. We
these and do you think they affect your motivaparticipate very actively and intensely in restructution for work?
ring, redesigning and improving corporations. This
Actually, I did not carry out these activities all at the
is very rewarding work. But at the same time we do
same time. At one point of my life I was interested
research and turn this research into an educational
activity in the form of our MBA programmes. By the in sailing, another time it was tennis, etc. I believe
they added considerably to the enrichment of my life
way, we have now three MBA programmes, one on
because with every activity that you undertake, you
leadership, another on business management, and
meet a lot of interesting people. That way, I have deanother on project management.
veloped a large circle of friends with different interests and I learned quite a lot from them. In fact, some
Considering the developments in the world,
of these activities even improved my professional
how do you see IEM now and in the future?
career. 
What are the career alternatives for an IEM
graduate in Europe?
I have always considered IEM as a very significant subject of study. The concept of optimisation and modeling large, complex, interactive, dynamic systems has
been extremely rewarding. Therefore, I can say that
IEM is probably the best career that one can have. But
I must caution: a lot of the work in IEM is so-called
theoretical work. If one stays at the theoretical level,
there is no alternative but to become an academic.
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Workshop
Bosch
OZAN EFE ERTEM
Robert Bosch GmbH, or simply Bosch as the
world has come to know it, is a long standing partner of ESTIEM and the Workshop that
took place in Reutlingen, Germany on the 5th
and 6th of December 2005 showed once again
why.
Ever played ‘blitz chess’? Well, try ‘blitz case’. This
was the pleasant surprise the participants of the
Bosch Workshop got this year. 26 ESTIEMers arrived
on the 5th of December to Reutlingen where one of
the main production centres for Bosch Automotive
Electronics is located. The official workshop started
in the afternoon with presentations about Bosch, the
Automotive Electronics, and new technologies in the
field. In an interesting twist, the information in the
presentations was required to play a crucial part in
the case of the next day.
After this introduction we were invited to dinner.
Of course, it was unthinkable not to stop at the local Christmas market and sip some ‘glühwein’ on
our way there. The dinner was an excellent occasion
to meet representatives from Bosch. The number of
Bosch representatives once again illustrated the importance Bosch places on this event in cooperation
with ESTIEM. After this pleasant dinner, determined
to work hard and play hard as real ESTIEMers do,
we made our way to the final stop where we could
enjoy some drinks and continue our conversations.
Before I can properly describe the next day, I must
tell you a bit about blitz chess. Blitz chess, meaning
‘lightning chess’ in German, gives both players five
minutes on the clock and requires that the game
be finished in 10 minutes or the first player to run
out of time looses. It is a frantic version of original
2005
chess which requires everything that a normal chess
game requires (analysis, foresight, strategy) but also
demands quick thinking, improvisation and not loosing the overview among all the rush. Blitz case was
pretty much the same. With a case divided into four
parts, where each part built up on the previous and
only 40 minutes given to analyze, conclude and prepare presentations for each part, it was definitely a
new experience.
Once the case was over and before we got to hear
feedback from the Bosch side we got a chance to see
the factory floor where the cutting edge of technology is utilised. Indeed, it was an impressive tour
involving clean labs where wafers are produced, the
assembly operations and machines where all circuits
are made out of gold.
Nevertheless, once all case results were presented,
feedback exchanged and the day concluded, the general talk, even at the train stations, was that while
the case method was out of the ordinary, it was very
realistic and well-structured. The two days definitely
proved to be a welcome insight into Bosch, employment opportunities and the Bosch style of tackling
problems.
The Bosch ESTIEM Workshop will be held again this
year around the same time of the year. If you feel
like challenging the blitz case or whatever our innovative partner may prepare for us this year, be sure
to check your email for an invitation and apply!
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PROFESSIONAL
IEM Engineercan
Enjoy Life and Save the World?
How an
who enter an emerging industry at the beginning of
the growth phase will be almost automatically promoted and those entering the scene in later phase
will be competing against the equally smart but
more experienced.
The capability to piece together the big picture
should make IEM engineers more creative and capable to spot business opportunities that rise from
university research, technology development and
market dynamics. Innovation doesn’t need to be
more complicated than to realise that project management tools can be applied beyond the pyramid
building industry. A good and more recent example
is a successful Finnish start-up that applies IEM disciplines in increasing the efficiency of the public health
care system.
An additional benefit from the boring lectures would
be to teach patience for the reckless souls – the character trait that is often undervalued by the young and
energetic, but very much needed in professional life.
Of course this is just an unrealistic suggestion, but
one cannot deny that in some cases changes are desireable. Together with the sense of humor, patience
is an important ingredient in the art of communication and relationship building. Patience may also be
nurtured out of classrooms, while working in international group works or even outside professional
life, e.g. when raising kids.
Entering an emerging industry is possible through
joining an existing company or through starting one
of your own. Not many IEM students start up their
own enterprises (a big chapeau for those exceptions). One good and hopefully true explanation is
that many of the most successful companies have
been started up only after serious experience gatherUnderstanding the big picture is valuable, but most
ing financed by existing corporations. However, in
of the job opportunities are typically tailored for
specialists. There are many specialist positions in the the US there are many notable companies started up
by university dropouts. What should be improved in
corporate world that fit well to IEM background,
European IEM education to make the same happen
e.g. project management or product management.
in Europe? Maybe the lectures could be made more
However, the best careers are probably not started
in these easy-to-fit positions, but in finance, sales and boring to get the energetic young people to dedicate
their energy for new ventures.
small enterprises.
Graduating students typically find positions in
emerging industries. This is because by definition
emerging industries grow and more people are
consequently employed. On the other hand in the
non-emerging industries the productivity growth is
typically higher than the market growth and the employment opportunities are less in numbers. Those
So how this all relates in good life and saving the
world? Maybe not that much, but often the good
questions are worth considering even without good
answers. And as a former ski jumper Matti Nykänen
has put it “Life is the best time you’ll ever have”.
Even some may argue that it is “the student life”. 
The author
Kai Kronström graduated in 1997 from the Tampere University
of Technology, got a job in an emerging industry.
Currently he acts as a Director in a small software venture in
Finland. Participating in several group works still left room for
improvement patience-wise, so he started a family.
KAI KRONSTRÖM
Engineers with an Industrial Engineering and
Management (IEM) background tend to be
generalists by nature. Their education contains
some pure IEM sciences, e.g. Supply Chain
Management to specialise in, but most of the
education is a mixture of various disciplines
borrowed from business schools and other
engineering disciplines. This kind of approach
should provide IEM engineer’s with an ability
to see the forest from the trees, i.e. the big
picture.
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Out in the Real World
JENS-PETER SCHULZ
From university straight into an international management consultancy is a typical
career path for many IEM graduates – but
does the IEM major really prepare oneself
for “the real world”?
On my first day as a consultant, an ESTIEM alumnus told me “Build a market model, you know
Excel, right?” I felt like being thrown into cold
water and was drowning immediately. But then I
remembered what I learned during my studies: I
structured the problem using tools I had learned.
When I look back after six years at Arkwright, an
international top-management consultancy with
offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Hamburg and Zurich,
I would say that IEM was the perfect course of
studies. It is not about the topics themselves, it
is more about understanding problems in a short
amount of time, structuring them and getting
useful answers. During the studies I had a class in
law and the next class was about forging. I learned
to switch between topics easily, master huge
amounts of data and structure them in order to
get to a result.
In addition, I am able to understand the technical
problems the client describes and link them to
the economic necessities. I would never be able to
compete with a rocket scientist on his work, but
I think I will at least be able to listen and understand what his problem is and be a valuable sparring partner for him.
Relation Work/Study
Arkwright is a role model for an IEM driven
company: roughly, a third of our consultants have
an ESTIEM background including two presidents
and more than 75% have studied IEM.
Today we are still in close contact with ESTIEM.
Several students wrote their Master’s thesis
(Diplomarbeit), did an internship, or worked as
part time staff on real client cases. Furthermore
we worked together with local ESTIEMers in
several countries to gather specific information
like the development of the wheelchair market in
Poland or size of the scrap market for lithographic
sheets in Italy.
In my opinion this is a very good combination for
students to get to know the working environment
and for us to see what is happening at the forefront of science. We get fresh ideas within certain
topics and are also able to meet possible recruits.
Improvement Areas
Having been out of university for six years, it is
hard to judge which areas of improvement could
be targeted at university level. From my personal
experience, a “learning by doing” approach (e.g.
via case-studies in class or in competitions such
as TIMES) was always more appealing to me than
being lectured in class. In case solving, you sometimes need to combine the knowledge you have
from macroeconomics with law, microeconomics and production knowledge. Therefore I think
case based learning reflects more the real than
the ideal (theoretical) world and helps to prepare
thinking in interdisciplinary ways.
From the professionals’ point of view, international exchanges (through university exchanges
as well as internships) and the exchange between
students and alumni are very important and
should be a focus of attention in the future.
Demands from Business
From potential applicants we expect an international background as well as good grades. But
more important is the person seeking a job. During the recruiting interviews I always have one
question in my back head: “Will I be able to work
with this person the whole day under time pressure, deliver outstanding results in due time and
afterwards drink a relaxing beer together?” 
Poetic
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as the
INSIDE ESTIEM
Portuguese?
Portuguese are natural born adventurers
At least, that’s what one would expect when
reading the history books. After all, explorers
like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan had
the Portuguese nationality, and some historicians
claim that even Christopher Columbus was born
in Portugal. Statistically speaking, Portuguese can
be considered quite fond of settling abroad. While
there are 10 million Portuguese living within the
borders of their own country, France as well as
South-Africa have about one million Portuguese
immigrants. Also, one third of the population of
Luxemburg consists of Portuguese, while about
35 million people in the former Portuguese colony Brasil have a recent Portuguese background.
Portuguese are improvisers
While Germans are generally considered tight
planners, some Portuguese strongly believe
improvisation is an important part of their culture. Though it is rarely used in the Portuguese
language, the word ‘Desenrascanço’ (loosely
translated as ‘disentanglement’) can be explained
as “the ability to solve a problem without the
adequate tools or proper technique to do so, and
by use of sometimes imaginative resourcefulness when facing new situations.” This would
be achieved when resulting in a hypothetical
good-enough solution. ‘Desenrascanço’ is in fact
the opposite of planning: it’s managing that any
problem does not get completely out of hand and
beyond solution.
Portuguese are poetic
Well, if you open a Portuguese phone book on a
random page, you cannot deny that Portuguese
names often seem pure poetry. Luís de Camões
and Fernando Pessoa are the most famous names
in Portugal’s rich poetic history. Poetry is even
said to have a bigger influence in the country’s
literature than prose. But not only did Portugal
bring forward some experts in rhythm and rhyme
in previous centuries, José Saramago’s 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature is an illustration of the
high level of modern Portuguese narrative art.
Portuguese are the worst drivers in Europe
Perhaps this statement seems a bit blunt at first
sight, but when looking at the facts one can do no
other but confirm it. Portuguese drivers hold the
sad world record for killing pedestrians in crossings. According to a study by EuroRAP, with 21
deaths on the road for every 100.000 inhabitants,
chances of dying in traffic in Portugal are three
times bigger than in Europe’s safest countries
like Sweden, Holland and the United Kingdom.
The government is trying to fight these statistics
by acting tougher against speeding and alcohol in
traffic, but for now it’s better to keep your eyes
wide open when crossing Portguese streets.
RENÉ HEUNEN
What is the first thing that pops up in your
mind when someone mentions the country
of Portugal? Sunny beaches? Football players? Southern temperament? Or something
completely different? We’ll take a closer
look at the country and its inhabitants by
commenting on a few statements...
Facts:
• The capital of Portugal was moved
to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (at the
time a Portuguese colony) from 1807
to 1821 while Portugal was fighting
the Napoleonic wars
• With Cabo da Roca, Portugal houses
the westernmost point in continental
Europe
• The statue of Christ in Lisbon
exactly faces the statue of Christ in
Rio de Janeiro
• Besides with their hearts, Portuguese
also live with their stomaches; good
food and of course the famous wine
are enormously appreciated
• Luckily, Portugal is the home of the
largest cork tree in the world,
averaging over one ton of raw cork
per harvest (enough to cork 100.000
bottles)
Portuguese live with their hearts
Sentiments do play a very important role in the
life of the Portuguese. Tolerance and acceptance
of different cultures was already a part of the
early Portuguese colonial policy, and offspring
resulting from colonial relationships was treated
as family. Still today, a strong sense of responsibility towards their family illustrates the Portuguese
preference for guidance by feelings. Some even
mention an intuitive distrust of the intellectual,
especially the hypercritical.
Another supportive illustration for this statement is the Portuguese ‘fado’, a popular form
of melancholic music, which is strongly linked
to ‘saudade’, the feeling of missing someone or
something. Perhaps it’s time for a fado-version of
the ESTIEM song...?
Cupre
ltural
Judice
References:
• PortCult.com – The Portuguese Culture Web
• EuroRAP.org – The European Road Assesment
Programme
• The Wikipedia Encyclopedia
• Several Portuguese ESTIEMers
INSIDE ESTIEM
• Stockholm is the singles capital of
the world, with the most single-person
households than any other capital on
the planet
• Stockholm is built on 14 islands
connected by 57 bridges
• One third of the city area consists of
its 37 parks, one third is water and the
remaining third is taken up by urbanised
areas
• Stockholm is the only capital in the
world that permits hot-air balloons to
fly over it
ELINA ANDERSSON
Facts:
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So What’s
Happening In….
Stockholm: maybe the most beautiful
capital in the world? Stockholm is the city
of contrast – land and water, history and
future, small town and big city, short winter
days and long summer days. The IEM-studies
at KTH in Stockholm have been going on
since 1991 and thereby will celebrate the
15th anniversary this spring!
The Stockholm Local Group is not famous
for being very active on the European level of
ESTIEM. A reason for that may be the organisation of our Local Group that, as far as I have
heard is different from most of the other Local
Groups. Our Local Group is called the International Group and except for working with
ESTIEM it also takes responsibility for the exchange students who are spending a semester or
year with us.
Unfortunately, ESTIEM has been somewhat neglected because our main mission has been integrating the foreign students in the activities of
KTH and “I-sektionen”. The first step in the integration is arranging mentors to all the exchange
students. This autumn we had over 70 exchange
students coming, and we found mentors for all
of them! Further steps in the integration process were among others: inviting the exchange
students to parties and other events of the
“Nollning” which is the introduction of the new
Swedish students, arranging picnics, dinners, and
a “Cosy Christmas Evening”.
Though we have not been very active in ESTIEM
on European level we have arranged some events.
For example, last year we arranged Vision together with Local Group Tallinn. Our latest ESTIEM
event was the TIMES Local Qualification in January. The event was surprisingly popular, teams
where queuing to take part in the competition.
McKinsey was our sponsor and made it possible
for us to make the day something extra. Before
the presentation of the cases we invited other
students to a case solving-seminar with McKinsey. It was very appreciated by the students and
helped us entice some extra audience to the casepresentation. The evening was rounded up with
a three-course dinner and a prize award at a cosy
restaurant on the campus.
In Stockholm we hope for a more active Local
Group in the future. We have over 50 people in
our Local Group of which over ten are active on
the local level. We know that here is an interest
for international activities. From my own experience, I know that ESTIEM is something you have
to experience yourself to get a grip of. The question is; how do we get people to travel and take a
part of ESTIEM events to discover what they are
missing out?
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ESTIEMers
Beyond
Europe
The American Dream?
Have you considered exchange studies in the
US? Perhaps you’re scared of the land of endless
abnormities? Then I might be able to give some
advice from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
I have traveled to Houghton, Michigan to spend
the spring semester at Michigan Technological
University (MTU). This small Northern-American city was in the heart of the great copper mining boom in the mid-1800s and this was also the
base for the founding of MTU. The university has
retained it’s technical profile, and operates also as
a school of army.
have to cook a single meal yourself, but it will be
served in the restaurant of your residence hall.
After one month eating only pizza, hamburgers
and fried food, you’ll get quite sick of it.
According to the lack of alcohol related events
for underage students in the weekends, there’s
a need for other activities. This is a great benefit
from studying in America, there’s a lot to do in
your spare time and it won’t ruin your economy.
A few weeks ago, we went to a hypnose and comedy show in the entertainment arena, and later on
we went shooting on the rifle range. Every week
there are sport events like basketball, icehockey
and volleyball.Yesterday we broke the world
record in snowball fighting; approximately 4 000
people took part!
Luckily, I and my Swedish room-mate turn out to
be of legal drinking age, and that means we can
go to the party’s arranged by the fraternities. The
Let me first introduce you to my previous preju- fraternities and sororities have their own huge
houses, furnished for partying purposes. If you’ve
dices of Americans. At first, they think cars are
built to consume gas, not to convey people. And expected a party like the ones you’ve seen in the
movies, you won’t get disappointed. Friendly
if the car doesn’t have a 4WD transmission, you
people, great atmosphere and free beer will be a
can’t even call it a car. Vegetables are grown to
feed your pets, and milk serves the single purpose short description.
of producing cheese. Churches are equal to entertainment centres, and if the priest doesn’t own Concerning studies, my impressions are all good
even though my efforts had to be increased a bit.
a shotgun, he’s probably no real priest.
I’m having four parallel business courses during
the entire semester. The method of examination is
So, after more than one month in this country,
a bit different from what I am used to. Everyweek
have my prejudices been confirmed? Well, I can
quizzes and homework in all courses is common,
just tell you what I have seen so far.
even what you say during class counts in the end.
But to be honest, the professors are all kind in
Indeed, this country is different from Sweden in
grading. To sum it up, I can admit that the quality
many ways. What first comes to my mind is the
guardianship of young people. The general opin- of education feels more professional compared to
Luleå.
ion seems to be that you’re not enough grown
up to drink alcohol until the legal age of 21, and
most of the students are younger than that. When So now it’s up to you to consider whether to give
you’re living in the “residence halls” it’s compul- it a chance. My advice is; do it! This country has
sory to have a “meal-plan”. This means you don’t great opportunities for you. 
DANIEL JONSSON
One of the most interesting characteristics
of ESTIEMers is that they tend to travel.
Quite often, their adventures are not only
limited to European soil... This time Luleå’s
Daniel Jonsson talks about his experiences
while studying in the United States.
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Check the latest updated event information at www.estiem.org and register for your favourite
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events through the ESTIEM portal. See you somewhere in Europe!
APRIL
18 – 23 Apr 32nd ESTIEM Council Meeting | Porto
23 – 27 Apr Vision of Cycles Seminar | Ilmenau
“Late Stage of a Product –
the End or a New Beginning”
30 Apr – 05 May Vision of Cycles Final Conference |
Ankara-METU
“Cycles in Industry”
JUNE
MAY
16 – 20 May
12 – 14 May
17 – 23 May
30 May – 04 Jun
Regional Coordination Meeting | Dortmund
Newcomer Weekend | Hamburg
Activity Week | Poznan
Activity Week | Groningen
03 – 05 Jun Alumni Meeting | Haarlem
20 – 26 Jun ESTIEM Sports Meeting (ESPOM) | Siegen
JULY
13 – 27 Aug Summer Academy | Munich
Deep entrepreneurship –
Manufacturing Europe’s Future
AUGUST
25 – 30 Jul Activity Week | Hamburg
30 Jul – 13 Aug Summer Academy | Budapest
Human-Centred System Design –
People, Organisation and Technology
SEPTEMBER
07 – 11 Sept FREE Vision Seminar | Izmir
“Oil and Oil Derivatives for Sustainable Growth”
OCTOBER
03 – 07 Oct FREE Vision Seminar | Kiev
“Enterprise Energy Consumption and
the Ways of its Conservation”
NOVEMBER
02 – 07 Nov 33rd ESTIEM Council Meeting | Ankara-Bilkent
16 – 21 Nov FREE Vision Seminar | Brussels
“Waste Valorisation and Management”
22 – 26 Nov FREE Vision Seminar | Berlin
“Approaches of Recycling and
Reusing Valuable Resources”
24 – 26 Nov Newcomer Weekend | Hamburg
29 Nov – 02 Dec FREE Vision Seminar | Dortmund
“Saving Resources by Applying Logistics”
ESTIEM ALUMNI
ESTIEM Alumni is the organisation that keeps up the ESTIEM Spirit for graduated ESTIEMers
ESTIEM Alumni has annual meetings and activities across Europe
ESTIEM Alumni is open to all people formerly involved in ESTIEM
“Via ESTIEM Alumni it is possible to keep contact with the old
ESTIEMers and meet them once a year in a great location and
“Being a co-founder of ESTIEM has been a life-changing experience for me. ESTIEM Alumni allows me to keep in contact
with the inspiring people that ESTIEM is made of.”
Astrid Sonneville-Dings, P&G
setting! The good thing is that there is no membership fee, no
administration to follow, just an option to have fun.”
Martin Schimpke, Arkwright
“ESTIEM Alumni offers an inspiring network you can use both
professionally and socially to keep a broad view.”
Maurice Raven, Corus
Join ESTIEM ALUMNI at www.alumni.estiem.org