With the aim of preparing the students to take on managerial responsibility, this 2x5 days-seminar teaches basic and practical management skills.

Discovering Management offers an introduction to the field of business management and entrepreneurship for engineers and natural scientists. By taking this course, students will enhance their understanding of management principles and the tasks that entrepreneurs and managers deal with. The course consists of theory and practice sessions, presented by a set of area specialists at D-MTEC.

Enhance the knowledge in an actual field of the digital economy.

Enhance the knowledge in an actual field of the digital economy.

This seminar provides master and doctoral students at MTEC with the challenging opportunity of a real case on strategy, innovation and leadership in close collaboration with the senior management of a leading company: IBM

This seminar provides a broad and introductory overview into the entrepreneurial activities, especially focusing on the development of innovative enterprises. During the seminar, knowledge of the entire process starting from the foundation of a company, building up and expanding the business, and managing entire enterprises is provided.

This course gives a theoretical and practical overview on the management of a company as a whole: Today’s global environment, principles of leadership, decision taking, principles of organizational structure, the value chain and process management, strategies and corporate governance. The case study Hilti will be presented by Pius Baschera, head of board of directors of Hilti.

Organization of companies, assessment of companies and technologies. Restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. Management of strategic partnerships, joint ventures and non-profit organizations. Total Quality Management and Risk Management. Management of “knowledge workers”. The main emphasis of the lecture is placed on methods, tools and proven theories.

The course gives a detailed introduction on various aspects of professional project management out of theory and practice. Established concepts and methods for project organization, planning, execution and evaluation are introduced and major challenges discussed. The course includes an introduction on specialized project management software.