Sustainable Business and Technology (B.Eng.)

Expertise in Economics and Engineering:

As a generalist with a profound technical and economic background, you solve problems at the interface between business and technology.

Sustainability Awareness:

You understand, articulate, create and critique the theory behind sustainable development and companies‘ attempts to integrate sustainable approaches into their everyday business practices.

Change Management and Leadership:

You have the understanding of the fundamental methodologies and concepts to plan, coordinate, budget and evaluate projects, as well as to manage the risks and people involved.

Multilingual and Intercultural Competencies:

You improve your ability to recognize and understand potential obstacles and to develop and apply strategies to enhance communication. A new language also increases your job opportunities.

Employability and Career Planning:

As an industrial engineer educated in Germany, you have excellent job chances in all areas of the economy. You also qualify for further Master degree programs.

With the elimination of trading barriers and the increase in international connectedness, worldwide markets have opened up for companies. But a worldwide market also means increasing competition: Business decisions have become more complex, and the demands on companies’ performance are growing.

More complex, divided work processes mean more specialized employees. We need generalists to solve the resulting problems at the interface between technology and business.

With their comprehensive perspective on production and business processes, industrial engineers are experts in solving interdisciplinary problems. When engineers without sufficient economic knowledge encounter economists with a limited technical background, the workflow suffers.

Industrial engineers understand designers and production planners, project managers, sales and marketing staff. They have a comprehensive view on business processes and solve problems with a view on technology as well as business. Industrial engineers make sure products work – and sell.

Communication on a global scale is essential in the global work environment of industrial engineers and an integral part of their day-to-day job. They handle complex issues with international partners, using their intercultural skills on a daily basis. With their awareness that business is both global and local they make sure that multinational companies consider cultural, regional and individual needs, accompany and mediate the global integration of small- and medium-sized regional businesses, and take advantage of new trends and opportunities in the digital economy.

Job chances for industrial engineers educated in Germany are excellent. They work in all areas of the economy, in small and large enterprises, industry and commerce, consulting and insurance, utility companies and the public sector:

• Marketing, technical sales and distribution
• Innovation management, product development
• Production planning and manufacturing
• Materials management and logistics
• Controlling and business optimization
• Quality and environmental management
• Consulting and management

• After receipt of your application, you will receive a letter of admission with further information or a letter of rejection from the Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld.
• Please use the official admission letter to apply for a visa at the German embassy in your home country.
• With the admission letter, you are asked to pay the semester fee and hand in several documents in order to enroll. Our Student’s Office will provide you with a letter confirming your conditional enrollment.

If  you are admitted as a student at Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld in the course of studies Sustainable Business and Technology (Bachelor of Engineering) for the winter semester 2020/21 please note the respective dates as specified below.

Please submit by August 31, 2021:

• Officially certified copy of your university entrance qualification
• Proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction at the required level

In case of virtual studies during the winter semester 2020/21 / summer semester 2021, the submission deadline for:

• Proof of health insurance

• Visa

• Registration certificate from the local German registration authority

will be extended until September 30, 2021.

Please note that we are currently not able to offer examinations in virtual form. In exceptional cases, especially seminar courses, there will be eventually other types of examinations. This means that you will probably not have the opportunity to take an exam for most subjects, unless you are on site. The majority of your exams must be postponed until later.

A limited number of student apartments are available directly at the campus. They are reasonably priced, come fully equipped and provide high-speed internet access as well as being connected to our university intranet. Alternatively, private accommodation can be found on several online portals as well as the homepage of the Studierendenwerk Trier (https://www.studiwerk.de/). We strongly urge you to arrange your accommodation before arrival.

Apartment-finding websites on the internet are:

• https://www.studenten-wg.de/
• https://www.wg-gesucht.de/
• https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de
• https://www.immobilienscout24.de
• https://www.immowelt.de/

Please also check our internal Facebook group:

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/wohnungsboerse.ucb/?ref=group_header

Prices for food, accommodation, health insurance, clothing, cultural events, etc. are basically in line with the EU average. You will need around 853 Euros a month to cover your living expenses. The largest expense is your monthly rent.

Before you begin your studies, you will have to prove that you have sufficient funds to finance your studies in Germany. A proof of financial resources can be provided in various ways:

• A blocked account with a security deposit of 10,236 Euros a year
• An affidavit of support (a document an individual signs to accept financial responsibility for another person, usually a relative)
• A scholarships confirmation

Please note that we do not provide scholarships for applicants. The DAAD provides different scholarships for foreign students: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/

After having received an admission to our program, please apply for a student visa at the German embassy in your home country. Since a visa process can take several months, we kindly suggest applying for an appointment as soon as you receive our admission letter. Usually, you will have to present the following documents in order to apply for a visa:

• Admission letter from our university
• Certificate confirming health insurance cover
• Proof of financial resources
• Certificate of English language or an equivalent

Important: Do not enter Germany as tourist. A tourist visa cannot be converted into a student visa.

In principle, the recognition of achievements that have been made at other universities is of course possible. However, this implies that the corresponding subjects must be identical in terms of content / learning goals and the respective working hours. In order to check this, it is necessary that

1.  you prepare a short synopsis of your previous achievements and corresponding modules with the respective modules of the SBT course. Please note that the relevant evidence from the issuing university must be credibly presented and substantiated.
2. in the next step, this documentation must be coordinated with the respective professors responsible for the modules (see Module Descriptions). Please note that the corresponding original documents must be submitted. 
3. if sufficient coverage is ensured, the achievements will be recognized and finally confirmed in a last step by the head of the course.

A legally binding decision on credit recognition can only be made after the student’s official enrollment at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld.

Specific “Elective” modules for this program will be announced at the beginning of each semester and published here.​​​​​​​

You can register for these courses as usual in Stud.IP. We would like to point out that, if your language skills allow it, you can also choose other subjects from German bachelor courses. Please note that these must cover the volume of 5 ECTS. It may be advisable to consult with the responsible professor in advance. 

Please note that the following modules cannot be considered as an elective:

• Zweite Fremdsprache
• Fachsprache Englisch
• Business Englisch
• Sprachen I
• Sprachen II
• Sprachen III
• WUR in der 1. Fremdsprache
• WUR in der 2. Fremdsprache

The coordination of such projects is done directly with the supervising professor. Some professors publish potential topics on the bulletin board, you can then apply for them if you are interested. In addition, you can contact any professor if you have a good idea and would like to carry out the project with this colleague. It is important to note that a project should always be a team effort. So if you have suitable colleagues and a rough idea, simply contact a professor directly and agree on the further procedure. The range of topics is very broad, we support almost any form of application of the scientific skills acquired during your studies.

Actually, the curriculum of the study program "SBT" does not include a semester abroad (it is an international study program, so it does not seem absolutely necessary to go abroad again). Of course, there is still the possibility to spend a semester abroad. We also support this because we consider it a valuable part of your education.

In principle, the recognition of achievements that have been made at other universities is of course possible. However, this implies that the corresponding subjects must be identical in terms of content / learning goals and the respective working hours. In order to check this, it is necessary that

1. you prepare a short synopsis of the corresponding modules with the respective modules of the SBT course.
2. In the next step, this documentation must be coordinated with the respective professors responsible for the modules (see Module Descriptions). If sufficient coverage is ensured, the achievements will be fixed in your learning agreement and after return confirmed. Should there not be enough overlap in the standard modules, electives in particular are a good option. Here there is much greater flexibility in terms of content.
3. In any case, a learning agreement should be concluded before going abroad so that it is really clear which courses will be recognized upon return. Further information on this and on the partner universities can be obtained from the International Office  (Ms. Daniela Haubrich).