Jip Hoekman
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
The reason I chose Industrial Engineering and Management is that I was looking for a programme that had a very broad education and was satisfying all of my interests. I had a very hard time deciding what I wanted to study. I went from fashion to teaching, to the military, and to something with sustainability. Then the bachelor Industrial Engineering and Management was introduced to me. This study had endless possibilities for me, to go whatever way I wanted. I could still work in all of the fields I was interested in and it was broad enough to keep being interesting for me... It is a lot of math, physics, and chemistry, but all are applied in ways that are used in the industry. This makes it more accessible to understand for me, which makes this the perfect study for me. It is hard but fun and doable as long as you put enough effort into it. In my second year, I chose the track Sustainable Process Engineering to focus more on sustainability and process improvements within the industry. Right now I am a third-year SPE student while doing a board year at the Study Association TBV Lugus. This is the study association for IEM. After my board year,I will do a minor in Education and finish my final courses before starting my bachelor’s thesis. This study gave me the opportunity to figure out what I want to do later in my life and which way I want to go. It was broad enough for me to give me all aspects of the fields I am interested in and narrow down what I want to work in. After my bachelor’s I am looking into a master’s that focuses a bit more on sustainability and management within companies, that also looks at the social aspect of the environment and population.
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