The Degree in Management Engineering of the University of Udine was one of the first courses in Italy in 1978. The Bachelor's Degree consists of three levels: basic physics-mathematics and engineering; basics in the economic-management area; training linked to a specific professional field. The third level is based on two alternative curricula: "Industrial" and "Information", corresponding to the main professional areas.

Educational objectives

You will learn how to plan and control operating systems, coordinating the general objectives of the enterprise with those of its different organizational units, to manage innovative projects in integrated information systems, to propose efficient choices in the design, planning and management of individual processes. You will study the basic principles of Company management, with particular reference to quality management and customer service, and the different types of productive systems and corresponding variables in design and management.
Graduates find work in various fields, including: provision and management of materials, organization of the productive system, logistics and safety management. The main professional opportunities include the manufacturing sectors and industrial processing, traditional services (transport, distribution, land management etc.), advanced services (management consultancy, IT, telecommunications etc.), and public administration.

Professional opportunities

Graduates in management engineering are able to work in various fields, including: provision and management of materials, Planning and control, organization of the productive system, logistics, safety management. The main professional opportunities comprise the manufacturing sectors and industrial processing, traditional services (transport, distribution, land management etc.), advanced services (management consultancy, IT, telecommunications etc.), public administration. The versatile training that characterizes Management Engineering is also appreciated in small and medium enterprises, where an ability to adapt, a flexible approach and a multi-disciplinary background are required.

The job market has welcomed the figure of the Management Engineer with considerable interest. At the beginning, a five-year course was required, but now this has been divided into two levels that are rarely distinguished in employment statistics. That said, various surveys made on placement times and professional destinations of new graduates confirm that the Management Engineer is in great demand, among the first on the list. In particular, a recent ISTAT survey puts Management Engineering in first place in the classification for career prospects (assessed on the average waiting time for the first job, and on the percentage of graduates employed at 3 months and 3 years from the degree). In the same way, AlmaLaurea surveys on graduate employment also show that the monthly salary of Management Engineers is the highest among the different types of engineer. A recent research carried out on a sample of members of the Association of Management Engineering graduates from the University of Udine (more than 300 members) confirms the national data. Since the year it was founded (2005), the Association has received several hundred job offers from Companies interested in Management Engineers. The main fields of employment of the members are: mechanical, services, building, textile, electronic. The most important professional sectors are: production Planning, management control, Company IT systems, provisioning and logistics.