Study supply chain management in Groningen and learn to analyze supply chain processes, coordinate across vast networks of organizations, and prepare for a leading role in the sustainability transition.
How can a company improve its supply chain, reduce its environmental footprint, and promote social sustainability? In what ways can managers leverage real-time data and analytics to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency in supply chain operations?
The MSc Supply Chain Management will prepare you to tackle these and other challenges effectively. The programme is unique because it provides a lot of room for making your own choices in what you would like to specialize in. We offer many elective courses where you can delve deep into the areas that ignite your curiosity and align with your ambitions. You can cover a wide range of supply chain topics, which gives you an advantage in your future career. In addition, you can focus on specific societal trends. Whether you are fascinated by renewable energy and innovation, healthcare logistics or data-driven processes, we have the right courses for you. You can also complete the Energy Transition and Climate Change or Healthy Society Focus Area, earning a supplement to your diploma.
In Groningen, we go the extra mile to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complex landscape of modern supply chain management with a strong focus on sustainability. For example, we teach you to understand, analyze, and develop strategies to cope with clean energy solutions and efficient transportation in designing and managing global supply chains.
You will have the opportunity to not only gain the relevant knowledge but to also put it into practice. Companies bring in real-life cases where you work on the design, integration and coordination of supply chains at multiple levels, bringing innovative and dynamic solutions to this fast-paced business environment. You learn from industry experts in the field by joining guest lectures, visiting companies and career events and taking the master internship (optional).
In this programme, you follow MSc Management with a specialization in Service Management at the Católica Porto Business School in your first year. In the second year, you will advance your expertise in MSc Supply Chain Management here at the University of Groningen.
The supply chain focus especially attracted me, as many companies face significant challenges in efficiency and sustainability—areas where there is still much progress to be made. This potential for meaningful impact strongly resonated with me.
My favorite course was Sustainable Energy Supply. It offered valuable insights into one of the most critical global challenges and aligned perfectly with my career goal of contributing to sustainability. To deepen my expertise, I selected the energy focus area, which provided the opportunity to specialize in a field I am deeply passionate about.
I was very satisfied with the support from the lecturers. The combination of lectures and practicals was well-balanced. The practicals delved deeper into complex topics, such as calculations and Excel assignments, which made them very helpful. They also provided a great opportunity to collaborate in project groups and to ask real-time questions and address challenges directly with the lecturers.
Throughout the programme, I have developed strong critical thinking skills, especially through project work. While the feedback was sometimes extensive and demanding, it pushed me to analyze problems more thoroughly. The open culture within the programme created a positive learning environment, with engaged lecturers and a diverse, international student community enriching the experience.
The integration of theory with practical applications, such as company projects and case studies, has prepared me well for my future career. The diversity and collaborative atmosphere truly make this programme exceptional.
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