IMSE

Many experts see the explosive growth in services as the next major revolution in the world economy. As service economies continue to expand and powerful digital communications networks – such as the Internet – evolve rapidly, companies are transforming from regional businesses to globally integrated enterprises. The fast growing discipline of service engineering is related to service economy growth and the global need for service innovation. Research and education in this field are therefore in high demand. This is why Tilburg University (The Netherlands) has established cooperation with the University of Stuttgart (Germany) and the University of Crete (Greece) in offering highly-motivated students the International Master in Service Engineering (IMSE).

The multi-disciplinary IMSE programme has been carefully designed at the interface of software service systems and new globe-spanning business processes to prepare students with a background in either business or information technology to become the new generation of service engineers. IMSE is delivered in close cooperation with a number of top quality research institutes and universities, such as UC Berkeley (USA), the University of New South Wales (Australia), Tsinghua University (China) and international companies like ForthNet, IBM, Software AG, Accenture and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. This not only guarantees a curriculum that incorporates the latest developments in the field of service science and service engineering, but also stresses the global orientation of the programme.