Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering (Manufacturing and Supply Chain Engineering)
Operations Research engineers improve the performance of industrial and societal systems through rigorous application of mathematical and statistical models and methods. They play a crucial role in planning, scheduling and running operational processes in such a way that these contribute to the long-term success and sustainability of companies and institutions. They help ensure that companies deliver high-quality goods and services while limiting costs, energy consumption, material losses as well as societal and environmental impacts.
Open Days
Each spring there is a Graduation Fair. It consists of a job fair (with more than 200 different companies) and a postgrad/master fair.
For some programmes, there is a specific Open Day. If this is the case, you will find the date here (at the latest Feb 15th).
Admission for students holding a Flemish degree
- Immediate Admission
- programme new structure
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen' (met uitzondering van 'architectuur')
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Master of Science in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen' leidend tot de titel van 'bio-ingenieur'
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen' leidend tot de titel van 'burgerlijk ingenieur' (met uitzondering van architectuur)
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Master of Science in Engineering' leidend tot de titel van 'burgerlijk ingenieur' (met uitzondering van Architecture)
- programme old structure
- Een diploma van 'Bio-ingenieur'
- Een diploma van 'Burgerlijk Ingenieur' (met uitzondering van 'Burgerlijk Ingenieur-Architect')
- programme new structure
- Admission Subject to Passing a Preparatory Course
- MIN 30 SP - MAX 90 SP
- programme new structure
- Bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de fysica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de fysica en de sterrenkunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de informatica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen (KMS) (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: handelsingenieur (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Bachelor in de wiskunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Bachelor of Science in de industriële wetenschappen' (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de fysica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de fysica en de sterrenkunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de wiskunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de wiskundige informatica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- programme old structure
- Licentiaat in de informatica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Licentiaat in de natuurkunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Licentiaat in de wiskunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- programme new structure
- MAX 60 SP
- programme new structure
- Master in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: handelsingenieur (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- Master of Business Engineering (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: operationeel onderzoek en tot Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering)
- programme old structure
- programme new structure
- MIN 30 SP - MAX 90 SP
Additional Information on Admission (Flemish Degree)
The MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, main subject Sustainable Mobility Analytics is accessible only to students taking a double degree between this programme and another master's programme of a partner university within the context of the MSc in Smart Mobility Data Science and Analysis double degree programme of the EIT Urban Mobility. Students applying for this double degree programme must submit, in parallel, two applications for admission:
- application for admission to the master's programme Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Main Subject: Sustainable Mobility Analytics at Ghent University Online Application Platform.
- application for admission to the MSc in Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics double degree programme (and possibly also for an EIT scholarship) on the EIT Urban Mobility Master School Office admission portal.
Only students accepted for both applications, will receive a letter of admission for this track.
Please note that, apart from the double degree in itself, different conditions apply as to participation cost, language requirements, study progress monitoring…).
Admission for Students holding a Non-Flemish Degree
Information on admission requirements and the administrative procedure for admission on the basis of a diploma obtained abroad, can be found on the following page: www.ugent.be/admission
Additional information:
Students who wish to enrol for the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research can enter the programme without any prerequisites if they hold the following diploma: an academic diploma of Bachelor (or Master) of Science in Engineering (university level, minimum three years), and/or a Master of Science in BioScience Engineering or an equivalent to this.
Admission can only be granted after an individual application procedure. The Study Programme Committee will make the final decision whether to accept the application or not. The Study Programme Committee can decide that students need to follow a preparatory course or an individual Master’s programme, for instance for students with another diploma of Bachelor or Master.
Important: Students who wish to enrol must add the result of a GRE test to their application, more specifically the result of the Quantitative Reasoning of the General Test. The GRE test result will be assessed using the faculty’s grading scale.
Language requirements
Flexible trajectories
Flexible trajectories refers to alternative ways of following our courses. It might mean that a course can be spread in time as to allow the combination of work and studying, or that students with special needs get the support they need to allow a successful study career.
An international experience
Going abroad with Erasmus is wide-spread and well-known. But getting an international experience is possible in many different ways.