Florian Nowack is a first-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management (SEPM). He is pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree.
What made you choose this degree programme?
I was looking for an engineering degree that offers comprehensive training and that won’t get boring any time soon.
In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?
At the beginning, the degree programme focuses mainly on mechanical engineering rather than on economics. In the third semester, however, this is supposed to change.
Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?
The opportunity to prove myself time and again.
What has been your biggest challenge to date?
The workload and individual responsibility requirements are very high. This is world’s apart from the school experience.
What would you like to become after completing your degree?
Sales engineer, as this is the qualification the degree programme is supposed to provide.
Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?
If you’d like to study SEPM, you must be prepared to struggle through all mechanical-engineering disciplines and to have much motivation. It can be very hard sometimes, but you can always count on your fellow students as well as the older students to help.
Johann Vorderwülbecke is a second-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management. He is pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree.
What made you choose this degree programme?
I always knew that I wanted to do something in the engineering field. But I couldn’t think of any options apart from mechanical engineering; this is why I made an appointment with a student advisor at RUB. Following a long interview, the advisor recommended the SEPM degree course, and I have been in love with it ever since.
In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?
Even though the course fundamentally focuses on sales and marketing, it still meets my requirements in terms of technology. Plus, it offers a very comprehensive range of subjects.
Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?
The obligatory holiday week after the exam phase, and also the lectures. You always pick up something new, so to speak.
What has been your biggest challenge to date?
Getting organised, and balancing everything to prepare for the exams the best I can.
What would you like to become after completing your degree?
Be successful – ideally to work in the international marketplace.
Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?
Attend all lectures, especially in the beginning, and don’t underestimate some of the subjects. Anything else will be fine.
Kerstin Fischer is a first-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management. She is pursuing the Master of Science degree.
What made you choose this degree programme?
Back in school, I used to enjoy maths, physics and English. Consequently, I wanted to find a degree course which combines all these subjects. With engineering science making up 2/3 and industrial sales and product management 1/3 of the curriculum, the Sales Engineering and Product Management degree course offers a good combination, in my opinion.
In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?
My expectations have been met, for the most part. The subjects covered by the mechanical engineering, sales and product management curricula were consistent with my ideas. On a more general note, I would have wished for more English-language lectures.
Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?
Application-oriented exercises and simulation games were great fun and kept the degree course interesting.
What has been your biggest challenge to date?
Definitely the exam phases and the lack of leisure time that went with them. Here, the main challenge was to stick it out and keep up my motivation.
What would you like to become after completing your degree?
Through my sales and product management courses and my internships, I gained a good insight into a number of fields. At present, I am leaning towards a career in product management.
Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?
I think that motivation and the ability to get organised are very important requirements. Approach your degree course as a fun thing to do, and don’t let setbacks bring you down – rather, hang in there :-)