European Professors of Industrial Engineering and Management (EPIEM) is a growing European-wide network, connecting researchers and professors at European universities within the academic IEM field. The goal of EPIEM is to initiate and to foster collaboration between IEM academics across Europe to enhance the field of IEM.
Ideally, an “EPIEMer” conducts research to become a great and inspiring teacher for their students, helping them start a successful career in academia and/or industry. EPIEMers believe that a person who conducts research is “able to think analytically within complex correlations and environments“. Consequently, because this person is capable of thinking through complex issues efficiently and effectively to the end, they are competent, e.g., to teach at Universities/Higher Education Institutions, and/or to manage an (industrial/technology) firm successfully.
EPIEM cares about Research and Teaching
EPIEM Vision
EPIEM is the intellectual home and a virtual space of mindful academics from European universities working in the Management of Technology/IEM field and aiming to contribute to a future-oriented and sustainable development of a multicultural and globalized European society.
EPIEM Objectives
EPIEM is a collaborative network of IEM professors with the overall objective to foster collaboration between IEM university professors across Europe to enhance the research field of “Management of Technology (MOT) / Techno-Economics” as well as the teaching field of “Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM)”.
The objectives of the EPIEM network can be summarized as follows:
- Establish a common, well-recognized understanding of the IEM field across Europe (and beyond)
- Develop and promote IEM academic education at the university level and share best practices
- Enhance cooperation between academia and industry
- Encourage the IEM community’s engagement in joint research projects
- Characterize the academic and professional demands in the IEM field