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Study­ing lo­gist­ics without a high school dip­loma? Vo­ca­tional school stu­dents find out more at the HNU

18.06.2024, Study :

If you are enthusiastic about business and technology, you have the opportunity to find your way onto a degree course with a focus on logistics at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU), even without a high school diploma. How? Trainees from the state vocational school in Neu-Ulm (BSNU) were able to find out at an information event on June 11. A tour of the logistics laboratory (LogLab) at HNU rounded off the introduction to the world of new logistics technologies.

Under the direction of Mr. Michael Häutle (teacher at the BSNU), around 50 trainees with the career goal of "forwarding and logistics services clerk" came to the HNU to get a detailed overview of innovative technologies in logistics and alternative routes to university admission.

Either

  • with a "master's equivalent" training or
  • with three years of professional experience and an entrance exam

these two degree courses are also open to those interested in logistics without a high school diploma: 

  • Business Administration (BWL) at the HNU and
  • Industrial Engineering (WIN) at the HNU in cooperation with the THU

according to Silke Thierer, Head of Studies at the HNU. In both courses, students can specialize in the field of logistics.

The information event also offered an excursion into the world of logistics technologies. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Kunze provided the BSNU students with interesting facts about

  • Ground drones (Automated Ground Vehicles AGVs) for home delivery, among other things,
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for automated stocktaking, among other things,
  • digitally augmented glasses (augmented reality AR) for picking support, among other things

as well as

  • the potential of 3D printing (additive manufacturing AM) for logistics, particularly in the areas of "digital spare parts warehouses" and "digital transportation with on-site production".

In addition, Prof. Dr. Oliver Kunze and laboratory operations manager Dr. Galiya Klinkova gave a joint tour of the HNU logistics laboratory, where participants were able to observe 3D printing live.

Contact
Silke Thierer (Head of Studies Office: Application and admission)
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kunze (Dean of Studies of the Department of Business and Economics)

Educational afternoon: the BSNU participants on the HNU campus (Credits: BSNU) (opens enlarged image)
Educational afternoon: the BSNU participants on the HNU campus (Credits: BSNU)