• Alongside a well-balanced combination of courses in management and plastics engineering, there is also new course content in the area of "Transformative Changes", clearly demonstrating the cutting-edge role of plastics engineering as part of transformative processes.
• The Master's degree program is international, consistently moving in a global direction.
• International students not only have an opportunity to learn more about the European perspective toward technology and management, Austrian students and JKU faculty members can study and teach in a multinational environment that provides ample opportunities to address and contend with intercultural challenges.
• The program is adjusted and updated continuously in an effort to effectively address sustainable technologies and sustainable development in the field of plastics engineering.
• The program's flexible design allows students to individually choose their preferred degree of emphasis between management and plastics engineering.

Hannes Kaineder is currently pursuing a professional career as a global expert at Greiner Bio-One. See our JKU YouTube account, opens an external URL in a new window to watch more videos of what our graduates are doing!

The program includes either a bridging subject, “Fundamentals of Polymer Technologies”, or a different number of ECTS credits as part of the subject area “Advanced Electives in Sustainability and Plastics Management”, depending on your undergraduate degree.

The curriculum and the course catalog provide detailed information about the degree program requirements and mandatory courses.

The Master's degree program in Sustainability and Plastics Management (SPM) not only conveys expertise in the following areas, but also hones your skills and abilities in:
 

• testing and processing polymer materials, supporting polymer product engineering, managing sustainable development
• providing an in-depth understanding of state-of-the-art science and technology by means of several elective courses and actively participating in research projects as part of your Master's thesis
• applying an extensive skill set using experimental, empirical and computational methods across various facets of polymer engineering, business and technology management, and managing transformative change toward sustainable development
• applying outstanding interpersonal skills to bridge and resolve engineering and business management issues.
• effectively collaborating and communicating within an international industrial and scientific environment, facilitated in particular by internships within industry.
• managing the supply chain effectively taking sustainability and circularity requirements within the polymer industry into consideration.

As a graduate with a degree in Sustainability and Plastics Management, you are ideally qualified to pursue a wide range of professional responsibilities at companies looking to hire highly qualified experts who possess outstanding technical and business skills. There are countless career opportunities open to you:
 

• In the plastics industry (including plastics manufacturing and processing companies as well as machinery and product suppliers in the plastics industry)
• Within industries utilizing plastics and polymeric materials, such as packaging, construction, the automotive industry, electronic accessories and electrical engineering, sports and recreation equipment, the aerospace industry, power generation, medical technologies, etc.
• At agencies and regulatory bureaus regulating the use of polymer materials and products (such as certifying agencies, government ministries, patent offices, etc.)
  
  Today's economic environment would be unimaginable without products and technologies that are based on polymer materials. Their innovative potential is truly unlimited. In line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), graduates of the MPT degree program can also pursue the following career opportunities:
   
• Professional careers in academia, or at public or private research institutions (also in combination with a Ph.D. earned in Austria or abroad)
• Launching a start-up company in the production sector, as a service provider, or serving as a qualified consultant

On average, graduates in this field are able to find a job approximately one month after successfully completing the program. After 3 years on the job, their average monthly gross salary is € 4.189.

After completing your graduate degree, you can continue your education by pursuing an advanced degree:

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