Higher Education - Graz, Styria, Austria
Since 2011, Prof. Christian Ramsauer is head of the Institute of Innovation and Industrial Management (IIM). Research and teaching focuses on topics related to the product creation process from the product idea to production, covering four main areas: Agility, Digitalization, Product Design and Maker Movement.As part of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Economic Sciences at Graz University of Technology, the IIM offers more than 30 courses for Bachelor, Master and PhD students. Besides university staff, many external lecturers from industry teach our students. Currently, 90% of all courses are taught in English, which attracts many international students.The institute operates the IIM Seminar Room, the Laboratory for Innovation and the LEAD Factory. It is organized in two working groups: The working group Innovation is located at Inffeldgasse 11, the working group Industrial Management at Kopernikusgasse 24.