IMM PROGRAMME

International Maintenance Management is a broad-based, practice-oriented programme and

offers international career opportunities. You will be trained to become a Maintenance professional. With this programme, the world is at your feet. You will be able to work in a hi-tech environment at the world's largest concerns. But for this you need to have something going for you. The programme comprises three important areas of expertise.

 

Technology

Technology naturally forms an important part of the programme, because maintenance professionals work with the most complex technical systems. During the programme, you will study among other things how to:

 

  • Design maintenance procedures
  • Cope with technical specifications
  • Make reliable predictions on operating life and replacement questions
  • Gauge safety risks
  • Assess tenders

 

Business Administration

Technological expertise alone is not sufficient for a Maintenance professional. Other factors are efficient processes, costs and returns. During the study programme, you will learn how to deal with:

 

  • Management processes and execution
  • Quality control, legislation and regulations
  • Managing material and information flows
  • Planning, budgeting and cost analyses
  • Logistical issues

 

Communication and management

Maintenance is teamwork. For this reason we devote considerable attention to:

 

  • Management and leadership
  • International business cultures and change management
  • Ergonomics and health and safety
  • Communication and project management

 

Study programme

You can dowload a schedule of the study programme.  

New

As of September 1st, 2012, the IMM program will be offered both in full-time and in part-time mode!!


International scope

Maintenance professionals work in an international environment. To prepare you thoroughly for this:

  • All lectures are in English(*)
  • We work with lecturers from the Netherlands and abroad
  • There are exchange projects with other colleges at university of applied sciences degree (HBO) level all over the world. You will be able to spend a semester studying abroad without any additional college fees!

(*): for part-time study there is a different regime, more adapted to the students


Cooperation with the business community

International Maintenance Management is practice-oriented. During the programme we work along thematic lines with actual cases involving national and international concerns. Top international concerns are actively involved in developing the course work. During the programme there are guest lectures from leaders in the international business community. The excursions and visits to concerns provide a good picture of how your future will look in the near term. Practical assignments and an internship are naturally also part of your programme.

Admission criteria

You will be able to follow the International Maintenance Management course if you are in possession of one of the following diplomas:

  • Higher secondary (HAVO) or pre-university (VWO) diploma in Natural Sciences and Technology
  • Higher secondary (HAVO) or pre-university (VWO) diploma in Natural Sciences and Health
  • Higher secondary (HAVO) or pre-university (VWO) diploma in Economics and Society
  • Level-4 intermediate vocational (MBO) diploma

Are you 21 or older and you do not comply with the admission criteria? Then you may be admitted if you successfully complete an admission test.

Location

The first and second study years are at Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda, the third and fourth study years are at HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen. In the third and fourth years you will also do a work placement and a graduation project, in the Netherlands or abroad.