The program aims at educating and training leaders of tomorrows to deal with complex problems using engineering and management skills. Whereas the bachelor program in International Logistics Management and Engineering at Jacobs University mainly focuses on understanding logistics processes, the graduate program in addition concentrates on describing, analyzing and designing logistics systems. The overarching aim is to provide the students with tools and insights about how the performance and robustness of global logistics systems can be achieved and sustainably maintained.

The program prepares students – on the Master of Science, Executive Master and the PhD level – either for an executive carrier in the logistics industry or a scientific career at a university or a research institute. It is the major aim to enable students to successfully transfer their scientific profound knowledge to a professional working environment in an economical environment. Concerning the scientific perspective the program offers training in a wide range of aspects of logistics areas. Students will be prepared for different management functions, such as in Marketing and Personnel Departments, Category Management and Management of Shipping Department. They will be qualified for a wide range of positions in engineering such as Process Management, Corporate Sourcing or Production Planning.