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Future engineering workforce – industry-aligned systems engineering education at the Digital Lifecycle Lab

Schalk, Gerolf (1,2); Hick, Hannes (1); Wartzack, Sandro J. (3); Hemmeter, Yannick (2,3); Bitzer, Michael (2)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Schalk, Gerolf (1,2); Hick, Hannes (1); Wartzack, Sandro J. (3); Hemmeter, Yannick (2,3); Bitzer, Michael (2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Institute of Machine Components and Methods of Development, Graz University of Technology, Austria; 2: Science, Academics & Transfer, Siemens Industry Software GmbH, Germany; 3: Chair of Engineering Design, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Page(s):
3155-3164
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10673
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Engineering education faces growing pressure from rapid technological change, which reshapes professional competencies. Effective knowledge transfer between academia and industry is therefore essential for innovation, yet remains insufficiently integrated. The Digital Lifecycle Lab (DLL) at TU Graz addresses this gap through an industry-aligned, lifecycle-oriented environment for systems engineering education. By integrating academic learning with industrial practice, the DLL functions as both an educational concept and transfer platform preparing the future engineering workforce.
Keywords:
Digital Lifecycle Lab, engineering education, industry-academia collaboration, systems engineering (SE), product lifecycle management (PLM)
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