A curriculum combining engineering, digital technologies, and management prepares you to design, lead, and scale Industry 4.0 solutions responsibly.
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Roles Across Modern Industrial Sectors
The program opens pathways to careers in automation, smart manufacturing, and digital innovation across diverse industrial sectors.
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Linked to Leading Industry Players
The universityโs connections with companies such as E.ON Germany, Siemens Healthineers, and SAP provide insights into real industrial contexts and professional environments.
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Affordable Educationโplus Scholarships and Discounts
XU University offers moderate tuition fees, complemented by scholarships, discounts, and financing options such as โstudy now โ pay laterโ through the Brain Capital model. โ More Info
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A Global Campus Near Berlin
An international campus near Berlin offers collaborative learning, close mentoring, and an innovation-driven community that extends beyond the classroom.
The B.Sc. Industry 4.0 Management at XU Exponential University prepares you to shape the future of smart production. You combine engineering fundamentals with digital technologies such as robotics, IoT, and automation, while developing strong management and sustainability skills. Through hands-on projects and real-world applications, you learn how to design, manage, and scale intelligent systems that transform global industries.
Target Groups
Curriculum
Study Mode
Career Prospects
This program is designed for motivated students with a strong interest in technology, innovation, and sustainability. It appeals to future engineers, tech-minded managers, and problem-solvers who want to work at the intersection of digital systems, industrial processes, and business impact in an international environment.
The curriculum integrates engineering, digital technologies, and management. You study robotics, automation, smart factories, IoT systems, materials science, and digital manufacturing alongside design thinking, agile methods, and systems leadership. Project work, labs, and an integrated internship ensure you apply theory to real industrial challenges, culminating in a practice-oriented bachelorโs thesis.
You study on campus in Potsdam, close to Berlin, in a face-to-face format that emphasizes interaction and collaboration. The program can be completed full-time over three years or part-time over six years, allowing you to adapt your studies to your personal or professional commitments.
Graduates are prepared for diverse roles across advanced manufacturing and digital industries, including:
Automation Engineer
Robotics Developer
Additive Manufacturing (3D) Technician
IoT Systems Analyst
Engineering Project Manager
Industrial Tech Entrepreneur
Production Innovation Manager
Special Program Features
Flexible Application and Enrollment
At XU, applications are open year-round! Even for latecomers, XU provides the opportunity to enroll up to four weeks after the semester begins.
Career Guidance Embedded in the Program
Benefit from structured career coaching, application workshops, and access to employer projects. You build professional profiles early and connect academic learning directly with career planning.
Studying Part-Time Without Compromising Impact
The part-time track allows working professionals to earn a full bachelorโs degree over twelve semesters, gaining advanced skills while staying active in their field.
Accreditations
ZEvA
ZEvA
The Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency is an independent private accreditation agency in the tertiary education sector which accredits and evaluates study programs in Germany, Europe, and beyond.
German Accreditation Council
German Accreditation Council
The German Accreditation Council is a foundation of public law with legal capacity that the Federal States have set up for accreditation and quality assurance in teaching and learning at German higher education institutions.
Recognition by the State of Brandenburg
Recognition by the State of Brandenburg
State recognition of private universities by the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg ensures that the degree programs offered meet specific legal quality standards. As a result, the degrees are legally equivalent and valid both nationwide and internationally. For students, this means that the academic achievements and qualifications obtained are equivalent to those at public universities.
The application requirements for the study program in "Industry 4.0 Managะตmะตnt" are:
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University Entrance Qualifiัatiฮฟn
General qualification for university entrance, or
Subject related university entrance qualification, or
Completion of an upper trade school in combination with the completion of an apprenticeship (at least two years) (Equivalent to the German โHรถhere Handelsschuleโ and โBerufsausbildungโ), or
Completion of a technical secondary school in combination with an approved internship (at least one year) (Equivalent to the German Fachoberschulreife + gymnasiale Oberstufe + Praktikum), or
Other certificates that allow admission for universities of applied scienัะตs
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
English
IELTS
min 6
TOEFL iBT
min 60
TOEFL pBT
min 546
Cambridge
min C1 Advanced (CAE)
TOEIC
min 605 Specification: Listening and Reading
Telc English B2-C1 University
min B2
Duolingo
min 105
Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"? yes
Additional information:
English as the language of instruction in the candidateโs schooling leading to university admission is also accepted as proof of English proficiency.
The application deadline for the B.Sc. Industry 4.0 Managะตmะตnt at XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences depends on the country where you obtained your previous degree. For applicants with a degree from non-EU countries, the application is open all year. Applications are made: Directly at university.
Applies only to applicants whose native language is not English and who have not earned their degree from an institution where English is the language of instructiฮฟn.
Podcast
25:44 min
Elif Demir โ Exponential Questions Podcast
In this episode, we talk with Elif, an alumna of XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences, about her journey as a student and how her time at XU prepared her for the future.
Elif reflects on:
Why she chose XU Exponential University
What stood out most during her studies (from projects to professors)
How studying in Berlin/Potsdam helped her grow personally and professionally
Learn directly from students and alumna of what they've have learnt in their studies, how they have grown and where their horizons are next
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English
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Other EU Students 
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