MEM Welcomes New Class of Students
Twenty-three full-time and part-time students are the latest group of students to join Northwestern University's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program.
Northwestern's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program welcomed its newest group of students to campus this fall, and the 23 students have quickly become ingrained into the larger MEM community.
"It is great to see the diversity and the enthusiasm — as well as the optimism — that a new group of students brings," said MEM program director Mark Werwath. "The students have a lot of energy and they are all trying to decide what is important, and that takes some time to figure out for most students."
The new students are part of either the full-time or part-time program, and each brings their own unique story and experience to MEM. The students come from 12 different countries, including:
- Brazil
- China
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Panama
- Spain
- Syria
- Taiwan
- United States
The part-time students have an average of 5.94 years of work experience, while the full-time students have 4.37 years of work experience. They also have a wide variety of engineering backgrounds. For example, of the incoming students:
- 34% have an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering
- 24% have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering
- 10% have an undergraduate degree in computer engineering
- 8% have an undergraduate degree in biomedical and chemical engineering
- 6% have an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering
- 4% have an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering
Additionally, 27% of incoming students have an advanced degree. That diversity in backgrounds and perspectives is what makes the MEM class so dynamic and unique.
"Some of these students are branching out into new territory like blockchain or cybersecurity or IOT architecture — topics that are new and exciting to alumni and to the industry," Werwath said. "I think that brings dynamism and change."
