Pump engineer course starts in March 2016

Pump assembly at Graz Technical University.
Pump assembly at Graz Technical University.

The distance-learning study programme offers practice-oriented training from renowned pump experts, equipping professionals with expert knowledge on the planning, operation and maintenance of pumps and pump systems.

The course is in cooperation with professors from the Graz University of Technology, Technical University Berlin and the Erlangen University, and is suited to anyone with a pump-related profession. It lasts for 14 months, with two attendance periods (two weeks each) in Austria and Germany.

The curriculum covers basics, pump sets, pumps in systems/plants and fields of applications (including process industry, refineries, power plants, water, sewage, food and sterile technology, paper industry and vacuum technology). Two branch-related modules will be chosen according to the participant’s needs, interests or professional environment.

Graduates will be awarded a ‘Pump Engineer’ or ‘Pump Technician’ certificate. The ‘Certified Energy Consultant for Pumps and Pump Systems’ course is also integrated into the programme.