The Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) is part of RWTH Aachen University and comprises a staff of more than 350 employees. In cooperation with famous partners from industry and science worldwide, we address all questions with regard to the automobile, and many more topics in automotive context. We create and develop new ideas for innovative components and systems, which are often integrated in vehicle prototypes. The scientific employees are supported by the employees of workshops, administration, IT and PR/Media.

With regard to the scientific education we lead the Automotive Engineering program at RWTH Aachen University. Already during the studies, student workers can be actively integrated in running projects. To this end, we regularly present ourselves at events especially for students, such as the bonding Automotive Day. For excellent graduates ika offers positions for scientists which allow PhD studies in 6 different fields of research.

We also regularly offer non-scientific positions and are furthermore an active training centre. In cooperation with IHK Aachen we continuously offering job trainings in German.

In addition, we participate in information events for schoolchildren, such as Girls' Day, in order to get young people interested in technology from an early age.

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