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Mechanical engineering worries about engineers of the future
Falling numbers of first-year engineering students are causing concern among Germany's mechanical engineering companies. According to the VDMA, the industry needs creative engineers in order to maintain its leading international position.
According to the figures, 9.6 percent fewer young people started a degree course in mechanical engineering this year, and 14.5 percent fewer in electrical engineering. For the first time since 2012, there was also a decline in computer science (minus 4.8%).
The demand for engineers has flattened out during the coronavirus crisis. In the medium to long term, however, there is a great need in mechanical and plant engineering. "Many baby boomers will be retiring in the next few years, which is why we expect a high demand for replacement engineers in addition to the additional demand," explained Hartmut Rauen, Deputy Managing Director of the VDMA industry association.
The VDMA cited falling student numbers and the reintroduction of the nine-year grammar school (G9) in some federal states as reasons for the overall decline in the number of new students. Added to this is the coronavirus pandemic. According to the VDMA, engineering traditionally has a high proportion of foreign students. The majority of young people from abroad are likely to have postponed or abandoned their plans to study in Germany due to the pandemic, said Rauen.
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