DOI: 10.1017/pds.2026.10673 ISSN: 2732-527X
Future engineering workforce – industry-aligned systems engineering education at the Digital Lifecycle Lab
Gerolf Schalk, Hannes Hick, Sandro J. Wartzack, Yannick Hemmeter, Michael BitzerABSTRACT:
Engineering education faces growing pressure from rapid technological change, which reshapes professional competencies. Effective knowledge transfer between academia and industry is therefore essential for innovation, yet remains insufficiently integrated. The Digital Lifecycle Lab (DLL) at TU Graz addresses this gap through an industry-aligned, lifecycle-oriented environment for systems engineering education. By integrating academic learning with industrial practice, the DLL functions as both an educational concept and transfer platform preparing the future engineering workforce.