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Learning from the world market leader.
Are you about to graduate from school or do you already have your degree in your pocket? Start your apprenticeship or your dual studies at RATIONAL!
Around 80 apprentices and dual students are currently being trained by us.
Exciting tasks and projects, personal responsibility right from the start, and constant further development await you at RATIONAL.
Your environment: modern workplaces and an incomparable culture of trust between all levels. You will be supported and intensively promoted through regular exchanges with our highly motivated team of trainers, and you will learn to master your tasks with confidence while constantly developing your working methods.
In the same way, you will be able to make independent decisions during your training, because we trust you.
Learning from the world market leader.
Are you about to graduate from school or do you already have your degree in your pocket? Start your apprenticeship or your dual studies at RATIONAL!
Around 80 apprentices and dual students are currently being trained by us.
Exciting tasks and projects, personal responsibility right from the start, and constant further development await you at RATIONAL.
Your environment: modern workplaces and an incomparable culture of trust between all levels. You will be supported and intensively promoted through regular exchanges with our highly motivated team of trainers, and you will learn to master your tasks with confidence while constantly developing your working methods.
In the same way, you will be able to make independent decisions during your training, because we trust you.
The technical study for innovators.
In this broad-based course of study over 3.5 years, you will be able to develop and manufacture mechanical, electrical and mechatronic components and machines.
Your areas of work in the company include product development, the production and delivery process and application development with the following contents:
- Engineering trade
- Industry-specific customer and product knowledge
- Tools and methods of product development & quality assurance
- Project management methods
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
- Corporate philosophy, structure and culture
We offer the dual study program in mechatronics as a combined study program and as a study program with in-depth practical training at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
Procedure of your dual studies:
- Composite Study:
Consists of in-company training as a mechatronics technician and a course of study. Both are combined in this model and you obtain two degrees (IHK degree & Bachelor of Engineering). You complete the first part of the training up to the final exam part 1 in our training workshop. After that, you will alternate between university semesters, training periods and practical phases in the company up to the Part 2 final examination. After the Part 2 final examination, further practical phases in the company and university semesters follow. At the end of your studies, you will write a bachelor's thesis in the company.
- Study with in-depth practice:
Consists of a regular course of study, which is optimally supplemented by practical assignments in the company. The theory can thus be directly implemented in practice. At the end of the program, you will write a bachelor's thesis in the company and earn a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
The study for technicians with IT affinity.
Computer engineering deals with issues in which electrical engineering and computer science interact. Typical topics with a focus on electrical engineering are control engineering and embedded systems; on the information technology side, these are time-critical applications, communication technology, and Internet of Things/Industry 4.0.
Computer science deals with the structure and operation of IT systems, software development methods, computer networks and databases. In addition, the bachelor's program introduces students to related disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, numerical methods, physics and business administration and teaches strategies for method selection and development as well as modeling and problem solving.
Your areas of operation in the company include product development, the production and delivery process and application development with the following content:
- Engineering trade
- Industry-specific customer and product knowledge
- Tools and methods of product development & quality assurance
- Project management methods
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
- Corporate philosophy, structure and culture
We offer the dual study program Computer Engineering & Information Technology as a study program with in-depth practical experience at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
Course of your dual studies (3 years):
Consists of a regular course of study, which is optimally supplemented by practical assignments in the company. The theory can thus be directly implemented in practice. At the end of the program, you will write a bachelor's thesis in the company and earn a Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) or Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree.
The economic study with a global orientation.
The broad-based business degree program includes:
- International business knowledge
- Extensive foreign language skills
- Intercultural competence
- International project work
Your areas of work in the company include marketing, sales, purchasing, production, accounting, finance, human resources, controlling and customer service.
Course of your dual studies (3 years):
After the introductory week, you start your training with a practical phase in one of the company's core processes. During the practical phases, you will get to know a wide variety of areas and independently implement project work. During your training, you will also have the opportunity to get to know one of our subsidiaries. In addition, we will be happy to support you in completing a theoretical semester at a partner university abroad.
We offer dual studies at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Ravensburg.
At the end of your studies, you will write a bachelor thesis, i.e. you will work on a practical problem using scientific methods.

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