Impact of new ICT trends for the educational curriculum in the area of Industrial Automation and engineering

This paper discusses, how current trends in the area of information, communication and control technologies (ICCT, e.g. Industry 4.0, Cyber-physical systems) are influencing the profile of an educational curriculum in the area of Industrial Automation engineering. The approach implemented by the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer in Germany, introducing a dedicated Master degree, as well as different facilities and students projects, is presented as an example.