OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Northeast Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector is getting a boost with a new automation engineering degree that will be offered at UW-Oshkosh.
This program will be the first of its kind in the University of Wisconsin System and will enhance research, economic development, entrepreneurship and sustainability in our region.
The goal of the program is to fill an increasing manufacturing need for engineering professionals with programming skills in Wisconsin.
“This is a great example of UW-Oshkosh responding to the needs of the region and training our students for the future economy,” UW-Oshkosh Provost Ed Martini said in a news release. “This new program helps our students and their families reimagine what a career in today’s high-tech manufacturing sector looks like. The future of manufacturing will be driven by software, programming and automation, and this program will help students build those skills.”
Current students will begin taking classes in the new major this fall, with the official launch set to take place in fall 2024.
