/> As an international market leader in the field of radiomonitoring and radiolocation, Rohde & Schwarz gives engineering students the opportunity to experience what developers really do in their work. The students will have to solve various exercises in the field of radiomonitoring – a cutting-edge issue. Due to the increasing radio density and the growing number of different radio transmission standards, monitoring radio traffic is becoming more and more complex. Monitoring systems must keep pace with this trend. The case study competition confronts students with concrete, real-world challenges, says Hans Knapek, Head of Human Resources at Rohde & Schwarz. In addition, the participants have the chance to get to know our innovative family-run company.


The preliminary rounds will run from May 10 to June 6, at ten universities in Germany and two in Singapore. The engineers-to-be will have to design a competitive high-frequency modem. In addition, it will be their job to devise an operation monitoring concept for the modem. These are the very challenges that even experienced developers of monitoring systems face: First the transmission methods used by today’s modems have to be understood, and then this knowledge must be used to develop systems that ensure smooth radio traffic.


However, solid technical knowledge is not the only thing that counts. Teamwork, power of persuasion and self-confidence also play an important role. To emerge successfully from the preliminary round, the teams have to present their results to a highly qualified jury comprising a professor, an engineer and a human resources officer from Rohde & Schwarz and win them over.


In the finals at Rohde & Schwarz Munich headquarters on June 16 and 17, the 12 winning teams selected from the preliminary rounds will compete against each other in tackling an in-depth exercise. The members of the victorious team can look forward to brand new Acer HD Beamers, and their university will be granted 2000 euros.