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Today there is hardly a practical area of life without computers. Computers are not only found on desks and in laboratories, but also at hardly assumed places such as TVs, mobile phones, washing machines and even in cow sheds. And we cannot imagine being without computers in today’s cars or aircrafts.

Information technologists know how computers and networks operate. They install and maintain them and develop software systems to solve a wide range of problems. Their remit also includes contact with clients and managing team discussions.

Possible Areas of Employment Include

  • Developing new data processing systems, e.g. in manufacturing companies, software producers and research institutes, or on a freelance basis

  • Introducing and updating information technologies in business and administration settings

  • Operating, maintaining and selling/marketing computer industry products

  • Teaching in a variety of educational institutions, together with research in the university sector

Due to the ever-increasing introduction of computer and communication systems, the employment outlook for information technologists continues to be very good.