What did you enjoy most about your experience in the UNITECH programme so far and how has the programme helped prepare you for the next steps in your career?
What I like best about the UNITECH program is how many new people you get to know. I find it
incredibly interesting to meet the other students and their cultures. By working together during
the startup and midterm week, the case study, but also the semester abroad, you learn so much
about each other and the other countries, which is not only exciting, but can also be very helpful
later in your career. Because everyone is so open and friendly and you see each other again
regularly during the UNITECH year, even after the semester abroad is over, you make close
friends.
Tell us more about your Academic Exchange? Where was your academic exchange? What did you enjoy the most? Which subjects were the most challenging or interesting?
I spent my semester abroad at Trinity College in Dublin. What was particularly nice was that,
unlike RWTH, there is a real campus here. You don't just stay here for lectures, but also for
lunch, a coffee in between and sports in the afternoon. The TCD also offers a large selection of
clubs and societies, which you can also join as an exchange student. The type of teaching is
also very different. The courses are much smaller than in Aachen and there was group work in
every course I took. This gives you more practical knowledge and a better approach to projects.
At TCD you also have the opportunity to choose courses outside your specialization, which is a
great opportunity to get to know other subject areas.
Tell us more about your Academic Exchange? Where was your academic exchange? What did you enjoy the most? Which subjects were the most challenging or interesting?
I did my Academic Exchange at UPC in Barcelona, specifically in the Master of Industrial
Engineering. Living in Barcelona was amazing: the city offers you everything you are looking
for, welcoming people, good food, excellent university with variety of courses both in English
and Spanish, and of course I have to admit the weather helped a lot too!
I really appreciated the various courses related to environmental and social sustainability
offered by UPC, I believe young professionals should be educated on these new trends in
order to better implement them once working in a company.
What advice would you give to someone just starting out in your field?
Try to take advantage of as many extracurricular activities offered by the university/institutes as
possible. Most of them are completely free but offer the chance to learn new languages, learn
soft skills that are unfortunately hardly taught during the studies, or to visit companies, get to
know them better and built a network.