Dear All,
Thank you for participating in this evening’s ‘Interact with Alumni Studying Abroad’ Episode # 4.
The meeting started at 7 pm and ended at 8.10 pm.
Renjith gave a very lively and engaging talk. We had 43 participants today, who stayed put up until the end of the programme.
“Although knowing German isn’t mandatory, since the Medium of Instruction is English, still, at least an A2 Level of German would be required to adapt to life in Germany”, he said.
“I was very weak at social skills – interacting with people around me. But my friends in MCC made sure I became a very social person”, he said.
Outlining the process by which he got into Germany for his MSc and now for his PhD, he also spoke on the DAAD Scholarship for higher studies in Germany.
“In MCC, what you do after 1.30 pm matters a lot. You can participate in debates, discussions, competitions, etc. which teach you social skills and life skills.”
“The limitations for arts and science colleges is that we do not give priority to research. So your professors might want to know how much are you exposed to that particular field… That’s why it’s important to attend symposia, seminars, colloquiums, panel discussions etc., pertaining to your field of study to know that you have the much-needed exposure to your area of interest”.
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He has also given all the participants his email id and contact details.
We thank Ms. Lakshmi Ramaswami, our Global Student Ambassador, for her excellent compering of the event, and to Dr. Caroline Victoria for moderating the programme. Was pleasantly surprised to know that Dr. Caroline had taken German as part of her Part I in MCC, (back then as a student), and she also interacted with her student Renjith in German. 😊
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Felt so happy to observe that, his Professors were so overjoyed on seeing their student doing so well.
Special thanks are due to Dr. Selvakumari, Dean of Women Students & Professor of Physics, for getting us Renjith on board. His talk was so lively that midway she asked me, ‘Sir, why aren’t we recording the talk. It’s so useful. Please record it, Sir’.
So much was her joy and happiness that, I had to gently ask Renjith midway through his talk, if we could record the event. He gladly accepted.
Such was the pride and joy of his teachers for their student Renjith.
Many Professors including Dr. Sheba Davidson (former Dean of Women Students) were among others who had a great word of appreciation for Renjith.
He has given the link to his YouTube channel (with 2.28K Subscribers), through which he explains more on physics and academic topics. Please subscribe to Renjith’s channel.
https://youtube.com/@renjithmathewroy?si=YLfHJXNs6ezV4qs-
We shall meet again next week on 28th August 2024, at 7 pm for our next episode. [Episode # 5], for a talk with Ms. Shivani Pillai, our alumna, who’s now doing her DPhil with the University of Oxford.
Best wishes,
Dr. Samuel Rufus
Dean of International Programmes
Minutes of the Meeting
Interact with Alumni Studying Abroad Episode 4
Speaker: Mr. Renjith Mathew Roy (MSc Physics, Universität Stuttgart)
T. Abraham began event with the College Prayer
1. Dr. Caroline Victoria introducing the speaker
* speaker was Mr. Fresher
and Best Outgoing Student in his tenure in MCC
* Speaker was awarded the DAAD Fellowship funded by the Federal Foreign Office in Germany
2. Mr. Renjith Mathew Roy’s Address
* About Germany
* About the University of
Stuttgart - popular for Engineering and Natural Sciences - currently with
around 25000 students
* About the German
Education system - State funded and run by tax money - Academia may be in
English but at least A2 level in German suggested for living in Germany
* About the Research Atmosphere in Germany - flexibility to choose courses and exams - Max Planck Research institute (doesn’t offer degrees but facilitates research for students in Germany) - Fraunhofer Institute of Research (focuses in Engineering Research)
* About prospects in
industries outside of and after Academia (M.Sc, PhD, PostDoc)
* ⚠️ daad.de - website that
enables students to look for and find a course and a university to their
fitting. No consultancy, quick and easy. - important to plan ahead.
* About speaker’s field of study and his work currently in Germany - including details about research amenities and facilities in Stuttgart and Germany.
3. Questions from the Audience
* Cost of studying and
staying in Germany - courses usually charge ₹15,000 per year and housing costs
around 700-800 euros per month - Bank Statement of ₹12,00,000 required at
beginning and the money will be used to fund the student’s life in Germany - should
cost around ₹15,00,000 overall, throughout the course
* Prospects for MBA in
Germany
* About DAAD Scholarship
* What a CV for BSc
Students should entail - what helps us stand out
* E-mail provided for
further clarification: renjith.mathew-roy@pi1.uni-stuttgart.de
4. Vote of Thanks given by Dr. Samuel Rufus
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