Our Alumni
Our university has accompanied many personalities during their life's journey. Explore the different career paths of our graduates. All over the world, our alumni work in diverse areas, e.g. at research institutions or at international companies. Many of them also enrich life in the city of Chemnitz.
"The big dream can also be achieved by reaching many small goals." Miyas Orfali obtained his master’s degree in Information and Communication Systems from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology last year, and he now works as an IT Consultant / Junior Environment Manager at Altran for Vodafone.
For Michaela Voltrová every day means a lot of communication. Voltrová wrote her dissertation, "On methodological and terminological problems of comparative imagology," at Chemnitz University of Technology in 2014.Today, she is Vice Dean for PR, Internationalization and Lifelong Learning at the Pedagogical Faculty of the University of West Bohemia Pilsen (CZ).
“There were plenty of areas of relevance in my studies that strongly benefit me today” Our alumnus Christian Nedjalkow is currently based in London and works for a company which offers a video solution for internal Learning and Development as well as for meeting capture.
"Broadening Horizons and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone" Marko Popovic came to Chemnitz in 2012 as an Erasmus student. Today, he works at the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy in Zagreb, Croatia. He talks about his time in Chemnitz and its influence on his career path.
“I really want to help build strong future academics” Karen Roemer obtained her PhD at the Institute of Mechatronics at Chemnitz University of Technology in 2004. Today, she is an Associate Professor at Central Washington University and their Integrative Human Physiology Program Director. She talks about her experiences as a faculty member in both the U.S. and Germany and her research on the physics of human movements.
“Grit: A Combination of Passion, Perseverance and Persistence” Prof. Nam-Trung Nguyen, an alumni of Chemnitz University of Technology and a renowned expert for micro/nanofluidics with 20,000 citations to his works, first enrolled at Karl-Marx-Stadt University of Technology in 1988. Today he is the Director of Queensland Mircro- and Technology Center an der Griffith University in Australien.
"From Culture Shock to Second Home" Vipul Swamy Ballupet, a native of Karnataka, India, graduated in 2017 from Chemnitz University of Technology. He is a 5th generation coffee grower and entrepreneur based in Chemnitz.
"Never Give Up" Poulomi Mukherjee Reddy, a native of New Delhi, holds a Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Systems from TU Chemnitz. After graduating in 2016 she returned to India to build her own start-up in Mumbai.
"Put on your fact-checking glasses first, then share!" Chemnitz University of Technology graduate Victoria Graul takes aim at false news in her podcast "Digga Fake"
“There Isn‘t Time to Be Bored“ Uwe Beck is an alumnus of Technical University Karl Marx Stadt, and since August 2015 he has been Headmaster of the German School in Moscow – in this interview, Beck talks about the intricacies of his working day in Russia.
“Make the world a better place – every day!” Shubham Dosi works as a Function Development Engineer for Continental. After defending his master thesis in March 2016, he has been busy building his career in the Automotive industry in Frankfurt.
“The Challenges of Europe are My Passion” Neslihan Altun is studying for her master’s degree in Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance and working at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs – she earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemnitz.
TUCalumni Zahra Joulaei studied at Chemnitz University of Technology and now works as a web developer at Staffbase. She loves the fact that her profession opens doors worldwide and gives her the opportunity to express her creativity in professional life. In the new episode of "Alumni Portraits" Zahra reports on the opportunities which her studies at TU Chemnitz have given her.
Markus Härtel works as the leader of a group of specialists at "Thyssenkrupp" in Chemnitz. His area of responsibility is mainly located in damage analysis. In this episode of “Alumni Portraits” Markus shares with us what he particularly likes about his job and why he would decide for a study program at TU Chemnitz anytime again
Vipul Swamy Ballupet graduated from TU Chemnitz in 2017 and founded his own company afterwards. Would he decide for a study program at TU Chemnitz again? Yes, he says but this time with a focus on psychology, as he states in the new episode of “Alumni Portrait”. Furthermore he describes his experience as an entrepreneur in Chemnitz.
