University and Education > Student exchange Arsalan Minhas from Pakistan works on his master's in Germany
Arsalan Minhas was born in Karachi in 1978. He graduated in computer systems engineering from the NED University of Engineering & Technology in Karachi in spring 2001. He worked as an engineering manager in the IT industry before coming to Germany in August 2004 to work on a master’s degree. Arsalan secured a scholarship for a two-year-stint at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg through the “DAAD-Siemens Scholarship Program Asia 21st Century.”
 Arselan Minhas How did you find out about the DAAD-Siemens Scholarship Program and why did you apply?
Even though I was enjoying my job I always wanted to do my masters and I was afraid it was getting too late. I had already been working for three years after my bachelor when I came across this program on the website of the German Embassy. It was a very attractive program, so I called them right away and submitted my documents.
Are you satisfied with the program?
Of course I am very satisfied because the grant covers all my living expenses and travel expenses to workshops and seminars. Therefore, it was also very competitive to get in. They also provided a two-month German course in Cologne before I started my studies in Hamburg. I knew no German at all and had no time to take any German classes in Pakistan because of my job. The time in Cologne was important to learn the language but also to explore the culture and get familiar with the new environment.
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