Skip to main content

Webinar with Khuldoon Usman


The NUST Student Chapter of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) conducted a ‘Webinar’ session with Khuldoon Usman here at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) on Wednesday, 31st October. The topic under discussion was the prospect and the application process of a master’s program in Germany.
Mr. Khuldoon Usman graduated from SMME, NUST in 2016 with bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Hamburg in Germany. Mr. Khuldoon Usman coordinated with the IMechE NSC to share his experience with the people of SMME in the hope that it equips them with the knowledge or skill to excel in the field they pursue.
The video call session with Mr Khuldoon began at around 1pm in the SMME seminar hall. The target audience were the final year students of SMME but there were other students present as well from various disciplines of Engineering. The Chief Operating Officer of IMecHE, Junaid Ahmed was also present at the session along with other office bearers of the society. The hour-long session was divided in two parts, with Mr Khuldoon talking about the prospects of further studies in Germany in the first part and then discussing the application procedure in detail.

Firstly, Mr Khuldoon talked about the many benefits of pursuing further education from Germany. He informed the audience about the relatively cheaper cost education in Germany as compared to other European and North American countries. He then talked about the flexibility of the master’s programs, something which is still uncommon in many Pakistani universities. Student life in Germany was another important aspect he discussed, talking about the monthly expenses and the part time job opportunities for students.

Mr Khuldoon then discussed the plethora of job opportunities in Germany after graduation, specially in the Engineering and Automotive sector. The audience were intrigued when he discussed the average starting salaries of Engineers in Germany. He emphasized on the importance of learning German language if a person intends to work and live in Germany.

In the second half of the session, Mr Khuldoon guided the audience regarding the application procedure for the German universities. He discussed in detail about the scholarship information, documents submission, personal statement, letters of recommendation, language proficiency etc. Mr Khuldoon briefly instructed about the Visa process and stressed upon the importance of following every single instruction on the embassy website.

At the end of the presentation, Mr Khuldoon entertained a question and answer session with the audience. Some of the questions asked were regarding the importance of GPA during application, GRE requirement, blocked account, financing your education etc. Mr Khuldoon answered the questions and cleared the doubts that the students in the audience had regarding studying in Germany.
The session ended with Mr. Junaid thanking Mr Khuldoon Usman for taking out time from his busy schedule. The session proved to be very helpful and beneficial for the students who are planning to apply to Germany in the future.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Speak Out for Engineering NUST,2018

The highly anticipated event of IMechE NUST Student Chapter, Speak Out for Engineering(SOfE) NUST 2018 was held at the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) of the National University of Sciences & Technology   on the 12 th of December. The organizing committee worked around the clock tirelessly to make sure that the event took place successfully. Students from all around NUST were invited to participate in this one of a kind competition. SOfE being a signature event of IMechE, challenges young engineers to hone their presentation skills in front of a panel of technical expert and presentation specialists . Each participant is given a time of 15 minutes to deliver the presentation effectively and then 5 further minutes to answer the questions raised by the judges panel. Thereby not only improving the presentation skills of the competitors but also their question handling ability. The competition is held at various levels; from individual chap...
Post a Comment
Read more

Jibran Khalid Memorial SOfE Nationals 2018

This year’s Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) Nationals was held at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), NUST Islamabad. The national event was named in the memory of Jibran Khalid, who established the first student chapter of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in Pakistan. SOfE is a trademark event of IMechE which is conducted at various levels. Students first compete at their individual student chapters. The winners then qualify for the zonal level of the competition. The top three position holders from each zone then battle it out at the SOfE Nationals to secure a spot for the SOfE South Asia. Many esteemed guests from the industry as well as officials from IMechE Pakistan attended the event. Mr Waseem Bhatti, Head of Manufacturing and Maintenance at Millat Tractors Limited Islamabad was invited as the chief guest for the event. This year there were two separate heats. The first was the national heat between the 6 winners of SOfE S...
Post a Comment
Read more

Practically Impractical

What is an Engineer? You might be thinking of a person with a hard hat, probably a reflective vest carrying a calculator or a toolbox. But the truth is much simpler than that. Being and Engineer is more than going through 4 years of Higher Education and throwing your cap at your graduation. It’s a state of mind. Here’s a simple exercise to determine if YOU are an engineer. Now everyone has coat hangers and duct tape at their home (or is it just me?). Now you might be an Engineer if you've used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts. Still don’t think you’re an engineer? Here’s another one to make sure, this one is fool proof. If your car is ever acting up or some other kind of machine around the house, and you would prefer to fix it yourself rather than call a technician? Well I have some news for you, you’re an Engineer. Now of course, to LEGALLY call yourselves an Engineer you need to go through that whole 4 years o...
Post a Comment
Read more