15.07.2009
“For electronic studies, Karlsruhe is a real highlight."

Zupinov from Kazakhstan is in his 4th semester of the international Master´s programme "Information and Communications Engineering" at the University of Karlsruhe (© Baden-Württemberg International)

“Energetic, dynamic, a creative thinker, strong analytical and motivational skills, willing to assume high levels of responsibility”: Once you have met him you will have no difficulty accepting Zupinov Bakhyt’s description of himself in his CV. Speaking five languages, he has the perfect profile for an international career. The young man from Kazakhstan is in his 4th semester of the international Master´s programme "Information and Communications Engineering" at the University of Karlsruhe (TH). 

He likes the city, loves the public transportation system and is an ”aficionado” of the technologically oriented university. “For electronic studies, Karlsruhe is a real highlight. It has a leading position worldwide,” he states and he has no doubt that he will find a very good job in Kazakhstan with his academic background. He dreams of combining his technical skills in the area of telecommunication with his curiosity: “I want to work in a ‘research and development department’ of a high class company,” he says. Having formerly worked in an oil field services company at home, he knows what he is talking about. 

How did he find out about the Master´s programme in Karlsruhe?” I was sitting in a trolley bus in Kazakhstan when I read an advertisement from the DAAD: If you want to study in Germany, you don’t have to know German”, Bakhyt laughs. Now, two years later, he speaks the language quite well. He is also fluent in Turkish, Russian, English and, of course, his native language Kazakh. “One of my main reasons for coming to Karlsruhe was in fact to learn German. I think it is very important to be able to communicate in the local language, especially since I want to do my Master´s thesis in a world class company in Baden-Württemberg,” Bakhyt is convinced. 

The spirited student shares a privately rented apartment in a small town near Karlsruhe. This is not only beneficial for his German and Turkish, it also broadens his political horizon: “We often have discussions, common meals and we also travel a lot together. I think I have been in almost every corner of Baden-Württemberg,” he says and he looks as if he would like to see even more. That’s curiosity on all levels…