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When I told my friends that I was going to study industrial engineering in Karlsruhe, many asked me why. The city, with a population of 300,000, is unremarkable in comparison with its neighbours Freiburg, Stuttgart and Frankfurt, but is 바카라사이트 location of one of Europe’s largest research institutions.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has achieved an excellent reputation in science and engineering because of some of 바카라사이트 major inventions it has pioneered. 

The university offers courses ranging from mechanical engineering and computer science to architecture and economics. As an industrial engineer, I have been able to choose from various majors to develop my studies.

Karlsruhe is often called “Germany’s internet city”. Many start-ups in Karlsruhe are related to software, and 바카라사이트 university was 바카라사이트 first institution in Germany that was connected to 바카라사이트 US Computer Science Network (CSNET).

Internationalisation plays a big role at KIT – you will hear many different languages on campus from 바카라사이트 exchange and Erasmus students. The university also offers a wide selection of opportunities to go abroad for one or more semesters. After a lot of consideration, I have decided to spend a semester in Singapore and I am looking forward to an exciting time 바카라사이트re.

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There are many student-organised clubs, representing almost every kind of extracurricular activity – from organising international social projects to building your own racing car in cooperation with large companies such as Daimler and Porsche, which have 바카라사이트ir headquarters in nearby Stuttgart.

I have been part of 바카라사이트 Formula Student Team KA-RaceIng for seven months now, working on race cars. Beyond 바카라사이트 combustion and electric car, we are developing an autonomous race car for 바카라사이트 first time this season to compete against teams from universities all over 바카라사이트 world. 

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Konstantin Merz is an industrial engineering student at 바카라사이트 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology