Germany is known for the quality of its research. While going for a PhD, one often faces a between a PhD at a university and a PhD in the industry. Today on India2Germany, we speak with Dr. Ajay Pai, about how to find and apply for a PhD in the industry in Germany, and how to increase your chances of selection. Ajay is working as a Senior Staff Application Engineer at Infineon Technologies, which was also the industrial partner in his PhD in the area of automotive power electronics. Prior to...

Your cover letter is one of your first impressions on recruiters and hiring managers. However, what a good and professional cover letter should look like tends to vary from country to country. Today on the India2Germany podcast, Advait Valluri, tells us his tips and best practices on what a good cover letter should look like for job applications in Germany. Advait is a Product Manager in Module Management Chassis, Powertrain and Autonomous Driving at Audi in Germany. For many years, he has...

World class education, hands-on programmes and a high return on investment, Germany is an excellent option for anyone looking to do their MBA, according to our guest on this week's India2Germany podcast, Akshay Sharma. Akshay is an alumnus of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and currently working as VGI Project Manager - Digitalization and Change Management Group IT @ Vaillant Group. After a Bachelors in Technology from India and 5 years of experience in this field, Akshay decided to...

Parents in Germany attach great importance to sports in their children's education. Whether it's baby swimming courses, playful crawling for toddlers, gymnastics for children, or recreational sport in schools, doing sports at every age seems to be considered a part and parcel of good education in Germany. Today we speak with James Brennan, Deputy Head of the International Montessori School Berlin, about the role of sports in school education in Germany. James has more than 20 years of...

Germany is known for the quality of its research. While going for a PhD, one often faces a dilemma between a PhD at a university and a PhD in the industry. Today we speak with Dr. Ajay Pai, about PhD in the industry in Germany and how it differs from a PhD in academia. Ajay is working as a Senior Staff Application Engineer at Infineon Technologies, which was also the industrial partner in his PhD in the area of automotive power electronics. Prior to that he did his Master’s at RWTH Aachen,...

Starting with its first school in Stuttgart in 1919, Waldorf education has spread all over the globe with already more than 1000 schools worldwide. In Germany, Waldorf schools are highly sought after, with long waiting lists common in several places. Today we speak with Nora Windeck, co-founder of Steiner School in Dublin, about Waldorf school education in Germany. Originally from Berlin, Nora is an award-winning film-maker who has worked for Berlinale and Edinburgh film festivals, and has...

Yoga is one of India’s most well-known exports to the West. In Germany alone, nearly one in every 6 persons has practised Yoga at least once. So, our guest today on the India2Germany podcast is Shankar Ramakrishnan, creator of the brand Yoga in Art. Yoga in Art sells art pieces about Yoga on his web shop. In his day job, Shankar is an architect in Munich with a passion for art and architecture. He is a graduate of the renowned Städelschule Architecture Class in Frankfurt. Read the show...

Product management is one of the most sought after careers in the tech sector. Lying at the intersection of technology and business, it's core focus lies on solving consumer problems and user experience. I am your host Paras Mehta and today on India2Germany, we speak with Ajatshatru (AJ) Kotwal about how to start and build a career in product management. AJ is Director and Head of Product at HERE Technologies in Berlin with several years of experience in product management and business...

Your CV is your first impression on recruiters and hiring managers. However, how a CV should look like tends to vary from country to country. Today on the India2Germany podcast, Advait Valluri, gives us his tips and suggestions on what a good CV should look like for job applications in Germany. Advait is a Product Manager in Module Management Chassis, Powertrain and Autonomous Driving at Audi in Germany. For many years, he has been reviewing job applications and CVs, and advising applicants...

Who doesn't like playing mobile games! If you're like me, and wonder what goes into creating an entertaining game and if one can build a career in the gaming industry, then listen on. Today we speak with Chaitanya Kamath, Product Director at Huuuge Games in Berlin, about career in gaming. Chaithanya found his true passion in games from an early age and went on to do a masters in Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon in the US. He has followed his passion ever since and has more than 10...

Understanding the genomic changes associated with various types of cancer has perhaps been one of the most important topics of research in the past decade. Today we speak with Dr. Alva Rani James - a bionformatician working as Postdoc at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany who is using deep learning on genomic sequences to delve deeper into cancer genomics. Alva's research career spans highly prestigious institutions, such as the Charité University Hospital, German Cancer...

Adverse drug reactions or drug side effects are a significant challenge in modern healthcare. In fact, according to estimates, adverse drug reactions are the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. So today on India2Germany, we speak with Dr. Priyanka Banerjee about research in computational toxicology at Charité, one of Europe's leading university hospitals. Priyanka is a Principal Research Investigator at Charité and Lecturer at Freie Universitaet Berlin. Read this conversation on our...

Product management is one of the most sought after careers in the tech sector. Lying at the intersection of technology and business, it's core focus lies on user experience and solving consumer problems. Today on India2German, we speak with Ashish Kumar Mittal, Head of Product Management at N26, about his experience with product management. Apart from N26, Ashish has also worked for other big names like Flipkart, Zalando and Oracle, and he is highly experienced in the areas of fintech and...

Whether it’s to support income from a day job or to become a full-time entrepreneur, many of us dream of starting our own business someday. So, today on India2Germany, we speak with Viswatez Repakula, who founded Sattvii, a brand that sells environment-friendly stainless steel lunch boxes that are also TÜV certified on Amazon and on their own web store. Viswatez tells us about his inspiring journey, how he set up and grew his business, how he manages the responsibilities from his full-time...

Electric vehicles and e-mobility are very important trends worldwide. In Germany, not only is electric mobility a central part of the government’s climate policy, but the German automotive industry is also the biggest investor in electric vehicles globally. Today we speak with Athar Khan about his experience as a mechanical engineer working in e-mobility in Germany. Athar is a specialist in vehicle component testing and currently leads projects in the area of electric vehicle powertrain at...

Our today's guest is Dr. Brian Cahill, a highly experienced researcher and a former member of the governing board of EuroScience - a grassroots organization facilitating debate between researchers, public and policy makers. Brian has served as a Research Group Leader at the Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, and is also former chair of the Marie Curie Alumni Association and the association's chapter in Germany. He shares his extensive knowledge and insights on...

If better safe than sorry is your motto, then you’re in the right country 😄. In Germany, you can get yourself insured against nearly every imaginable form of risk. No wonder expats feel lost when it comes to deciding what they should get themselves insured against and which insurances they should go for. Our today's guest on India2Germany is Kyle Ponce, who works for Feather Insurance, an English-speaking insurance companion that helps expats choose the right insurance plans and sign up for...

The automotive industry is a backbone industry of the German economy and also one of the largest employers in the world. Today on India2Germany, we speak with Anirudh Jaipuria about his experience as a mechanical engineer in the German automotive sector. Anirudh is a specialist in multibody simulation and currently leads projects in the area of drivetrain design and development for high-performance cars at BMW-M, the sports car subsidiary of BMW. He has several years of experience working in...

Mobility and transportation are very important topics worldwide with a huge scope for research and development. The German aerospace center, DLR, is engaged in a wide range of national and international research initiatives in this area. Our today's guest on India2Germany is Dr. Janki Dodiya who talks to us about research in mobility and transportation at DLR. Janki is a Senior Research Scientist at DLR and has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of virtual reality, human machine...

Plantix is an agri-tech startup from Berlin which uses AI and computer vision to help farmers in India and all over the globe in identifying plant diseases and improving crop health. Dr. Ivan Kalev, Head of Engineering at Plantix, shares some great insights about the technology that drives the company's solution and gives many suggestions for those who want to work there. Ivan has more than 15 years of experience building scalable software systems and leading tech teams. Read this...

Advait Valluri, Data Analytics Project Manager at Audi in Ingolstadt, Germany, shares his experience of working as a mechanical engineer in the automotive sector in Germany and transitioning from mechanical engineering to data science. Advait did his masters in Automotive Engineering from the RWTH Aachen University and started his career as a trainee at Audi. He talks to us about how he is using data science in his current role and gives very useful advice to people aspiring to work in the...

SAP is one of the most famous German companies and ABAP is the main language for software development in the SAP environment. But how can one become an ABAP developer and what is it like to work in this area at SAP? We spoke with Dr. Prasanna Rajagopalan, who is working as an ABAP Developer at SAP in Saarland, Germany. Not only this, Prasanna also has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Saarland University and Postdoc from Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Rostock. Prasanna shares his...

Vishesh Malik is working as an SAP Consultant in Berlin and came to Germany in 2018 on a Job Seeker Visa. Vishesh talks to us about his journey from India to Germany and recounts his own personal experiences and thoughts while leaving his well-established career in India, moving to Germany without a job and finding a job here. He gives lots of very useful advice about the preparation needed, the application procedure and things to keep in mind when applying for and coming to Germany on the...