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Indonesia has a young population. Many young people are drawn to Germany to study, and many are interested in engineering disciplines. This was one of the reasons why Mittweida University of Applied Sciences presented its degree programmes in November at the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) in the island nation 11,000 kilometres away, an education fair held in the three largest cities: Surabaya, Jakarta and Bandung.
Peter Maring, Head of the Preparatory College at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, and his deputy, Björn Kindl, were on the road from 6 to 16 November, holding hundreds of discussions at the exhibition stand and visiting schools where German is taught as a first foreign language. Kindl: “Most of the people we spoke to were interested in degree programmes in the fields of engineering, computer science and business. Mechanical Engineering, electrical engineering and IT security were particularly in demand.” Maring: “These include many disciplines that are currently less popular amongst German applicants, but in which we need well-qualified graduates. Germany and Saxony are competing with other regions for international students. Mittweida University of Applied Sciences offers suitable degree programmes in these disciplines. Through them, we also have an international presence and are rising to this challenge.”
The effort is paying off. Although things are only just getting back on track in the first year after the pandemic, Maring and Kindl were already able to recruit 24 prospective students for the coming year during the trip.
Mittweida University of Applied Sciences’ preparatory college prepares prospective students from abroad for university study in Germany, including 16 Indonesians at present. 80 per cent of all graduates from the preparatory college go on to study at Mittweida, including a further 16 from Indonesia at present.
Dr Cornelius Hagenmeier, the university’s internationalisation officer, believes there is a very good chance that “we will successfully integrate our Indonesian students and that they will remain in Saxony as skilled workers after completing their studies. “Indonesia is a good example of how the cosmopolitan Mittweida University of Applied Sciences is helping to attract international skilled workers to Saxony.”