Ten years ago, Amin Kayali fled from Syria to Germany and received comprehensive counseling about study options at the University of Applied Sciences in 2017. He received a scholarship, attended a preparatory course and a year later began a dual Bachelor's degree in Software and Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Computer Science - which he has now successfully completed. He is very grateful to the FH team for their pioneering support.
"Counseling at the UAS changed my life and opened up new perspectives," emphasizes Amin Kayali. "It enabled me to realize my dream of studying in Germany. This is a very important milestone for me and I am proud to have taken this path," summarizes the 33-year-old. Shortly after graduating with an overall grade of 1.7, he wrote an enthusiastic thank-you email to the International Office team and took the opportunity to say goodbye to his advisor Annika Böttger in person at the Joseph-von-Fraunhoferstraße location.
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"For us as counselors, it's always great that students like Mr Kayali end up being so successful. We are pleased that we can help them get off to a good start in their studies," says Annika Böttger. While Amin Kayali is leaving the University of Applied Sciences as an alumnus, has a new employment contract with a company in Bochum and would like to complete a training certificate there next, her career path is leading her to a new professional challenge almost at the same time, then as head of department. As her successor in the International Office at the UAS, Janina Leimbach(Opens in a new tab) is responsible for the admission and enrollment of foreign students.
The University of Applied Sciences continues to support refugees like Amin Kayali with the "FHDO helps" program, which focuses on improving their chances of integration with preparatory German courses and support during their studies. The funding for this comes from the "NRWege ins Studium" program of the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Culture and Science.