Personal experiences

He is an electro-technician at Robert Bosch GmbH in Abstatt/Ludwigsburg and explains how his hobby helped him to settle in.

Eduardus Dagomez works as a project engineer at Telemotive AG in Munich. Despite his initial concerns about traveling alone to such a distant foreign country, he managed to settle in and is pursuing a career in Germany.

Fahmi Rizanul Amrullah is one of many Indonesians who have had the opportunity to work for BMW in Munich. He especially likes the good working atmosphere, the international mindset of this colleagues, and the great freedom. 

Ova Chandra Dewi held a position at the Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg as a research associate and now works with the NGO Bina Ekonomi Sosial Terpadu in Tangerang. She is also a lecturer at Universitas Indonesia.

Gabriel Kennenbudi worked for 7th Level in Munich, among other companies, and is now a consultant for a number of hospitals in Surabaya, East Java.

Grace Jaya and Anton Prawiro live as newlyweds in Hamburg. Anton works as a software developer, while Grace is a consultant for immigration at the “Arbeitswohlfahrt” organization.

Prof. Dr. Irwin Yousept says: “Nothing works without math!” But of course he also has other interests. He currently has a position at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Irzan Raditya worked in Germany as “Head of Mobile Products” at Lieferando.de/Takeaway.com. When he returned to Indonesia he founded his own company.

Nur Pamungkas Manirjo and Jibran Shidqie talk about the interesting work they do. "Pangky" also tells about his hobbies and his family life.

Novaria Nirmaladewi and Dony Meitia both have studied electrical engineering in Germany and now live there as a couple. Dony works as a system engineer at Crown Gabelstapler GmbH and Novaria as a test engineer at MAN Truck and Bus AG.

Dr. Johny Setiawan is a multi-talent. He has worked as an astrophysicist at the Max-Planck Institute in Heidelberg and is now a business consultant at the Indonesian embassy in Berlin.

Dr. Suhendra talks about his decision to take parental leave. He also discusses his initial language problems in Germany and how he overcame them.