Starting Your Career in Times of AI – Insights from EIM-Alumni

Organized as part of the EIMday of the School of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics

24.06.2026, evening (tba)

Together, the Career Center and EIM warmly invite all students, alumni, and staff to an Alumni & Career Talk focused on the career paths of graduates from the EIM study programs.

In an era where Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job market, gaining personal insights from those who have successfully navigated their early careers is invaluable. Our alumni will share their unique professional journeys, challenges, and opportunities encountered while starting their careers in the fields of data science, computer engineering and the like.

Through their stories, you will be encouraged to reflect on what matters most to you in your own career planning. Join us for inspiring conversations, practical advice, and a chance to connect with alumni and peers as you prepare for your own professional future in times of AI.

Join us for insightful discussions and networking!

Location: TUHH, Building H 

- open to all students and alumni

16.06.2026, 5 - 7 pm

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming interactive Alumni & Career Walk this June. Our special guest, Sabrina Chowdhury, TUHH alumna and Lead Product Modelling Engineer at Nexperia in Manchester (UK), will share invaluable insights from her career journey, including how she found her passion and navigated her path in the engineering world. This event is more than just a talk — it’s a unique opportunity to explore how to create your own successful work journey. We will touch on key strategies such as:

• Discovering your strengths and interests to find your true passion

• Setting clear, achievable career goals

• Planning your career effectively and taking your own strength into account

• Staying resilient and finding direction during challenging times.

Whether you’re just starting out or considering your next move, join us to gain inspiration, practical tips, and an insider’s view of career development.

Where will we meet? We will inform you in advance whether our walk will take us around the beautiful Alster or lead us on a route along the Elbe.

As always, light refreshments will be provided for your enjoyment.

Starting a Business after Graduation: Insights from TU Hamburg Alumni with Startup Port

- open to all students and alumni

15.01.2026, 6 - 8 pm

How can you successfully become self-employed after graduating? In our Alumni & Career Talk, former TUHH students report on how they mastered the path to entrepreneurial practice. In a panel discussion, they share their experiences, provide insights into the opportunities and challenges of starting a business, and answer questions from the audience. This is an exciting opportunity to gather inspiration and learn directly from the experiences of our alumni. The event is part of our Startup Weeks. In the other events, you can take part in workshops to further explore your or other start-up ideas.

Our guests are:

• Sharon Nisha, CEO Ploviti UG
• Heinz Luckhardt, CEO KONVOI GmbH
• Lukas Gaats, CEO mo:re GmbH

Location: Startup Port, Schloßstraße 6-12

With special Focus on: Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
- Open to all students

03.12.2025, 5 - 7 pm

Meet our alumni:

• Shriya Kishore Revankar, Global Supply Chain Analyst at Danfoss Power Solutions, TUHH Master Mechatronics, 2022
• Dr. Robert Rahmfeld, Sr. Director Hydrostatics Engineering at Danfoss Power Solutions and lecturer for “Hydrostatic Machines” at TUHH, with over 20 years of industry experience.

Are you curious about the journey from student life to a thriving engineering career? Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain firsthand insights from two accomplished TUHH alumni, Shriya Kishore Revankar and Dr. Robert Rahmfeld (PhD Engineering, 2002). 

What to Expect:

• Dive deep into the real stories behind their success in mechanical engineering and mechatronics.
• Learn about the critical skills and experiences that you need to excel in the German job market, the challenges you might face as international students, and get invaluable advice on navigating job applications and interviews.
• Discover what Shriya wishes she had known earlier in her career and how to prepare for the German working culture — including the “unwritten rules” not taught in any classroom! Find out how cross-cultural management in German companies really looks like.
• Hiring criteria from an insider’s perspective: what employers really look for.
• Get to know the pivotal moments and decisions that might shape your career path to leadership.

We will discuss strategies and lessons learned that you can apply to your own journey.

Get direction how to identify relevant employers based on your individual profile, and how to engage during your education already. 

Organizers: Career Center (FitING in Germany), TU & YOU Alumni Network

22.10.2025, 6 - 8 pm, LuK, Building A

Four professionally successful TUHH alumni – each with an international background – share their individual learnings with regard to starting a career in Germany:

• What were the decisive steps that lead to their success?
• What do they find remarkable in German business life and which unwritten rules in German working culture had to be identified first tediously, because they were never addressed in a book or course?

Get ready to ask them any questions you might have!

Come and meet our alumni:

• Asmita Rao, Project Leader/ Project Owner for Innovation Softwares at Beiersdorf
• Hardik Shilu, Digital Innovation Partner at Siemens Gamesa
• Ch Saad Ahmed, Software Engineer – Build Manager at NXP
• n.n. Nexperia (invited)

Afterwards there will be an opportunity to network over snacks and lemonade.
Be welcome to get in touch with advisors from:

• the Counselling Centre Social & International Affairs (BeSi),
• the TUHH Startup Port,
• and the German Employment Agency.

Organizers: Career Center (FitING in Germany), TU & YOU Alumni Network