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What are

TUD alumni doing today? Alumni and Network

Explore the diversity of our alumni: with 17 faculties and 120 degree
programs at TU Dresden, the professional paths of our alumni are
just as varied as our university itself. The Alumni Office has been in
touch with some of them to share their stories with you.

Dr. Michael Hohmuth

Fascinated by secure operating
systems

Dr. Michael Hohmuth learned
programming as a child – by mail.
He studied computer science, an
unpopular subject at the time, not
only out of interest, but also
because he wanted to stay in his
hometown of Dresden. Today, he
runs the Dresden-based software
company Kernkonzept.

Finding your dream job, with “I’ve always enjoyed
knowledge, experience, construction” Queen of online courses
contacts – and perseverance –
Maximilian Hansen studied Back in her school days, Anja Lorenz
Dr. Caroline Förster, who holds a architecture. It took him seven participated in Math Olympiads and
doctorate in History and Communi- years to graduate as he also was interested in computers. She
cation Science, began her career worked during his studies. This was one of the few girls in computer
with the desire to make historical experience still helps him today. science classes. She loved computer
documentaries. Today, as the While he worked on the Sagrada games and 3D animated movies,
Managing Director of the Dresden Familia as a student and created a hoping she could pursue a career
Historical Society, she is an expert conservation concept for a Persian in this area too. Today, the she is a
in history, science and media. In temple complex for his thesis, his Research Assistant at Technische
this role, she publishes the Dres- own company is now focused on Hochschule Lübeck and is also
dner Hefte, among other things. sustainable trade fair construction, known as the Queen of MOOC-
event equipment and paper Maker. She is also a witness to how
architecture. learning has changed over time.

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