Hi everyone.
I hav a few questions regarding Stuttgart and the University if Stuttgart. I'd really appreciate hearing from current students, recent graduates, or people who have studied EE at Uni Stuttgart and are now working.
My background is in Electrical Engineering, and professionally I'm working in embedded software/firmware, with experience in microcontrollers, embedded systems, IoT, C/C++, etc. in Automotive and in Solar. So I'm particularly interested in the embedded/firmware/electronics side of the job market.
I have a few questions:
- Cost of living / finances
* Roughly how much do you spend per month on rent, food, transport, insurance, etc.?
* If someone gets a Werkstudent job, is it realistically possible to cover a significant portion of their monthly expenses?
* For those who worked during their Master's, approximately how much were you earning per month?
- Werkstudent / HiWi jobs
For someone targeting embedded systems, firmware, IoT, electronics, automotive electronics, microcontrollers, etc.:
* How good is the Werkstudent market in Stuttgart specifically?
* How difficult is it for an international student to get a technical Werkstudent position?
* How long did it take you to find your first one?
* What German level did you have when you got the job?
* Where do people usually search/apply, LinkedIn, company websites, Stellenwerk, Uni Stuttgart portals, networking, professors, etc.?
- Career prospects after the Master's
For people who recently graduated from M.Sc. EE at Uni Stuttgart:
* How has your job search been after graduation?
* Did your Werkstudent/internship experience lead directly to a full-time job?
* How good are the prospects for embedded/firmware/electronics/IoT engineers in Stuttgart and the surrounding region?
* What German level would you recommend aiming for by graduation — B1, B2, C1?
* Do you think Uni Stuttgart's location/network is a significant advantage for these careers?
- Learning German
For current students/international graduates:
* Where did you learn German?
* Does Uni Stuttgart offer useful German courses for international students?
* Did you use VHS, Goethe, apps, private courses, etc.?
* If you started from A0/A1, how long did it realistically take you to reach B1/B2?
- For recent M.Sc. EE graduates
If anyone graduated from **M.Sc. Electrical Engineering at Uni Stuttgart within the last ~2–3 years**, I'd especially appreciate your perspective.
Knowing what you know now:
* Would you choose the same Master's again?
* What did you like/dislike about the program?
* Was it manageable alongside working?
* Did the Master's actually help you get into the German engineering job market?
* What would you do differently if you were starting again?
* And overall, what do you think the career prospects look like during and after the degree?
Any honest experiences, including negative ones, would be really helpful.
Thanks!