Topics of this issue
May 1 in Germany
1. This month‘s topics
This month‘s topics
2. May 1 in Germany
The Master Office has a broad variety
of different topics to present to you in
the month of April. First, we would like
to tell you a little about the German
May traditions (2). We would also like
to share some Easter Celebration
pictures (3) and a report about the
Hallenfussball Cup (Soccer Cup) with
you (4), and welcome our new student
assistant Nikolas to the Master Office
team and the international student
community (6). Also, we are happy to
share news about the QS Ranking (6)
and the Techtextil Fair (5) with you.
You can also take a look at our visit in
the Ford plant in Cologne (8) and at our
recent graduates (9). You can find
upcoming events for the month of April
on the bottom of the last page.
3. Easter Celebrations
4. Soccer Cup
5. Techtextil Fair
6. QS Ranking
7. Welcome, Nikolas!
8. Ford Plant
9. Congratulations on
Completion
10. Upcoming Events
The Mainacht or also Walpurgisnacht is a traditional
North and Central European Festival on April 30th. The
"Dance into May" has found its way into private and
commercial events and provides the opportunity to
dance and socialize in the
night before 1 May. The May
tradition in the Rhineland is
very special and differs in
many parts even from village
to village. The groups that
organize this tradition usually
consist of young males. Often
in the May night, a large
decorated maypole is centrally situated in the village. The May trees are popular
trophies for the neighboring villages by being sawed or
stolen. Bachelors "stick" their loved ones a 'Mai', which
means, they decorate a tree (usually a birch) or at least
a birch branch and attach it to the house or window of
the beloved. This tree is decorated with ribbons or
roses made of colored crepe or tissue paper. In parts of
North Rhine-Westphalia there is an extended habit of
maypole setting. A so-called 'Mai' in the form of a selfmade may heart or image is placed on the beloved
one's window.
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Topics of this issue
1. This month‘s topics
2. May 1 in Germany
3. Easter Celebrations
4. Soccer Cup
5. Techtextil Fair
6. QS Ranking
7. Welcome, Nikolas!
8. Ford Plant
9. Congratulations on
Completion
10. Upcoming Events
Easter
Soccer Cup
Our 2015 Easter Celebration and cooking took place on
March 30 in the Humboldthaus Aachen.
About 30 International Academy students enjoyed an
Easter themed afternoon together and engaged in many
different Easter activities. The get-together included
many traditional German Easter sweets and dishes.
After an Easter-abc game as a warm-up to learn about
German Easter traditions and the reasons behind
celebrating Easter, students had the chance to prepare
different dishes to eat them later. We made sweet and
savory puff pastries and we even baked an Easter lamb.
Other Easter activities included an Easter egg hunt and
Easter egg painting. We thank everyone for the nice
afternoon! 
The 2014 RWTH Hallenfußball Cup (soccer cup) took
place on Saturday, March 28, at the RWTH Aachen
University’s sports centre Königshügel. 20 teams of
different faculties,
institutes and RWTH
associates competed in the all-day
event. The International
Academy’s
soccer team “Intackers United” got
admitted to the
RWTH Hallenfußball Cup again this year after submitting
their creative application in the form of a soccer home
for
different
nations.
The
Intackers United
had to face some
stiff competition
in their group and
they showed their
outstanding team
spirit by fighting
for every ball on the pitch. At the close of a full day of
sports and fun, the team could secure a good 14th place.
International Academy will be happy to sponsor a team
for the tournament yet again next year. We are all very
proud of the 2015 soccer team!
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Techtextil Fair
1. This month‘s topics
2. May 1 in Germany
The RWTH International Academy and the Institute for
Textile Technology (ITA) will be presenting its new M.Sc.
Textile Engineering at Techtextil in Frankfurt! Techtextil
is the leading international trade fair for technical
textiles and nonwovens. With over 1,300 exhibitors from
48 countries and around 27,500 visitors from 97
different nations, Techtextil amounts to the world's
central marketing and sourcing platform for users and
manufacturers of technical textiles and nonwovens.
You can pay us a visit - we are looking forward to
meeting you in Frankfurt!
3. Easter Celebrations
4. Soccer Cup
5. Techtextil Fair
6. QS Ranking
7. Welcome, Nikolas!
8. Ford Plant
QS Ranking
RWTH Aachen University is again ranked as the best
German University in Mechanical Engineering and is
placed among the top 15 universities worldwide in this
subject (rank 12), even outperforming Princeton
University and ETH Zürich.
Furthermore, it secures the 34th place worldwide in
Chemical Engineering, being the best German University
in this subject. The same holds true for Material Sciences
(rank 29 worldwide).
9. Congratulations on
Completion
10. Upcoming Events
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Welcome, Nikolas!
1. This month‘s topics
2. May 1 in Germany
3. Easter Celebrations
4. Soccer Cup
5. Techtextil Fair
6. QS Ranking
7. Welcome, Nikolas!
8. Ford Plant
9. Congratulations on
Completion
10. Upcoming Events
Hello everyone! My name is Nikolas Schierhorst and I’m
happy to say that I recently became part of the
International Academy team.
I moved to Aachen about three and a half years ago to
study Industrial Engineering here at the RWTH and even
though I am technically German and my parents are both
from Germany, it is my first time living here.
I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where I lived for the first
seven years of my life. After moving to numerous other
countries and continents, I finally ended up in Brussels,
Belgium. Here I finished high school and decided to
move to Aachen, not only to study, but also to finally
experience life in Germany. It
is because of my many travels
abroad that I feel at home in
an international environment
and always find it a pleasant
and enjoyable experience to
meet new people from
around the world, but also
understand the thrills and
difficulties that can arise
when moving to a new country. This is just one of the
many reasons why I am very excited to be working with
the International Academy, with the opportunity to help
and get to know YOU – the students we are doing all of
this for!
FORD Plant
Our last 1-day excursion in April led us with the new
2014 students and some students of the 2013 batch to
the Ford Manufacturing Plant in Cologne where the Ford
Fiesta is produced.
By train we went through the production halls and we
were able to follow the whole production chain and saw
how the engines, transmissions, forging and casting parts
are produced.
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Topics of this issue
Congratulations on Completion
1. This month‘s topics
2. May 1 in Germany
3. Easter Celebrations
4. Soccer Cup
5. Techtextil Fair
These are the students that recently received their
Degree Certificates and therewith successfully
completed their Master of Science studies at RWTH
Aachen University.
Our Recent Graduates:
We warmly congratulate you on your achievements and
we wish you all the best for your future, your career, and
good health.
Gaurav Kulkarni
Keep us informed about the path you are taking – We
would be happy to stay in touch with our alumni!
Ali Mirnejad Jooybari
Ketan Krishnamurthy
Basava Akula
6. QS Ranking
Upcoming Events:
7. Welcome, Nikolas!
8. Ford Plant
9. Congratulations on
Completion
10. Upcoming Events
 May 04
IntAc @ Techtextil Fair
 May 07
RWTH Health Day 2015
 May 07
Master Thesis Talk - For MME
and PSE Students
 May 09
PSE Excursion to Stuttgart
 May 25
MME Excursion to Stuttgart
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