Abdelrahman
My name is Abdelrahman and I come from Cairo, Egypt.
I had a bachelor degree in Mechatronics engineering before joining E-PiCo. I used to study in the German University in Cairo (GUC), then I moved to Berlin on my last semester to study pre-master's courses at the German campus of the GUC.
During my bachelor studies, I went through several electromechanical systems which turned out to be my passion. However, my studies allowed me only to tackle the problems of these systems from a generic perspective and didn’t give me the chance to satisfy my desire to dig deep into a specific mechatronic application as robots or Electric Vehicles. So, I chose E-PiCo as it’s a good opportunity for me to apply the mechatronics fundamentals, I learnt previously, on EVs and build up on my bachelor studies.
It was about scheduling the charging of electric vehicles with focus on bidding in the electricity market to minimize the cost of EVs charging and increase the revenue of assisting the grid balancing. I succeeded to write my thesis in a company called “Envision Digital" in Paris.
It was about scheduling the charging of electric vehicles with focus on bidding in the electricity market to minimize the cost of EVs charging and increase the revenue of assisting the grid balancing.
I succeeded to write my thesis in a company called “Envision Digital" in Paris.
I had 2 main challenges. The first one is concerned with adapting to a relatively new education system to me especially the second semester I had in Kiel (Germany) as it is totally different from the Egyptian system and it took me some time to get used to it. The second challenge is that every six months I had to move from one city to another. That was too exhausting. Moving frequently takes a lot of time and effort especially with the paper work (like getting accommodation contract, visa, insurance,...). Sometimes the language is a barrier to finish the paper work easily.
I had 2 main challenges. The first one is concerned with adapting to a relatively new education system to me especially the second semester I had in Kiel (Germany) as it is totally different from the Egyptian system and it took me some time to get used to it.
The second challenge is that every six months I had to move from one city to another. That was too exhausting. Moving frequently takes a lot of time and effort especially with the paper work (like getting accommodation contract, visa, insurance,...). Sometimes the language is a barrier to finish the paper work easily.
I started looking for a job in April 2022 and it took me around four months to get an offer.
I had an offer for a PhD position in one of the headquarters of Renault. But, currently I’m waiting for funding from the French government to start my PhD. It’s expected to take some time.
It will be in the field of fuel cells.
I’m very happy and grateful for being part of the 1st intake of E-PiCo. This program turned my life upside down. I met new friends and spent unforgettable moments with them. I visited places and cities that I had never imagined to see before. E-PiCo gave me the chance to start a remarkable career.
