Han Master | Molecular Life Sciences I Deeya's Story (English Subtitles)

My name is Diya. I'm 23 years old. I'm from India. I came to the Netherlands to pursue my Master's in Molecular Life Science at the Haan University and I'm currently interning at TropiQ Health Science. My name is Koen Degering. I'm CEO of TropiQ Health Sciences, which is a biotech company in Nijmegen and we work on tropical infectious diseases. Back home, we tend to basically concentrate our focus on the theory aspect that I felt like I lacked in the practical knowledge and which is why after graduation I did a year of internships. Now that I get to intern while I study, I feel like I'm building on it. The Master of Molecular Life Science is a perfect combination of working and learning. It gets you trained in applied research and product development and obtain my Master's degree at the same time. The programme of Haan University appeals to us because it's very well tailored to the world that we work in, which is drug discovery and biotechnology and the programme is very fit for that purpose. We feel that the project management skills and personal skills offered by the Haan University really add value to the programme and to the students' competences and we can see the impact in the performance of the students. A key strength of the Master's course is that you get practical experiences while you're studying and the attractive scholarships that are being offered to an international student is a big plus point. This Master's will make me a linking pin between technicians and experienced project leaders. It really pays off for us to co-invest in this programme. We were very lucky, we got a student that's performing really well, so we have a student that is actually performing at the level of an employee already. The student that's working in our lab has been here for over half a year and she really helped us in understanding the mechanism of action of novel drugs that we work for control of malaria. I would definitely recommend the courses of Haan. In fact, I've already dated to a few juniors in my university in India as well as aspiring small researchers who would love to do a course abroad and I feel that this course would be really perfect for those who like me would like to gain practical experiences.