Episode 112
How To Get A Master's In Germany For $0 in 2026 & MUST-KNOW Hiring Rules - w/ Shriya
Shriya left India for Germany to do a master's in Human-Computer Interaction. Zero — not "discounted," actually free.) If you've been stress-googling "masters abroad" at 2am, stuck in the loop most Indian students hit after a , this is the conversation you needed.
Who this is for
- You are making a career move across countries and the paperwork is part of the stress.
- You would rather hear Shriya's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
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- Get A Master's In Germany For $0 in 2026 & MUST-KNOW Hiring Rules - w/ Shriya
- When they explicitly mention the German level, I would say then it's a foolish endeavor to apply. We cover how the...
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While everyone you know is signing up for $60,000 in US grad school debt, you only have to pay for your living expenses, so it makes a lot of sense. My guest today, Shreya, after her CS
My guest today, Shreya, after her CS degree from India, got her masters in human-computer interaction from Germany for a grand total of zero pounds / zero dollars of tuition. Uh HCI is a field where you can go into
Uh HCI is a field where you can go into whatever because it's a combination of different fields. Wow, I had actually no idea that you have so many directions to go into, but but not all is rosy. There is a catch.
but not all is rosy. There is a catch. There is one thing that might get you blocked from getting hired in Germany even with the right degree. When they explicitly mention the German
When they explicitly mention the German level, I would say then it's a foolish endeavor to apply. We cover how the German system actually works, the jobs a degree in HCI opens up for you, and how to figure out if it is
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Shriya left India for Germany to do a master's in Human-Computer Interaction. Zero — not "discounted," actually free.) If you've been stress-googling "masters abroad" at 2am, stuck in the loop most Indian students hit after a , this is the conversation you needed. US debt, Canada's wait times, or the rumor that Germany is some kind of cheat code — we sort out which parts hold up. She walks through why Germany won out over the US and Canada, and how the German public university system actually works.
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