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Aashwin Shares his Entrepreneurial Journey at TUHH
Founder Aashwin Shrivastava on the path from international student to AI founder, back at TUHH.
LOCATION
Hamburg-Harburg
SERIES
Learnings & Experiences
AUTHOR
Aashwin Shrivastava
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Invited back to the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) for the FitING in Germany Alumni and Career Talk, iiterate founder Aashwin Shrivastava shared reflections from his path: from arriving in Germany as an international student to founding an AI-driven technology company.
A full-circle alumni talk
The event brought alumni and current students together for a discussion on growth, entrepreneurship, and building a career in Germany's innovation landscape. Alongside fellow panelists Samy Thiyagarajan and Ujunwa Irogbarachi, Shrivastava drew on his personal and professional journey.
The panel covered themes relevant to international graduates and young professionals:
Entrepreneurship in Germany: learnings from founding and scaling a company.
Cross-cultural communication: navigating professional settings and building understanding.
Language learning: why learning German matters, and practical ways to do it.
Personal and professional growth: stepping outside comfort zones to build adaptability.
Networking and collaboration: building authentic, meaningful connections.
Lifelong learning: how academic experiences at TUHH keep shaping a career.
Shrivastava reflected that returning as an alumnus was a full-circle moment, a reminder of how his foundation at TUHH set the stage for a career around innovation and continuous learning. iiterate thanks Frauke Kasting, Anna-Lena Glesinski, Vera Lindenlaub, Michaela Hoppe, the AStA team, and the media team for organizing, and Stephan Bergmann, Dr. Stephan Buse, and the GTIME program for their ongoing support.
