Biology meets process engineering
Understanding biology, modelling technical processes and ultimately winning an award for her own bachelor's thesis: for Isabel Bühnemann, the journey through the Bachelor's degree programme in Biosystems Engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg culminated in receiving the sponsorship award from the Association of German Engineers (VDI). Today, the 24-year-old is continuing her studies in the Master's programme Sustainable Process and Environmental Engineering.
The combination of biology and engineering was what brought her to Magdeburg after graduating from high school.
"After graduating from high school, I completed a Federal Voluntary Service to find out which degree programme would really suit me. During that time, a school friend had already started studying Biosystems Engineering and enthusiastically told me about the practical sessions," she explains.
"Since I had always been very interested in biology and mathematics at school and enjoyed working on analytical problem-solving, Biosystems Engineering was the ideal combination for me."